numberOfInvalids() doesnt account for groups

[simshaun]

For example:

1. There are 3 required fields on a form.
2. 2 of them are grouped using the groups option
   *This causes 2 errors to be displayed

Calling numberOfInvalids() in invalidHandler returns 3 (there were indeed 3 total errors), but only 2 errors are displayed.

I think there needs to be a way to get the number of errors that are displayed to the user.

[CraigStuntz]

Well, you can do it with:

var numberOfErrorMessages = $("#myForm :input.error").length;

[mlynch]

@jzaefferer thoughts on this? I'm not sure what numberOfInvalids was initially meant for.

[jzaefferer]

This demo is using numberOfInvalids: http://jzaefferer.github.com/jquery-validation/demo/marketo/

Taking groups into account seems reasonable.

[jzaefferer]

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