jQuery validate: How to add a rule for regular expression validation?

Question

I am using the jQuery validation plugin. Great stuff! I want to migrate my existing ASP.NET solution to use jQuery instead of the ASP.NET validators. I am m

Answer 1

    $.validator.methods.checkEmail = function( value, element ) {
        return this.optional( element ) || /[a-z]+@[a-z]+\.[a-z]+/.test( value );
    }

    $("#myForm").validate({
        rules: {
            email: {
                required: true,
                checkEmail: true
            }
        },
        messages: {
            email: "incorrect email"
        }
    });