Using jQuery for client side validation in MVC2 RTM

Question

Scott Gu's tutorial on Model validation gets us all set up with the MS client side validation using the following scripts:

<script src="../../Scripts/jquery.validate.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="../../Scripts/MicrosoftMvcValidation.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

However I've seen various posts allowing us to utilise jQuery instead with the following code:

<script src="https://ajax.microsoft.com/ajax/jquery/jquery-1.4.2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="https://ajax.microsoft.com/ajax/jQuery.Validate/1.6/jQuery.Validate.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="<%= Url.Content("~/scripts/MicrosoftMvcJQueryValidation.js") %>" type="text/javascript"></script> 

However MicrosoftMvcJQueryValidation.js does not ship with the solution and from what I read it should be part of the Futures pack which is no longer available on CodePlex.

I managed to find a version alongside jQuery 1.3.2 but it does not work.

What is the forward going solution!?

Answer 1

ASP.NET MVC Futures has not gone anywhere. :)

http://aspnet.codeplex.com/releases/view/41742

Answer 2

The source code for futures is still available and does include the jQuery validation js glue. I'm using in one of my projects. I downloaded the source locally -- more convenient as a reference -- and can confirm that the js file is there. Works like a charm, too.

Answer 3

i think it is best to use what the framework delivers without dependancy on other frameworks

ScottGu - Enabling Client-side Validation in MVC2