// Adapted from: http://xhalent.wordpress.com/2011/01/24/applying-unobtrusive-validation-to-dynamic-content/ (function ($) { $.validator.unobtrusive.reparse = function (selector) { //use the normal unobstrusive.parse method $.validator.unobtrusive.parse(selector); //get the relevant form var form = $(selector).first().closest('form'); //get the collections of unobstrusive validators, and jquery validators //and compare the two var unobtrusiveValidation = form.data('unobtrusiveValidation'); var validator = form.validate(); $.each(unobtrusiveValidation.options.rules, function (elname, elrules) { if (validator.settings.rules[elname] == undefined) { var args = {}; $.extend(args, elrules); args.messages = unobtrusiveValidation.options.messages[elname]; //edit:use quoted strings for the name selector $("[name='" + elname + "']").rules("add", args); } else { $.each(elrules, function (rulename, data) { if (validator.settings.rules[elname][rulename] == undefined) { var args = {}; args[rulename] = data; args.messages = unobtrusiveValidation.options.messages[elname][rulename]; //edit:use quoted strings for the name selector $("[name='" + elname + "']").rules("add", args); } }); } }); } })($);