Use $("#age").removeClass("required");
The rules method doesn't affect inline metadata (eg. classes,
attributes). And required is a class here, not an attribute.
Jörn
On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 10:26 PM, Sasha <sasha.akh...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello world,
>
> From everything I can understand from the doc, this code
> ------
> <form id="myForm">
> <input type="text" class="age required" id="age"/>
> <input type="checkbox" id="checker"/> click me.
> <input type="submit"/>
> </form>
> <script>
> $(document).ready(function(){
> $("#myForm").validate();
> $("#checker").bind("click keypress", function(){
> $("#age").rules("remove");
> $("#age").removeAttrs("required");
> alert($("#age").rules().required);
> });
> });
> </script>
> -----
> ought to mean that when the "checker" checkbox is clicked, "false" is
> shown in an alertbox, and the "required" rule on the "age" field is
> removed, so that the form passes validation afterward.
>
> However, I see "true" when I click the checkbox, and the form doesn't
> pass validation after that (when the submit button is clicked, it
> fails validation and the "this field is required" message appears).
>
> Help?
