Disable required validation by JavaScript

Question

I have a create form to create an object. The create model has some properties that are only visible (.hide, .show()) if a checkbox is checked and that are marked required (

Answer 1

The unobtrusive javascript plugin provided by MVC doesn't process the data properties on the fly. Instead, it parses the results on document ready and caches them.

Try calling $.validator.unobtrusive.parse(myForm) on your form after modifying the property in question to see if it gives you expected results.