Jquery Validate custom error message location

Question

This looks very simply, but I can\'t figure it out. I\'m using the jquery validate plugin. I\'m trying to validate and

Answer 1

What you should use is the errorLabelContainer

jQuery(function($) {
  var validator = $('#form').validate({
    rules: {
      first: {
        required: true
      },
      second: {
        required: true
      }
    },
    messages: {},
    errorElement : 'div',
    errorLabelContainer: '.errorTxt'
  });
});

.errorTxt{
  border: 1px solid red;
  min-height: 20px;
}

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.1.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery-validate/1.12.0/jquery.validate.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery-validate/1.12.0/additional-methods.js"></script>

<form id="form" method="post" action="">
  <input type="text" name="first" />
  <input type="text" name="second" />
  <div class="errorTxt"></div>
  <input type="submit" class="button" value="Submit" />
</form>

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If you want to retain your structure then

jQuery(function($) {
  var validator = $('#form').validate({
    rules: {
      first: {
        required: true
      },
      second: {
        required: true
      }
    },
    messages: {},
    errorPlacement: function(error, element) {
      var placement = $(element).data('error');
      if (placement) {
        $(placement).append(error)
      } else {
        error.insertAfter(element);
      }
    }
  });
});

#errNm1 {
  border: 1px solid red;
}
#errNm2 {
  border: 1px solid green;
}

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.1.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery-validate/1.12.0/jquery.validate.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery-validate/1.12.0/additional-methods.js"></script>

<form id="form" method="post" action="">
  <input type="text" name="first" data-error="#errNm1" />
  <input type="text" name="second" data-error="#errNm2" />
  <div class="errorTxt">
    <span id="errNm2"></span>
    <span id="errNm1"></span>
  </div>
  <input type="submit" class="button" value="Submit" />
</form>