I'm trying to ensure that at least one checkbox is selected. I'm using the query validate plugin.
here is the checkbox html
Code:
<!-- Checkbox -->
<div class="control-group">
<label class="control-label" for="checkboxes">Checkboxes</label>
<div class="controls">
<input type="checkbox" name="checkboxes[]" id='checkboxes' value="Students">Students<br>
<input type="checkbox" name="checkboxes[]" id='checkboxes' value="Alumni">Alumni<br>
<input type="checkbox" name="checkboxes[]" id='checkboxes' value="Business">Business<br>
<input type="checkbox" name="checkboxes[]" id='checkboxes' value="Faculty">Faculty<br>
</div><!-- close controls -->
</div> <!-- close control group -->
Here is all of the html:
Code:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>jQuery Validate Example | aLittleCode</title>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width">
<link href="style.css" rel="stylesheet">
<!-- js files linked at bottom -->
</head>
<body>
<div class="container">
<div class="page-header">
<h1>jQuery Validate Example</h1>
<p>with styles from Twitter Bootstrap</p>
</div>
<div class="row">
<div class="span12">
<form action="" id="contact-form" class="form-horizontal">
<fieldset>
<legend>Sample Contact Form <small>(will not submit any information)</small></legend>
<!-- password INPUT -->
<div class="control-group">
<label class="control-label" for="password">password</label>
<div class="controls">
<input id="password" name="password" type="password" maxlength="50" value="" class="input-xlarge">
</div> <!-- close controls -->
</div><!-- close control group -->
<!-- password confirm INPUT -->
<div class="control-group">
<label class="control-label" for="password_confirm">password confirm</label>
<div class="controls">
<input id="password_confirm" name="password_confirm" type="password" maxlength="50" value="" class="input-xlarge">
</div> <!-- close controls -->
</div><!-- close control group -->
<!-- TEXT INPUT -->
<div class="control-group">
<label class="control-label" for="name">Your Name</label>
<div class="controls">
<input type="text" class="input-xlarge" name="name" id="name">
</div> <!-- close controls -->
</div><!-- close control group -->
<!-- EMAIL - text input area -->
<div class="control-group">
<label class="control-label" for="email">Email Address</label>
<div class="controls">
<input type="text" class="input-xlarge" name="email" id="email">
</div><!-- close controls -->
</div><!-- close control group -->
<!-- Text area -->
<div class="control-group">
<label class="control-label" for="message">Your Message</label>
<div class="controls">
<textarea class="input-xlarge" name="message" id="message" rows="3"></textarea>
</div><!-- close controls -->
</div> <!-- close control group -->
<!-- select - drop down -->
<div class="control-group">
<label class="control-label" for="select">Make Selection</label>
<div class="controls">
<select name="select" id="select" class="input-xlarge" >
<option value="">Select Request Type</option>
<option value="1">1</option>
<option value="2">2</option>
<option value="3">3</option>
</select>
</div><!-- close controls -->
</div> <!-- close control group -->
<!-- Checkbox -->
<div class="control-group">
<label class="control-label" for="checkboxes">Checkboxes</label>
<div class="controls">
<input type="checkbox" name="checkboxes[]" id='checkboxes' value="Students">Students<br>
<input type="checkbox" name="checkboxes[]" id='checkboxes' value="Alumni">Alumni<br>
<input type="checkbox" name="checkboxes[]" id='checkboxes' value="Business">Business<br>
<input type="checkbox" name="checkboxes[]" id='checkboxes' value="Faculty">Faculty<br>
</div><!-- close controls -->
</div> <!-- close control group -->
<!-- Radio -->
<div class="control-group">
<label class="control-label" for="radio">Radio</label>
<div class="controls">
<input type="radio" name="radio" id='radio' value="yes">Yes<br>
<input type="radio" name="radio" id='radio' value="no" checked="">No
</div><!-- close controls -->
</div> <!-- close control group -->
<div class="form-actions">
<button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary btn-large">Submit</button>
<button class="btn">Cancel</button>
</div>
</fieldset>
</form>
</div><!-- .span -->
<!-- <div class="offset1 span2">
<div class="well">
<h2>Links</h2>
<h3>Validate Plugin</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Validation/">jQuery Validate Plugin</a></li>
<li><a href="http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Validation/validate#toptions">Plugin Options</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bassistance.de/jquery-plugins/jquery-plugin-validation/">Author's Plugin Page</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/jzaefferer/jquery-validation">Github Repository</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Other Assets</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://webdesign.tutsplus.com/freebies/exclusive-freebie-the-kudos-web-icon-set/">Kudos Web Icons (free)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://twitter.github.com/bootstrap/">Twitter Bootstrap</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
</div> --><!-- .span -->
</div><!-- .row -->
<hr>
<footer>
</footer>
</div> <!-- .container -->
<!-- ==============================================
JavaScript below! -->
<!-- jQuery via Google + local fallback, see h5bp.com -->
<script src="assets/js/jquery-1.7.1.min.js"></script>
<!-- Validate plugin -->
<script src="assets/js/jquery.validate.min.js"></script>
<!-- Scripts specific to this page -->
<script src="script.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Here is my js
Code:
$(document).ready(function(){
// Validate
// http://bassistance.de/jquery-plugins/jquery-plugin-validation/
// http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Validation/
// http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Validation/validate#toptions
$('#contact-form').validate({
rules: {
name: {
minlength: 2,
required: true
},
email: {
required: true,
email: true
},
subject: {
minlength: 2,
required: true
},
message: {
minlength: 2,
required: true
},
select: {
required: true
},
password: {
required: true,
minlength: 5
},
password_confirm: {
required: true,
minlength: 5,
equalTo: "#password"
},
checkboxes: {
//required: true,
//minlength: 1
required: function(elem)
{
return $("input.select:checked").length > 0;
}
}
},
messages: {
name: "Enter your name",
password: {
required: "Provide a password",
rangelength: jQuery.format("Enter at least {0} characters")
},
password_confirm: {
required: "Repeat your password",
minlength: jQuery.format("Enter at least {0} characters"),
equalTo: "Enter the same password as above"
},
email: {
required: "Please enter a valid email address",
minlength: "Please enter a valid email address",
remote: jQuery.format("{0} is already in use")
},
},
highlight: function(label) {
$(label).closest('.control-group').addClass('error');
},
success: function(label) {
label
.text('OK!').addClass('valid')
.closest('.control-group').addClass('success');
}
});
}); // end document.ready
I was trying to keep it as simple as possible and found this example here on site point but it doesn't seem to work how i'm using it. Also i have tried it with and without the array[] added onto the checkboxes. I'm using the [] to process it on the php side
Code:
checkboxes: {
required: function(elem)
{
return $("input.select:checked").length > 0;
}
}
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