How do I use the result of jQuery validation to change other elements.

Question

I am using remote validation on a textbox and I am returning an object from the validation service with properties which should be used to populate other elements on the form. I have the following code in the rules options for my form:

 <%= Job.UniqueID %>:{
            remote: 
            {
                url: "ComboBox.svc/ValidateJob",
                dataType: "json",
                data: {
                        criteria: function()
                        { 
                            return $("#<%= Job.ClientID %>").val(); 
                        }
                      },
                success: function(data,textStatus,XMLHttpRequest){
                    // Load elements from data parameter
                    return false;
                }
            }
        }

My success callback is called, but the validator callback in jquery.validate.js is not, so I do not see the message when validation fails. If I remove the success callback above I do see the error message.

I'm suspecting that this is not the correct place to but I'm not sure where else I should attempt this, perhaps I should use validator.addMethod?

Any suggestions would be apperciated.

Shane Holder

Answer 1

You can use invalidHandler callback function to display the errors.