Add this: errorContainer: $(".js_error_container")
That'll show and hide the container accordingly. Jörn On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 6:03 PM, martin <mar...@lucidprocess.com> wrote: > > Hey thanks Jörn, I've got it 95% working, hope you can help with the > last 5% > > If you take a look here: > http://stuweb.cms.gre.ac.uk/~tm514/multibook/register.php > I want to completely hide the red div from showing until the validate > function is fired off, ive tried adding display:none to the css but > then the div doesnt show at all > > thanks, > Martin > > (if writing this message changes the discussion subject then I > apologize, I don't know why it's doing that!) > > On Jan 14, 11:00 pm, Jörn Zaefferer <joern.zaeffe...@googlemail.com> > wrote: >> You can specify rules using plugin options. Take a look at >> "rules":http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Validation/validate#toptions >> Its also used in various demos, eg. second example >> here:http://jquery.bassistance.de/validate/demo/ >> >> Jörn >> >> On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 11:15 PM, martin <mar...@lucidprocess.com> wrote: >> >> > Hey Jörn thanks for the reply. >> >> > What I mean by error containers is like the examples you have provided >> > here ->http://jquery.bassistance.de/validate/demo/errorcontainer-demo.html >> >> > I checked and yes they actually dovalidateasXHTML1.0 Transitional, >> > however, I'm usingXHTML1.1 which doesnt like having the { and } in >> > the class attribute. >> >> > Is there any way to use containers but not have to put this markup in >> > theXHTML? >> >> > thanks, >> > Martin >> >> > On Jan 9, 9:19 am, "Jörn Zaefferer" <joern.zaeffe...@googlemail.com> >> > wrote: >> >> I don't see how that isn'tvalidXHTML. Apart from that, could you clarify >> >> "error containers"? What do you mean? >> >> >> Jörn >> >> >> On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 12:40 AM, martin <mar...@lucidprocess.com> wrote: >> >> >> > From what I can make of the documentation, the only way to use >> >> > validation containers is to put something like... >> >> >> > class="{required:true,minlength:3}" >> >> >> > into your HTML form elements. Now this works just fine for me, >> >> > however, its notvalidXHTML. >> >> >> > Is there any way to havevalidXHTMLand use error containers?