Man i combed the docs for a day, and i missed that link everytime.. Thanks Jorn.
On May 23, 3:02 pm, Jörn Zaefferer <joern.zaeffe...@googlemail.com> wrote: > You need to quote the full key, eg "name['name']": "required". > Seehttp://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Validation#Fields_with_complex_names_.... > > Jörn > > On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 10:15 PM, Bob O <bhan...@hcinsight.com> wrote: > > > so as not to confuse.. > > > the name attribute looks like this > > name="name['name']" for the input field > > > and the js is > > > rules: { > > name['name']: 'required' > > } > > > i noticed typos in the above question. > > > On May 22, 12:36 pm, "bhan...@hcinsight.com" <bhan...@hcinsight.com> > > wrote: > >> Can anyone tell me how i can change which attribute on my form field > >> triggers the validation? > > >> currently it appears the be the name attribute. So in my Rails app > >> using Rails helpers, it sets the name to somthing like formname > >> ['fieldname'] and the whole name. > > >> in my script if i do something like > > >> rules: { > >> formname['fieldname]: 'required' > > >> } > > >> etc....it causes the script to break. > > >> I need a workaround if anyone has ever come across this problem.. > > >> Thanks in Advance > >
