JQuery Validate dynamically change ignore rule

Question

I have a simple validate block like this:

$("#myForm").validate({
     ignore: ":hidden"
});

When the user clicks a certain button, I would like to change that ignore rule to ignore: [] , then validate it and then switch back. I realize I could use classes instead but I want to know if there is a way around that.

Edit: It should be noted that ignore: [] is the proper way to do it when using .validate().

Answer 1

$('#myForm').validate().settings.ignore = "newIgnore";

The validate() method returns you a reference to the validator object you created with your original validate() call.

You can then call the property .settings.ignore