$.validator.addMethod("div", function(value, element, param) { var IsValid = true; var booleanFlag; var elements = $(param).find(":input") .not('input[type=hidden]') .not(":submit, :reset, :image, :button, [disabled]"); for (var i = 0; i < elements.length; i++) { if (!this.element(elements[i])){ IsValid = false; } } return IsValid; }, "");
pass the id of the element to the function like this: $("#myform").validate({ rules: { div: '#divtocheck' } } }); On Mar 17, 5:36 am, led <l.r....@sapo.pt> wrote: > how to just validate elements in a div