[Solved] Issue with class in InputHtmlAttributes

[Jon Baron]

So I'm having a similar problem as described here:
http://www.telerik.com/community/forums/aspnet-mvc/datepicker/adding-a-css-class-through-inputhtmlattributes.aspx

In short, I need to ignore jquery validation based off certain criteria. So I attempted to use:
.InputHtmlAttributes(new { @class = "ignore1" })

In conjunction with:
<script type="text/javascript">
    // Ignore those fields we don't want to validate
    $(function () {
        var settngs = $.data($('#PersonalTab')[0], 'validator').settings;
        settngs.ignore = ".ignore1";
    });
</script>

This however throws a Jquery error @ var B=A.length; Saying Length is undefined when clicking on the ComboBox, you can tell something is off by the look of the ComboBox as well.

One thing to note, is it works through JQuery:
$(document).ready(function () {
        if (!$('#ddl').hasClass('ignore1')) {
            $("#ddl").addClass("ignore1");
        }
    });

I'd like to avoid the use of unnecessary javascript function downloads. Can anyone help on this?

Thanks!

EDIT/Fix - Change InputHtmlAttributes to HiddenInputHtmlAttributes

[Jon Baron]

Well,

Inspecting the elements shows that the class is adding to the display element, not the hidden one (where the data-val attributes are being added).