mcValidate (2012)
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jQuery plugin for JS Validation by CSS
This jQuery plugin serves a very specific purpose of performing client-side Javascript validation of form elements using CSS classes to determine the rules. It was created for the Millennium Cohort Study to satisfy very specific needs:
1. to provide specific validation rules across a 30+ page survey
2. to not enforce validation; to allow the user to input and submit incorrect data if they choose to (as if they were writing in on a paper survey)
3. to not annoy the user; to allow the option to validate once and then disappear
A previous site inherited by William used a lot of Javascript spread across multiple files and sometimes embedded in the views. As a side benefit of using this plugin to validate is that validation rules are easily searchable and identifiable. For more information, including the code, please see the GitHub link.
1. to provide specific validation rules across a 30+ page survey
2. to not enforce validation; to allow the user to input and submit incorrect data if they choose to (as if they were writing in on a paper survey)
3. to not annoy the user; to allow the option to validate once and then disappear
A previous site inherited by William used a lot of Javascript spread across multiple files and sometimes embedded in the views. As a side benefit of using this plugin to validate is that validation rules are easily searchable and identifiable. For more information, including the code, please see the GitHub link.
