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The jQuery Validation Plugin provides drop-in validation for your existing forms, while making all kinds of customizations to fit your application really easy.

This project is looking for help!You can donate to the ongoing pledgie campaignand help spread the word. If you've used the plugin, or plan to use, consider a donation - any amount will help.

You can find the plan for how to spend the money on thepledgie page.

Prebuilt files can be downloaded fromhttp://jqueryvalidation.org/

The unreleased development files can be obtained by:

1. Downloading or Forking this repository
2. Setup the build
3. Rungrunt to create the built files in the "dist" directory

Include jQuery and the plugin on a page. Then select a form to validate and call thevalidate method.

<form><inputrequired></form><scriptsrc="jquery.js"></script><scriptsrc="jquery.validate.js"></script><script>$("form").validate();</script>

Alternatively include jQuery and the plugin via requirejs in your module.

define(["jquery","jquery.validate"],function($){$("form").validate();});

For more information on how to setup a rules and customizations,check the documentation.

IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT EMAIL VALIDATION. As of version 1.12.0 this plugin is using the same regular expression that theHTML5 specification suggests for browsers to use. We will follow their lead and use the same check. If you think the specification is wrong, please report the issue to them.

1. Make sure the problem you're addressing is reproducible.
2. Usehttp://jsbin.com orhttp://jsfiddle.net to provide a test page.
3. Indicate what browsers the issue can be reproduced in.Note: IE Compatibilty modes issues will not be addressed.
4. What version of the plug-in is the issue reproducible in. Is it reproducible after updating to the latest version.

See theContributing Guide

Copyright (c) 2013 Jörn ZaeffererLicensed under the MIT license.