jQuery Validate - Enable validation for hidden fields

Question

In the new version of jQuery validation plugin 1.9 by default validation of hidden fields ignored. I\'m using CKEditor for textarea input field and it hides the field and re

Answer 1

This worked for me within an ASP.NET site. To enable validation on some hidden fields use this code

$("form").data("validator").settings.ignore = ":hidden:not(#myitem)";

To enable validation for all elements of form use this one $("form").data("validator").settings.ignore = "";

Note that use them within $(document).ready(function() { })