jQuery validate plugin : accept letters only?

Question

I\'m using the validate plugin from http://bassistance.de/jquery-plugins/jquery-plugin-validation/

What i\'m trying to find is a way to make some of my form fields a

Answer 1

Try This : ( This is perfect custom validation using jquery validator )

$(function() {

    $.validator.addMethod("alphabetsnspace", function(value, element) {
        return this.optional(element) || /^[a-zA-Z ]*$/.test(value);
    });

    $("#add-employee").validate({
        rules: {
            employee_surname: {
                required: true,
                alphabetsnspace: true
            },
            employee_firstname: {
                required: true,
                alphabetsnspace: true
            },
            employee_othername: {
                alphabetsnspace: true
            },
            father_name: {
                required: true,
                alphabetsnspace: true
            },
            mother_name: {
                required: true,
                alphabetsnspace: true
            },
            spouse_name: {
                alphabetsnspace: true
            },
            ssn: {
                number: true,
            },
            phone_no: {
                number: true,
            },
            phone_no2: {
                number: true,
            },
            passport: {
                number: true,
            },
            driving_license: {
                number: true,
            },
            email: {
                email: true
            }
        },
        messages:
            {
                "employee_surname":{
                    alphabetsnspace: "Please Enter Only Letters"
                },
                "employee_firstname":{
                    alphabetsnspace: "Please Enter Only Letters"
                },
                "employee_othername":{
                    alphabetsnspace: "Please Enter Only Letters"
                },
                "father_name":{
                    alphabetsnspace: "Please Enter Only Letters"
                },
                "mother_name":{
                    alphabetsnspace: "Please Enter Only Letters"
                },
                "spouse_name":{
                    alphabetsnspace: "Please Enter Only Letters"
                },
            }
    });
});