Question

How would i validate the data type of a form input(of type text) element?
For example i want to have only floating point numbers when i submit the form.

<form method="post">
<input type="text" name="user-id"/>
<input type="submit"/>
</form>

Answer 1

Demo: http://jsfiddle.net/ULZaz/1/

$(document).ready(function() {
    $('form').validate({
        rules: {
            'user-name': {
                required: true,
                number: true
            }
        },
        messages: {
             'user-name': {
                 required: "this is the custom message for required",
                 number: "this is the custom message for number"
             }
        }
    })
});​

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