Hi folks, there were some questions about my very first version of the validation plugin (it's still on the plugin page). If you are interested in form validation, you may want to take a look at the current state of the plugin: http://bassistance.de/jquery-plugins/jquery-plugin-validation/
It's 1.0 version is now in alpha status: That means that I can't guarantee to not change the API until the beta release. But apart from that, the plugin is already pretty stable, and should provide nearly everything you need for client-side form validation. It uses the metadata plugin, therefore you can choose between specifiying your validition in the markup via extra class infos or custom attributes. Or, in case you don't want to use inline markup, you can just pass the rules as a JavaScript object to the plugin (see the examples). The plugin is aimed at both fast prototyping and highly customized validation: There are default messages for all provided methods (required, email etc.) that can be overriden by using the title attribute on input elements, specifying custom error messages in the markup (the old method with labels) or via a JavaScript object passed to the plugin. The plugin page contains some more information about known issues, migration from the old plugin and, in the extreme contrast to the old version, a nearly complete documentation. I'm sure there is room for imrovement, but at least it covers everything. Demos ( http://jquery.bassistance.de/validation/validateTest.html ) cover also integration with the form plugin: http://jquery.bassistance.de/validation/formPluginIntegration.html Your feedback is highly appreciated! We should be able to create the definite solution for jQuery form validation... Regards -- Jörn Zaefferer http://bassistance.de _______________________________________________ jQuery mailing list [email protected] http://jquery.com/discuss/
