Custom date format with jQuery validation plugin

Question

How can I specify a custom date formate to be validated with the Validation Plugin for jQuery?

Answer 1

You can create your own custom validation method using the addMethod function. Say you wanted to validate "dd/mm/yyyy":

$.validator.addMethod(     "australianDate",     function(value, element) {         // put your own logic here, this is just a (crappy) example         return value.match(/^\d\d?\/\d\d?\/\d\d\d\d$/);     },     "Please enter a date in the format dd/mm/yyyy." ); 

And then on your form add:

$('#myForm')     .validate({         rules : {             myDate : {                 australianDate : true             }         }     }) ;