JQuery.Validate adding dynamic rules with messages

Question

I have a form on which I am using jquery.validate. I initially call validate with a set of rules and custom messages...

$(\"#formName\").validate( {
  rules: {
          


        

Answer 1

$(document).ready(function(){
  $("#controlId").rules("add", {
     required : true,
     messages : { required : 'field is required.' }
  });
});