SO - 26203056

by Arun P Johny

HTML

<script src="//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery-validate/1.11.1/jquery.validate.min.js"></script>
<form>
    <div>
        <input name="f1" />
    </div>
    <div>
        <input name="f2" />
    </div>
    <div>
        <input name="f3" />
    </div>
    <input type="submit" />
</form>

JavaScript

$('form').validate({
    rules: {
        f1: {
            required: true,
            minlength: 8
        },
        f2: {
            required: true,
            minlength: 8
        },
        f3: {
            required: true,
            minlength: 8
        }
    }
});
$.validator.messages.required = function (param, input) {
    return 'The ' + input.name + ' field is required';
}
$.validator.messages.minlength = function (param, input) {
    return 'Please enter at least ' + input.name + ' characters for ' + input.name;
}