forum

Home / DeveloperSection / Forums / Is it possible to create custom validation rules using jQuery validation? If so, how?

Ask Question
Revati S Misra

Revati S Misra

Follow
Skilled in SEO, content writing, and digital marketing. Completed several years of working in many organizations including multinational companies. I love to learn new things in life that keep me motivated.

Can you answer this question?

Answer

1 Answers

Aryan Kumar

Aryan Kumar

12-May-2023

Yes, it is possible to create custom validation rules using jQuery validation. To do this, you need to use the addMethod method of the jQuery validation plugin. The addMethod method takes two arguments: the name of the custom validation rule and the function that performs the validation. The function must return a Boolean value. If the function returns true, then the form field is considered valid. If the function returns false, then the form field is considered invalid.

The following is an example of how to create a custom validation rule that checks if a value is a valid email address:

Code snippet

$.validator.addMethod("validEmail", function(value) {
  // Check if the value is a valid email address.
  var re = /^[a-zA-Z0-9._%+-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+\.[a-zA-Z]{2,6}$/;
  return re.test(value);
});

To use the custom validation rule, you would simply add it to the rules object of the jQuery validation plugin. For example, the following code would use the custom validation rule to validate the email form field:

Code snippet

$(document).ready(function() {
  $('#myForm').validate({
    rules: {
      email: {
        'required': true,
        'validEmail': true
      }
    }
  });
});

By following the steps outlined above, you can easily create custom validation rules using jQuery validation.

MindStick Training

Liked By