JQuery URL Validator

Question

All,

I am trying to use JQuery's URL Validator plugin.

http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Validation/Methods/url

I have a text box that has a URL. I want to write a function which takes the textbox value, uses the jquery's validator plugin to validate urls and returns true or false.

Something like Ex:

function validateURL(textval)
{
 // var valid = get jquery's validate plugin return value
  if(valid)
  {
    return true;
  }
  return false;
}

I wanted this to be a reusable function..

Thanks

Answer 1

The validate() jQuery is made to validate a form itself I believe, not just an individual field.

I think you would be better off using a regex to validate a single textbox if you are not trying to a do a form validation.

Here's an example of a SO question that works.

function validateURL(textval) {
  var urlregex = new RegExp(
        "^(http:\/\/www.|https:\/\/www.|ftp:\/\/www.|www.){1}([0-9A-Za-z]+\.)");
  return urlregex.test(textval);
}

Source: here