Forcing jQuery validator to validate a single element
问题 On an edit page, I am using http://jqueryvalidation.org/ to validate a form. //validate object set using external file linked to page var myValidateObj = { "rules": { "foo": {"required": true,"maxlength": 45,"minlength": 2}, "bar": {"maxlength": 45}, }, "messages": { "foo": {"required": "Foo is required.",}, "bar": {"maxlength": "bla bla."}, } }; var validator=$("#myform").validate({ rules: myValidateObj.rules, messages: myValidateObj.messages, }); <form id="myForm"> Foo: <input type="text"