I am facing a problem while validating my form.
My html is :
<div class="form-group required">
<label for="address1" class="col-xs-12 col-sm-2 col-md-2 control-label">Address</label>
<div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-9 col-md-9">
<input type="text" class="form-control" name="address1" id="address1">
<label for="address1" class="control-label control-label-under">Address 1</label>
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group required">
<div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-3 col-md-3 col-sm-offset-2 col-md-offset-2">
<input type="text" class="form-control" name="address_city" id="AddressCity">
<label class="control-label control-label-under" for="AddressCity">City</label>
</div>
<p class="row clearfix visible-xs-block"></p>
<div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-3 col-md-3 contact-state">
<input type="text" class="form-control" name="address_state" id="AddressEmirate">
<label class="control-label control-label-under" for="AddressEmirate">Emirate</label>
</div>
<p class="row clearfix visible-xs-block"></p>
<div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-3 col-md-3">
<input type="text" class="form-control" name="address_zip" id="AddressPostal">
<label class="control-label control-label-under" for="AddressPostal"></label>
</div>
</div>
<hr>
And the output is
![](https://www.manongdao.com/static/images/pcload.jpg)
Now the problem is as I need to display them inline so I put them inside same from-group and that is creating issue while validation.
I don't have any validation for postal code. But while validating if any of city/emirate validation fails then postal code also shown in red color. Which I don't want.
My question is how to display them inline as shown in the image but also keep them in separate form-group so that validation does not affect.
It's not difficult, can be achieved with the same HTML structure
Reason: postal code
input highlighted red where it's not required and no validation rule set, because it's inside <div class="form-group required">
where address_state
and address_city
are inside same div
have validation rules set so if any of them invalid, error class .has-error .form-control
triggered and highlight the postal code
input too.
Fiddle example where postal code
input highlighted red but no validation rule set to it.
Solution: set custom error selector
e.g row: '.col-xs-12',
inside validation rules so it will override the default error class .has-error .form-control
and only target the input inside <div class="form-group required">
which has validation rule set and has error.
More Information
Plugin Example
Fiddle example with custom selector
$(document).ready(function () {
$('#contactForm')
.formValidation({
framework: 'bootstrap',
icon: {
valid: 'glyphicon glyphicon-ok',
invalid: 'glyphicon glyphicon-remove',
validating: 'glyphicon glyphicon-refresh'
},
fields: {
address_city: {
row: '.col-xs-12',
validators: {
notEmpty: {
message: 'The city is required'
}
}
},
address_state: {
row: '.col-xs-12',
validators: {
notEmpty: {
message: 'The State is required'
}
}
},
address1: {
validators: {
notEmpty: {
message: 'The Address One required'
}
}
}
}
});
});
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.5/css/bootstrap.min.css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.4.0/css/font-awesome.min.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/formvalidation/0.6.1/css/formValidation.min.css" />
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/formvalidation/0.6.1/js/formValidation.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/formvalidation/0.6.1/js/framework/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
<form id="contactForm" class="form-horizontal">
<div class="form-group required">
<label for="address1" class="col-xs-12 col-sm-2 col-md-2 control-label">Address</label>
<div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-9 col-md-9">
<input type="text" class="form-control" name="address1" id="address1">
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group required">
<div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-3 col-md-3 col-sm-offset-2 col-md-offset-2">
<input type="text" class="form-control" name="address_city" id="AddressCity">
<label class="control-label control-label-under" for="address_city">City</label>
</div>
<p class="row clearfix visible-xs-block" form-group required></p>
<div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-3 col-md-3 contact-state">
<input type="text" class="form-control" name="address_state" id="AddressEmirate">
<label class="control-label control-label-under" for="address_state">Emirate</label>
</div>
<p class="row clearfix visible-xs-block " ></p>
<div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-3 col-md-3">
<input type="text" class="form-control" name="address_zip" id="AddressPostal">
<label class="control-label control-label-under"></label>
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<div class="col-xs-9 col-xs-offset-3">
<button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Submit</button>
</div>
</div>
</form>
SideNote: You have to expand the fiddle view to left, or run the above snippet in full page view they will be exactly like snapshot in question.