How do I add a function to a specific element type in jQuery?
- by Chad Johnson
I can do this
jQuery.fn.validate = function(options) {
    var defaults = {
        validateOPtions1 : '',
        validateOPtions2 : ''
    };
    var settings = $.extend({}, defaults, options);
    return this.each(function() {
        // you validation code goes here
    });
};
but that will make validate() available for every element. I could do this to any element: $('some selector').validate().
Is there a way I can make this only available to, say, form elements? eg. $('.mySpecialFormClass').validate()?