How to validate an array?

Question

I am trying to use knockout validation lib to validate an array of objects. It is not straightforward to me how to form a validation group for an array of observables. The o

Answer 1

There is a configuration option for the grouping to be deep (recursive). It can be set either globally with ko.validation.init( { grouping: { deep: true } } ) or in the group call itself, e.g.: self.errors = ko.validation.group( self.notes(), {deep: true} );

Updated fiddle here: http://jsfiddle.net/KHFn8/4116/

BTW, the way you did it could be written in much shorter form:

self.errors = ko.validation.group(
    ko.utils.arrayMap(self.notes(), function(note) { return note.name }));

Edit: My fiddle no longer works with the latest version of KO validation. Here is the same fiddle using the latest version at the time I gave the answer (June 2012): http://jsfiddle.net/KHFn8/4117/

Answer 2

I have to low reputation to comment. So here comes another answer. The answer with provided fiddles by antishok seams to not be working anymore. (The link to knockout.js was broken, but even after fixing that and adding a working link to knockout 3.0 it still was not working)

I added ko.computed around the ko.validation.group() and got it working that way.

self.errors = 
    ko.computed(function() {
        return ko.validation.group(self.notes(), { deep: true })});

http://jsfiddle.net/bezFR/17/ (Updated)

I'm guessing there is a better way to do this, but for now it solves my problem, and i'm looking forward to be corrected/seeing a better solution :)