“this[0] is undefined” message using jQuery validate plugin

Question

I\'ve started to use the jQuery validate plugin. I was having a few issues with the display of the error messages and wanted to create a test page where I could experiment with

Answer 1

Wrap your code in a document ready function such as:

$(function()
{

    $('#myform').validate({
                    rules: {
                        thisval: "required"
                    }
    });
    console.info($('#myform').valid());

});