datepicker validator

[David]

hi,
i'm using the kendo datepicker but i want to add a custom validation rule to this.. how do i go about it? if i combine datepicker + validator, the validation is triggered on clicking the date calender button.

[Iliana Dyankova]

Hello David,

You could set a custom validation rules via the rules property of the Kendo UI Validator. For example: 

<div id="MyForm">
  <ul>
    <li>
       <input id="datepicker" required />
    </li>
  </ul>
</div>

<script>
   $(document).ready(function() {
      $("#datepicker").kendoDatePicker({});

      $("#MyForm").kendoValidator({
        rules: {
          custom: function(input){
            //debugger;
          }
        }
      })
    });
</script>

Regarding the behavior you have observed ("the validation is triggered on clicking the date calendar button") - I tried to reproduce it, but to no avail. In order to assist you best please provide some more details or even best a small but runnable project which illustrates your scenario. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Regards,
Iliana Nikolova
the Telerik team