Examples / Basic

Use multiple elements with the same name

It's possible to validate multiple fields with the same name. The fields can be radio buttons, checkboxes or text boxes, etc.

<form id="multipleForm" method="post" class="form-horizontal">
    <div class="form-group">
        <label class="col-lg-3 control-label">Gender</label>
        <div class="col-lg-5">
            <div class="radio">
                <label>
                    <input type="radio" name="gender" value="male" /> Male
                </label>
            </div>
            <div class="radio">
                <label>
                    <input type="radio" name="gender" value="female" /> Female
                </label>
            </div>
            <div class="radio">
                <label>
                    <input type="radio" name="gender" value="other" /> Other
                </label>
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>

    <div class="form-group">
        <label class="col-lg-3 control-label">Favourite browser</label>
        <div class="col-lg-5">
            <div class="checkbox">
                <label>
                    <input type="checkbox" name="browsers[]" value="chrome" /> Google Chrome
                </label>
            </div>
            <div class="checkbox">
                <label>
                    <input type="checkbox" name="browsers[]" value="firefox" /> Firefox
                </label>
            </div>
            <div class="checkbox">
                <label>
                    <input type="checkbox" name="browsers[]" value="ie" /> IE
                </label>
            </div>
            <div class="checkbox">
                <label>
                    <input type="checkbox" name="browsers[]" value="safari" /> Safari
                </label>
            </div>
            <div class="checkbox">
                <label>
                    <input type="checkbox" name="browsers[]" value="opera" /> Opera
                </label>
            </div>
            <div class="checkbox">
                <label>
                    <input type="checkbox" name="browsers[]" value="other" /> Other
                </label>
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>

    <div class="form-group">
        <label class="col-lg-3 control-label">Editors</label>
        <div class="col-lg-5">
            <input class="form-control" type="text" name="editors[]" />
        </div>
    </div>
    <div class="form-group">
        <div class="col-lg-offset-3 col-lg-5">
            <input class="form-control" type="text" name="editors[]" />
        </div>
    </div>
    <div class="form-group">
        <div class="col-lg-offset-3 col-lg-5">
            <input class="form-control" type="text" name="editors[]" />
        </div>
    </div>
    <div class="form-group">
        <div class="col-lg-offset-3 col-lg-5">
            <input class="form-control" type="text" name="editors[]" />
        </div>
    </div>

    <div class="form-group">
        <div class="col-lg-9 col-lg-offset-3">
            <button type="submit" class="btn btn-default">Validate</button>
        </div>
    </div>
</form>
$(document).ready(function() {
    $('#multipleForm')
        .bootstrapValidator({
            feedbackIcons: {
                valid: 'glyphicon glyphicon-ok',
                invalid: 'glyphicon glyphicon-remove',
                validating: 'glyphicon glyphicon-refresh'
            },
            fields: {
                gender: {
                    validators: {
                        notEmpty: {
                            message: 'The gender is required'
                        }
                    }
                },
                'browsers[]': {
                    validators: {
                        notEmpty: {
                            message: 'Please specify at least one browser you use daily for development'
                        }
                    }
                },
                'editors[]': {
                    validators: {
                        notEmpty: {
                            message: 'The editor names are required'
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        });
});