client side validation with dynamically added field

Question

I am using jQuery's unobtrusive validation plugin in with ASP.NET MVC. Any fields that are rendered on the server are properly validated.

However, if I dynamically add a field in the form using JavaScript, it is not validated even though it has the appropriate HTML5 data-* attributes.

Can anyone guide me in right direction on how I can achieve this goal?

Answer 1

Simpler Answer:

I am using MVC 4 and JQuery 1.8. I have made it to a modular function which accepts the jQuery object of the newly added element:

function fnValidateDynamicContent($element) {
    var $currForm = $element.closest("form");
    $currForm.removeData("validator");
    $currForm.removeData("unobtrusiveValidation");
    $.validator.unobtrusive.parse($currForm);
    $currForm.validate(); // This line is important and added for client side validation to trigger, without this it didn't fire client side errors.
}

For example, if you added a new table with id tblContacts, then you can invoke like this:

fnValidateDynamicContent($("#tblContacts"))