you're missing the { before the function body!
$().ready(function()
// validate Mortgage_Calculation_Form form fields on keyup
$("#MC_Form").validate({
should be
$().ready(function()
{ //----- right here
// validate Mortgage_Calculation_Form form fields on keyup
$("#MC_Form").validate({
On 3/11/07, Rick Faircloth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi, all... (and perhaps you're around, Jorn?)
>
> One of the things that confuses me most about JS
> is the bracketing that has to occur.
>
> Jorn, I've tried to place the submitHandler in my code
> and I don't know if I've done that correctly, but I do know
> that I'm getting an error in Firebug:
>
> "missing { before function body"
> $("#MC_Form").validate({\n
>
> Before I moved my code that was handling the mortgage calculation
> inside the validation code, I wasn't getting this error.
>
> I'm sure it's because I'm missing a bracket somewhere (as it says),
> but I'm not sure how to correct my code.
>
> Can someone review the code below for proper bracketing (or anything
> else you may notice) and tell me how to correct it?
>
> Thanks for the help!
>
> Rick
>
> <script type="text/javascript">
>
> $.validator.defaults.debug = true;
> $().ready(function()
>
> // validate Mortgage_Calculation_Form form fields on keyup
> $("#MC_Form").validate({
>
> errorPlacement: function(error, element) {
>
> if(element.attr('id') == "Principal") {
> error.appendTo("#principal_error");
> }
>
> else
>
> if(element.attr('id') == "Interest") {
> error.appendTo("#interest_error");
> }
>
> else
>
> if(element.attr('id') == "Years") {
> error.appendTo("#years_error");
> }
>
> }, //closes errorPlacement function
>
> focusInvalid: "false",
>
> event: "keyup",
>
> rules: {
> Principal: {required: true,
> number: true},
> Interest: {required: true,
> number: true},
> Years: {required: true,
> number: true}
> },
>
> messages: {
> Principal: {required: "Please enter the
> Principal.",
> number: "Please enter a number.
> Format: 255000 (No $ or , )"},
> Interest: {required: "Please enter the
> Interest Rate.",
> number: "Please enter a number."},
> Years: {required: "Please enter the Years.",
> number: "Please enter a number."}
> },
>
>
> submitHandler: function(){
>
> function CalculateMortgage(){
>
> var Params = {};
>
> // select all inputs of type text
> $("input:text").each(function(){
> Params[$(this).attr("name")] =
> $(this).val();
> }); // closes input:text function
>
> // "post" the form. The Param object mimics
> form fields
> $.post("Mortgage_Calculation.cfm", Params,
> function(data){
> // this is the processing function.
>
> // append what you get back to the element
> with ID = Result after clearing its contents
> $("#Result").empty().append(data);
>
> } // closes post function
> ); // closes ( after .post
> } // closes input:text function
>
> } // closes the submitHandler function
>
> }) // closes the ) before the .validate bracket?
> }); // closes the .validate bracket
>
> </script>
>
>
>
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