errorClass in jquery validate plugin?

Question

I am using jquery validate plugin in my web application to validate forms for blank and other simple validations.

I am using below code to setup jquery validate plug

Answer 1

You should actually be just defining different classes for input and span (span since errorElement is set to span, otherwise it will be label), rather than removing the applied class

e.g.

span.authError {color:red;}

input.authError {border:1px dotted red;}

and not just .authError{} which will get applied to both input and span

Answer 2

In the jQuery validation plugin, the errorClass is both applied to the error message element (usually a <label>, but a <span> in your case) and to the validated element itself. Since you only want to style the error message element, you should write:

span.authError {
    // Your error element style.
}

Answer 3

If you want to give css for the error message. Then in place of using errorClass define css rule

label.error 

Answer 4

Thanks, for the tricks guys, but I instead found a better way by using the jQuery code only. There is a highlight event in validate plugin which is called when error occurred to highlight the error fields, I just removed the class form element when this event is called.

$("#frmSignin").validate({
    debug: false,
    errorClass: "authError",
    errorElement: "span",
    rules: {
        username: {
            required: true,
            minlength: 10
        },
        password: {
            required: true  
        }
    },
    messages: {
        username: {
            required: "Please enter your username"
        },
        password: {
            required: "Please enter your password"
        }
    },
    highlight: function(element, errorClass) {
        $(element).removeClass(errorClass);
    }
});

Answer 5

Check this:

jQuery.validator.messages.required = "";
$('#frm-contact').validate({
    invalidHandler: function (e, validator) {
        var errors = validator.numberOfInvalids();
        if (errors) {
            var message = errors == 1
                    ? 'You missed 1 field. It has been highlighted below'
                    : 'You missed ' + errors + ' fields.  They have been highlighted below';
            $("div.error span").html(message);
            $("div.error").show();
        } else {
            $("div.error").hide();
        }
    },
    onkeyup: false,
    submitHandler: function () {
        $("div.error").hide();
        alert("submit! use link below to go to the other step");
    },
    highlight: function (element, required) {
        $(element).fadeOut(function () {
            $(element).fadeIn();
            $(element).css('border', '2px solid #FDADAF');
        });
    },
    unhighlight: function (element, errorClass, validClass) {
        $(element).css('border', '1px solid #CCC');
    }
});

Answer 6

    $("#borrowerForm").validate({
        errorElement: 'span',
        errorElementClass: 'input-validation-error',
        errorClass: 'field-validation-error',
        errorPlacement: function(error, element) {},
        highlight: function(element, errorClass, validClass) {
            $(element).addClass(this.settings.errorElementClass).removeClass(errorClass);
        },
        unhighlight: function(element, errorClass, validClass) {
            $(element).removeClass(this.settings.errorElementClass).removeClass(errorClass);
        },
        onkeyup: false,
        errorPlacement: function (error, element) { error.insertAfter(element); }
    });