Merge pull request posabsolute#562 from fmtn7/validate_non-visible_fields_patch

posabsolute · posabsolute · commit b6a803f9927d · 2012-12-11T17:59:53.000-08:00
Validating Non-Visible Fields
diff --git a/js/jquery.validationEngine.js b/js/jquery.validationEngine.js
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@
 				++$.validationEngine.fieldIdCounter;
 			}
 
-			if (field.is(":hidden") && !options.prettySelect || field.parent().is(":hidden"))
+           if (!options.validateNonVisibleFields && (field.is(":hidden") && !options.prettySelect || field.parent().is(":hidden")))
 				return false;
 
 			var rulesParsing = field.attr(options.validateAttribute);
@@ -1954,6 +1954,8 @@
 		focusFirstField:true,
 		// Show prompts, set to false to disable prompts
 		showPrompts: true,
+       // Should we attempt to validate non-visible input fields contained in the form? (Useful in cases of tabbed containers, e.g. jQuery-UI tabs)
+       validateNonVisibleFields: false,
 		// Opening box position, possible locations are: topLeft,
 		// topRight, bottomLeft, centerRight, bottomRight, inline
 		// inline gets inserted after the validated field or into an element specified in data-prompt-target
