They always refer to the name-attribute! Jörn
On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 4:56 PM, elvisparsley <okada.s...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I could not find any document about this. > > In js script, are firstname, flasname etc from id or name in the html? > > For example in js > > var validator = $("#signupform").validate({ > rules: { > firstname: "required", > lastname: "required", > username: { > required: true, > > And in a html, > > <td class="label"><label id="lfirstname" for="firstname">First Name</ > label></td> > <td class="field"><input id="firstname" > name="firstname" > type="text" value="" maxlength="100" /></td> > <td class="status"></td> > > > > Where does firstname and lastname in rules come from? Are they from id > or name in input or label. >