validate() Doesn't work inside an on('click' function

[aruberutochan]

Hi. Thank you very much for your plugin, it is amazing. I am having an issue while I am trying to validate some fields programatically. In essential: I have a form that ends with a validate button, I'd like to program a web form which checks some fields passed with an array of Ids like array = ['#myId1', '#myId2'] i have this code:

$('#validate-button').on('click', function () {
   for (var j = 0; j < array.length; j++) {
       var input_id = array[j];
       $(input_id).validate(function(valid, elem) {
          if (valid) {
              console.log('It looks valid');                                 
         } else {
              console.log('It is Invalid');
         }
    });  
});

However it is not sending anything to the console. Curiously if i put the funciton .validate(... outside of the button click, it works, but not when it is inside. Have I missed anything? Thanks

[victorjonsson]

Have you tried to debug every step?

$('#validate-button').on('click', function () {
   console.log('button clicked');
   for (var j = 0; j < array.length; j++) {
       var input_id = array[j];
      console.log($(input_id).length ? 'Found element to validate' : 'Did not find '+input_id);
       $(input_id).validate(function(valid, elem) {
          if (valid) {
              console.log('It looks valid');                                 
         } else {
              console.log('It is Invalid');
         }
    });  
});

[aruberutochan]

Yes, I put a console.log in every step and the one that doesn't fire is the one inside .validate function.

[victorjonsson]

Yes, we have a bug here http://jsbin.com/wiginireji/edit?html,console,output

[victorjonsson]

Fixed in tag 2.3.74

[aruberutochan]

sorry, I forgot to say thanks :-)

[modelesque]

Has this been added? I am using v.2.3.77 and validate() doesn't work for me. Similar code (running validate on click), put console.log everywhere and narrowed it down to the function not working. Any help?