Multiple Validation Rules

[James]

Where is the best place for documentation?  I am trying to add multiple rules to my validator but I have something that is causing it to default to the first rule.  Can you help with this?

01.<script>
02.    var myValidator = $('#keying_form').kendoValidator({
03.        rules: {
04.            custom: function (element) {
05.                var attr = $(element).attr('checkDates');
06.                if (typeof attr !== typeof undefined && attr !== false) {
07.                    console.log('validating a date--> ');
08.                    console.log(element);
09.
10.                    var value = $(element).val();
11.
12.                    if (value == null || value.length === 0) {
13.                        console.log('date is empty.');
14.                        return true;
15.                    }
16.
17.                    var date = kendo.parseDate(value);
18.                    if (!date) {
19.                        console.log('date is invalid!');
20.                        return false;
21.                    }
22.
23.                    console.log('date is valid.');
24.
25.                }
26.
27.                return true;
28.            },
29.            custom2: function (element) {
30.                var attr = $(element).attr('checkTime');
31.                if (typeof attr !== typeof undefined && attr !== false) {
32.                    console.log('validating a time--> ');
33.                    console.log(element);
34.
35.                    var value = $(element).val();
36.
37.                    if (value == null || value.length === 0) {
38.                        console.log('time is empty.');
39.                        return true;
40.                    }
41.
42.                    var date = kendo.parseDate(value);
43.                    if (!date) {
44.                        console.log('time is invalid!');
45.                        return false;
46.                    }
47.
48.                    console.log('time is valid.');
49.
50.                }
51.
52.                return true;
53.            },
54.
55.        },
56.        messages: {
57.            custom: function (element) {
58.                return $(element).val() + ' is not a valid date.';
59.            },
60.            custom2: function (element) {
61.                return $(element).val() + ' is not a valid time.';
62.            }
63.
64.        },
65.    });
66.
67.</script>

[James]

I am using MVC for this project.  Below are two of the input items I want to validate.

<div id="pod">

    <div class="left half">
        @(Html.Kendo().DatePickerFor(model => model.PODDate)
              .Value(DateTime.Today)
              .HtmlAttributes(new
              {
                  @style = "width:100%;",
                  checkdates = "true"
              }))
        <span class="k-invalid-msg" data-for="PODDate"></span>
    </div>
    <div class="right half">
        @(Html.Kendo().TimePickerFor(model => model.PODTime)
              .HtmlAttributes(new
              {
                  @style = "width:100%;",
                  checktime = "true",
              }))
        <span class="k-invalid-msg" data-for="PODTime"></span>
    </div>
</div>

[Alexander Valchev]

Hi James,

If I understood correctly the issue is that only the first custom rule is evaluated. That is expected - if there are multiple custom rules, the rules will run in order. The validation will stop at the first rule that fails and display the validation error message associated with that rule.

For more information please check this help topic: http://docs.telerik.com/kendo-ui/framework/validator/overview#custom-validation-rules

Regards,
Alexander Valchev
Telerik