jquery.validation - how to ignore default values when validating mandatory fields

Question

I am using jquery validation plugin to validate a registration form.

Each text input field has instructions pre-filled as values in the input box

ex: for a

Answer 1

I made some patch to jquery.validationEngine to allow ignoring some input field for some complexe form. I made the following changes:

• Add support for jquery.dropkick select skining validation position
• Add select field invalid for ve_invalid value entry (to be able to display directive without it being a valid selection)
• Add hideAllInstant to remove validation with no delay
• Add support for jquery.simpleImageCheck element if original input is hidden, use location of simpleImageCheck instead
• Add skipValidate class to avoid validation on some fields without disabling them
• Fix error when no match with prompt_err undefined, destination was generating an error
• add clearField support to avoid validating jquery.clearField.js
• add validateHiddenFields, validation on hidden and non-hidden field

In your case you can use the modification for the skipValidate class to perform this. You can find the patched script here along with the english filter (fr one is also available):

jquery.validationEngine.js Patched

jquery.validationEngine-en.js Patched

I should submit those change into git hub, but did not got time to do so right now.

Jerome Godbout

Panthera Dental