Question

I am busy with the validation plugin and i get it not working on my checkboxes and radio inputs. So can somewone help me with this how i can make it work? (i hope it can be done with the metadata just like the input field)

This is my JS:

$(".valid").validate({
    meta: "validate",
    errorPlacement: function(error, element) {
        error.insertAfter(element);
    }
});

And the HTML:

<form action="" class="valid">
    <div class="row">
        <label>Name</label>
        <div class="right"><input type="text" value="" name="name" class="{validate:{required:true, messages:{required:'Please enter your name'}}}" /></div>
    </div>
    <div class="row">
        <label>Checkboxes</label>
        <div class="right">
            <input type="checkbox" name="family" value="" id="family_one" checked="checked" class="required">
            <label for="family_one">Check on</label>

            <input type="checkbox" name="family" value="" id="family_two" class="required">
            <label for="family_two">Check off</label>
        </div>
    </div>
    <div class="row">
        <label></label>
        <div class="right">
            <button type="submit"><span>Click me</span></button>
        </div>
    </div>
</form>

Form Check HTML checkboxes:

<div class="right">
    <div class="custom-checkbox"><input type="checkbox" name="family" value="" id="third-check" class="require-one error"><label for="third-check">Check off</label></div>
    <div class="custom-checkbox"><input type="checkbox" name="family" value="" id="fouth-check" class="require-one"><label for="fouth-check">Check off</label></div>
    <div class="custom-checkbox"><input type="checkbox" name="family" value="" id="five-check" class="require-one"><label for="five-check" class="">Check off</label></div>
    <div class="custom-checkbox"><input type="checkbox" name="family" value="" id="six-check" class="require-one">
    <label for="checks" generated="true" class="error">Please check at least one box.</label>
    <label for="six-check">Check off</label></div>
</div>

Answer 1

If you’re using the latest version of jQuery validate, you just have to add the class “required” to your element tags.

<input type="text" class="required" />

or

<input type="radio" class="required" />

That would do for most cases, especially if you won’t be requiring a callback function.

Good luck!

EDIT:

Simpy call the validation function by using:

$('#idOfForm').validate();

Just put an ID on the form so that you can call the function directly.

Cheers!

EDIT 2:

For checkboxes, try:

$('#idOfForm').submit(function(e) {
    if($('#family_one').attr('checked') == false) {
        e.preventDefault();
        alert("Please check family one"); //Execute your message here
    });
});