/*
* Lets you say "either at least X inputs that match selector Y must be filled,
* OR they must all be skipped (left blank)."
*
* The end result, is that none of these inputs:
*
* <input class="productinfo" name="partnumber">
* <input class="productinfo" name="description">
* <input class="productinfo" name="color">
*
* ...will validate unless either at least two of them are filled,
* OR none of them are.
*
* partnumber: {skip_or_fill_minimum: [2,".productinfo"]},
* description: {skip_or_fill_minimum: [2,".productinfo"]},
* color: {skip_or_fill_minimum: [2,".productinfo"]}
*
* options[0]: number of fields that must be filled in the group
* options[1]: CSS selector that defines the group of conditionally required fields
*
*/
$.validator.addMethod( "skip_or_fill_minimum", function( value, element, options ) {
var $fields = $( options[ 1 ], element.form ),
$fieldsFirst = $fields.eq( 0 ),
validator = $fieldsFirst.data( "valid_skip" ) ? $fieldsFirst.data( "valid_skip" ) : $.extend( {}, this ),
numberFilled = $fields.filter( function() {
return validator.elementValue( this );
} ).length,
isValid = numberFilled === 0 || numberFilled >= options[ 0 ];
// Store the cloned validator for future validation
$fieldsFirst.data( "valid_skip", validator );
// If element isn't being validated, run each skip_or_fill_minimum field's validation rules
if ( !$( element ).data( "being_validated" ) ) {
$fields.data( "being_validated", true );
$fields.each( function() {
validator.element( this );
} );
$fields.data( "being_validated", false );
}
return isValid;
}, $.validator.format( "Please either skip these fields or fill at least {0} of them." ) );
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