The author of xVal released a changeset that supported 1.3.2...and
that resolved the issue. Thanks for the example $.each loop. That was
the code I was looking for to only affect labels for required fields.
Baum
On Apr 3, 1:54 pm, Baum <dbau56...@gmail.com> wrote:
> James,
>
> Maybe it is a question of timing?
>
> When I hard-coded class="required" on the input fields I received the
> desired effect. However, I want to get this effect based on business
> rules on my object model.
>
> Version 1.3.2 that comes as part of the asp.net mvc releases does not
> contain any changes to the code. Something I forgot to mention (did
> more research) and the xVal code adds the class="required" attribute
> via the addClass method to the input field at runtime based on jQuery
> validation (addon?) rules. I have verified using Firebug that the
> class is being applied to the elements correctly.
>
> Baum
>
> On Apr 3, 1:16 pm,Baum<dbau56...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > No. This is my first project with jQuery. I used your (James, March
> > 31) code directly and that is the only jQuery call used in the entire
> > site. I happened to have some asp.net MVC samples that used 1.2.6 and
> > I switched the reference to use the 1.2.6 version and the code worked
> > as expected.
>
> > I will try to download 1.3.2 from the jQuery.com.
>
> > Thanks,
>
> >Baum
>
> > On Apr 1, 5:54 pm, James <james.gp....@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > I'm not sure what the asp.net MVC release of jquery is and if it's
> > > been modified from the original, but on my 1.3.2 (from jquery.com),
> > > the code works. So there is no problem with jQuery 1.3.2 regarding each
> > > ().
> > > There must be something else that's causing the issue. Do you still
> > > have somewhere in your code the deprecated syntax with the @ in the
> > > selectors?
> > > Eg. $("inp...@type=text]")
>
> > > On Mar 31, 5:51 pm,Baum<dbau56...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > Thanks James.
>
> > > > I am just getting started with jQuery so the syntax is rather new.
> > > > What I found is that the jquery-1.3.2.js file that I am using as part
> > > > of the asp.net MVC release does not appear to work with each syntax (I
> > > > only get the first input field back). I reverted back to 1.2.6 and it
> > > > appears to work.
>
> > > > This leads me to believe there is a problem with 1.3.2...
>
> > > >Baum
>
> > > > On Mar 31, 9:04 pm, James <james.gp....@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > How about something like:
>
> > > > > $required = $(".required"); // list of elements with 'required' class.
> > > > > $.each($required, function(i) {
> > > > > var id = $(this).attr('id');
> > > > > var $label = $("label[for="+id+"]");
> > > > > $label.text( $label.text()+'*' );
>
> > > > > });
>
> > > > > The requirement is that all your .required input's ID should have a
> > > > > corresponding label with a matching 'for' ID. (It's not going to bomb
> > > > > or anything if it doesn't.)
>
> > > > > On Mar 31, 3:46 pm,Baum<dbau56...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > One note the javascript included in the original post is
> > > > > > incorrect...I
> > > > > > was playing around and pasted the wrong copy...remove the each().
> > > > > > Also
> > > > > > var size = $(".required").size(); is equal to 1 but var size = $
> > > > > > ("input").size(); is equal to 2.
>
> > > > > > Thanks.
>
> > > > > > On Mar 31, 7:56 pm,Baum<dbau56...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > Hi,
>
> > > > > > > I am looking to use jQuery in conjunction with xVal for
> > > > > > > validation.
> > > > > > > One of the cool things I though jQuery would allow me to do is
> > > > > > > append
> > > > > > > an asterisk (*) to the label of "ALL" my fields that have a css
> > > > > > > class
> > > > > > > of "required". The example below only applies the asterisk to the
> > > > > > > first field.
>
> > > > > > > How can I get all of the fields from my page that have a
> > > > > > > class="required", find the label (previous element) for each, and
> > > > > > > append some text (an asterisk) to the label for that field?
>
> > > > > > > Example
> > > > > > > ======================
>
> > > > > > > <script type="text/javascript">
> > > > > > > $(document).ready(function() {
> > > > > > > //$('label.required').append(' <strong>*</
> > > > > > > strong> ');
> > > > > > > $(".required").each().prev().not('input').not('br').not
> > > > > > > ('select').append(' * ');
> > > > > > > });
> > > > > > > </script>
>
> > > > > > > <label for="FirstName'>LastName</label>
> > > > > > > <input id="FirstName" class="required" />
>
> > > > > > > <label for="LastName">LastName</label>
> > > > > > > <input id="LastName" class="required" />
>
> > > > > > > Thanks,
>
> > > > > > >Baum
