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

Clearly there are a few ways to do this but if you use a class rule:

$.validator.addClassRules("name", {
  required: true,  
  minlength: 3,
  maxlength: 50
});

then you can set your rules like so

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

or set the rule using class name:

This method is discussed in the refactoring rules section of the jQuery validate general guidelines.