Hi Jörn,
It sounds good, but how would I pass maxLength a value? i.e. max chars
of 5?
Steve
On Jun 20, 8:32 pm, "Jörn Zaefferer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> Give this a try:
>
> maxlength: {
> depends: function(element) { return jQuery("#textarea1").val ==
> 'buga' && jQuery("#textarea2").val != 'booga' }
>
> }
>
> Jörn
>
> On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 7:20 PM,Chandler<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
>
> > I'm just getting to grips with this Validation plug-in but would like
> > to check whether something is possible.
> > I would like to run validation on a field based on values from other
> > parts of the form.
>
> > I realise that this is possible with the required field, i.e.
>
> > required: function(element) { return jQuery("#textarea1").val ==
> > 'buga' && jQuery("#textarea2").val != 'booga' }
>
> > But this is also possible for the other functions? i.e. the same as
> > above but for maxLength?
>
> > maxLength: function(element) { return jQuery("#textarea1").val ==
> > 'buga' && jQuery("#textarea2").val != 'booga' }
>
> > The reason I ask is that I would like to apply validation but not
> > necessarily have the form field as mandatory.
>
> > Many thanks,
>
> > Steve
