Conditional Validation using JQuery Validation Plugin
- by Steve Kemp
I have a simple html form that I've added validation to using the JQuery Validation plugin. I have it working for single fields that require a value. I now need to extend that so that if a user answers Yes to a question they must enter something in the Details field, otherwise the Details field can be left blank. I'm using radio buttons to display the Yes/No. Here's my complete html form - I'm not sure where to go from here:
<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
$.metadata.setType("attr", "validate");
$(document).ready(function() {
$("#editRecord").validate();
});
</script>
<style type="text/css">
.block { display: block; }
form.cmxform label.error { display: none; }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div id="header">
<h1>
Questions</h1>
</div>
<div id="content">
<h1>
Questions Page 1
</h1>
</div>
<div id="content">
<h1>
</h1>
<form class="cmxform" method="post" action="editrecord.php" id="editRecord">
<input type="hidden" name="-action" value="edit">
<h1>
Questions
</h1>
<table width="46%" class="record">
<tr>
<td width="21%" valign="top" class="field_name_left"><p>Question 1</p></td>
<td width="15%" valign="top" class="field_data">
<label for="Yes">
<input type="radio" name="Question1" value="Yes" validate = "required:true" /> Yes
</label>
<label for="No">
<input type="radio" name="Question1" value="No" /> No
</label>
<label for="Question1" class="error">You must answer this question to proceed</label>
</td>
<td width="64%" valign="top" class="field_data"><strong>Details:</strong>
<textarea id = "Details1" class="where" name="Details1" cols="25" rows="2"></textarea></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" class="field_name_left">Question 2</td>
<td valign="top" class="field_data">
<label for="Yes">
<input type="radio" name="Question2" value="Yes" validate = "required:true" /> Yes
</label>
<label for="No">
<input type="radio" name="Question2" value="No" /> No
</label>
<label for="Question2" class="error">You must answer this question to proceed</label>
</td>
<td valign="top" class="field_data"><strong>Details:</strong>
<textarea id = "Details2" class="where" name="Details2" cols="25" rows="2"></textarea> </td>
</tr>
<tr class="submit_btn">
<td colspan="3">
<input type="submit" name="-edit" value="Finish">
<input type="reset" name="reset" value="Reset"> </td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
</div>
</body>
</html>
