Rules (v2)

Use these rules as the second argument to bootstrapValidate(). Empty optional fields pass non-required rules in v2.3.0 and later.

Filter rules

min

Require a given minimum character count.

Since 1.0.0 1 option

bootstrapValidate('#input', 'min:20:Enter at least 20 characters!')

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max

Maximum character count required.

Since 1.0.0 1 option

bootstrapValidate('#input', 'max:42:Please dont enter more than 42 characters!')

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email

Require a valid E-Mail Address.

Since 1.0.3 0 options

bootstrapValidate('#input', 'email:Enter a valid email address')

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required

Require a field to be filled out.

Since 1.0.7 0 options

bootstrapValidate('#input', 'required:Please fill out this field!')

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url

Require a valid URL.

Since 1.0.10 0 options

bootstrapValidate('#input', 'url:Please enter a valid URL!')

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integer

Require a valid integer.

Since 1.0.10 0 options

bootstrapValidate('#input', 'integer:Please fill out this input field!')

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numeric

Require a valid numeric input.

Since 1.0.10 0 options

bootstrapValidate('#input', 'numeric:Please only enter numeric characters!')

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alphanum

Require alphanumeric input, e.g. 0-9 and a-Z.

Since 1.0.10 0 options

bootstrapValidate('#input', 'alphanum:Please only enter alphanumeric characters!')

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ISO8601

Validate user input against ISO 8601 Format.

Since v2.1.0 0 options

bootstrapValidate('#input', 'ISO8601:Your input does not match the wanted format YYYY-MM-DD')

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regex

Test a Regular Expression against an input value

Since v2.1.0 1 option

bootstrapValidate('#input', 'regex:^[a-z]+$:Please fulfill my regex')

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divisible

Test if input number can be divided by given number and the result is an exact whole number.

Since v2.1.0 1 option

bootstrapValidate('#input', 'divisible:15:15 is not divisible by 4.')

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contains

Require the input to contain a given string.

Since 1.0.11 1 option

bootstrapValidate('#input', 'contains:something:Your text needs to contain something!')

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startsWith

Require the input value to start with a given string.

Since 1.1.0 1 option

bootstrapValidate('#input', 'startsWith:+49:Your phone number needs to start with +49')

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endsWith

Require the input value to end with a given string.

Since 1.1.0 1 option

bootstrapValidate('#input', 'endsWith:UCV:Your Input needs to end with UCV')

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matches

Require the input value to match the given inputs value. Like bootstrapValidate's first Parameter, you can pass a selector or Element.

Since 1.1.0 1 option

bootstrapValidate('#input', 'matches:#passwordConfirm:Your passwords should match')

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alpha

Validate only alphabetic characters - a-z, A-Z.

Since 1.1.0 0 options

bootstrapValidate('#input', 'alpha:You can only input alphabetic characters')

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inArray

Validate if user input is in given array. Similar to contains, but with an array.

Since 2.2.0 1 option

bootstrapValidate('#input', 'inArray:(ABC, DEF, GHI):Your input must be any of (ABC, DEF, GHI)')

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requiredUnless

Require a field unless another field already has a value.

Since 2.3.0 1 option

bootstrapValidate('#input', 'requiredUnless:#secondaryEmail:Enter at least one email address')

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text

Require Latin letters, accented Latin letters, spaces, apostrophes, and hyphens.

Since 2.3.0 0 options

bootstrapValidate('#input', 'text:Enter letters only')

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between

Require a numeric value between two inclusive bounds.

Since 2.3.0 2 options

bootstrapValidate('#input', 'between:18:65:Enter a number between 18 and 65')

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