Validate a Hidden Field

Question

I\'m using MVC3 with unobtrusive validation. I have a field that the user is expected to fill with some data and then press a \"search\" button. If search has never been pressed

Answer 1

try

   var validator = $("#myFormId").data('validator');    
   validator.settings.ignore = "";

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