About writing custom methods: http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Validation/Validator/addMethod
Jörn On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 7:29 PM, spellingcity <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > In this particular case, for example: > > current email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > The field above (sample form field) should only validate the email > address if it is different than the user's current email address of > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]". > > Where is the documentation for a custom method? > > In the meantime, I have worked around the issue by adding a link that > says "Change Email" which than shows an empty email box which gets > validated regardless of the email that is entered (even if they enter > their own). This way its less confusing to the user, to enter a new > email address they are required to click something which than shows > them an empty box. If they enter the same email address as their own > account, it will tell them that its already in use, but that's ok. > > Thanks > > On Nov 12, 5:12 am, "Jörn Zaefferer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> How and where do you decide what is valid? Either do it on the >> serverside, in which case you don't have to modify the clientside >> logic. Or on the clientside, in this case a custom method that returns >> (instead of the usual true/false) just a string "dependency-mismatch". >> That cancels all further validation for that field (same as required >> dependencies). >> >> Jörn >> >> >> >> On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 10:21 PM, spellingcity <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> > There is a particular scenario where I don't want the remote >> > validation to actually get executed. In particular, this is when you >> > have a field, say a "username" field and the user is editing the field >> > and the value of the field is their current username. This is >> > considered a valid username and remote check shouldn't execute. >> >> > Any suggestions? >> >> > Thanks- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text -
