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Asked: 2026-05-21T11:13:57+00:00

I would normally just do this with a drop down list but the client

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I would normally just do this with a drop down list but the client has requested that it be a text input…

Basically, I’d like to use Jquery validator to check that a user has entered 1 of 50 valid US state abbreviations into a text input box. If not, they’ll get an error. I can’t seem to find a function that does this. Any help is greatly appreciated!

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  1. Editorial Team

    Here’s a validation method you can add for use with jquery validate

    First you declare a validator:

    jQuery.validator.addMethod("isstate", function(value) {
    var states = [
        "AL", "AK", "AZ", "AR", "CA", "CO", "CT", "DE", "FL", "GA",
        "HI", "ID", "IL", "IN", "IA", "KS", "KY", "LA", "ME", "MD",
        "MA", "MI", "MN", "MS", "MO", "MT", "NE", "NV", "NH", "NJ",
        "NM", "NY", "NC", "ND", "OH", "OK", "OR", "PA", "RI", "SC",
        "SD", "TN", "TX", "UT", "VT", "VA", "WA", "WV", "WI", "WY",
        "AS", "DC", "FM", "GU", "MH", "MP", "PR", "PW", "VI"
    ];
    return $.inArray(value.toUpperCase(), states) != -1;
}, "Data provided is not a valid state");

    Then apply the validator 

    $("#myform").validate()

    and in your form you want to add the class to the form element to check

    <input type="text" value="de" class="isstate" />

    Here’s a working demo

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