using ID selector for to addMethod for jQuery validate

Question

I am trying to add a validation rule for jQuery validate

$validator.addMethod('footer-email', function (value) {
  if (value == ''){
    return true;
  }
}, '');

Where footer-email is class selector. Is there a way I can use a ID selector instead?

First parameter inside `.addMethod()` is the "name" of this new rule, NOT a class, although you can use the name of the rule as a class to declare the rule on a field. — Sparky, Dec 12 '17 at 16:27

James Lim · Answer 1 · 2017-12-12T03:08:36.430

From the docs, it looks like the first parameter is the name of validation method you are adding, not the element selector. You would later use

$validator.addMethod('valid_email', function(value) { ... });
$('#my_form').validate({
    rules: {
        my_field: {
            valid_email: true
        }
    }
})

I don't think it's powerful enough to support custom selectors. See related question: jQuery validate plugin : custom rules with dynamic element id .

using ID selector for to addMethod for jQuery validate

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