Setting same properties for more fields

Question

I have two or more text fields and I want to apply the same properties to them, avoiding to write two or more times the same code

This doesn\'t work:

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Answer 1

Define your properties as a variable, and then use it:

var name_reqs = {  
     required: true,  
    minlength: 3,
    maxlength: 50   
};

$("#form").validate({  
    rules: {
           'name': name_reqs,
        'surname': name_reqs
    }
});