Custom Error Label Placement using jQuery validate (For all or some of your errors)

Question

I would like to place one error label (Not All) in a custom location. jQuery provides this http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Validation/validate#toptions optio

Answer 1

This is a more generic solution, not specific to the OP's HTML structure.

If you only want one particular error label in a different location while the rest remain in their default placement, try this...

$("#myform").validate({
  errorPlacement: function(error, element) {
     if (element.attr("name") == "myFieldName") {

       // do whatever you need to place label where you want

         // an example
         error.insertBefore( $("#someOtherPlace") );

         // just another example
         $("#yetAnotherPlace").html( error );  

     } else {

         // the default error placement for the rest
         error.insertAfter(element);

     }
   }
});

Online Documentation for errorPlacement: option