Parsley JS 2.x - how do you validate hidden fields?

Question

I would like to validate hidden fields, so essentially I want to remove input[type=hidden] from parsley's list of excluded form elements. I've tried explicitly setting excluded elements in parsley's options, but hidden fields are still not validated. E.g:

$(element).parsley({
    excluded: 'input[type=button], input[type=submit]'
});

Any thoughts on how to accomplish this, or what I'm doing wrong?

Answer 1

I'm guessing this is a bug.

Take this form:

<form method="post" id="myForm">
    <input type="text" name="field1" value="" class="required" />
    <input type="hidden" name="hiddeninput" value="" class="required" />
    <input type="submit" value="Go">
</form>

With the following javascript, even though we tell Parsley to validate hidden fields, it does not work:

$("#myForm").parsley({
    excluded: 'input[type=button], input[type=submit], input[type=reset]',
    inputs: 'input, textarea, select, input[type=hidden], :hidden',
});

However, if you define this as a global configuration, it does work

window.ParsleyConfig = {
    excluded: 'input[type=button], input[type=submit], input[type=reset]',
    inputs: 'input, textarea, select, input[type=hidden], :hidden',
};

$("#myForm").parsley();

Answer 2

what i did was: make input field readonly and hide via css.