[jquery] jQuery select box validation

I have following code in jQuery.
I need to display a validation message "Year Required" when the option value of select element is "0".

<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function () {
   $("#register").validate({
       debug: true,
       rules: {
           year: {
               required: function () {
                   if ($("#year option[value='0']")) {
                       return true;
                   } else {
                       return false;
                   }
               }
           }
       },
       messages: {
           year: "Year Required",
       },
   });
})
</script>

Select box

<select name="year"  id="year">
    <option value="0">Year</option>
    <option value="1">1919</option>
    <option value="2">1920</option>
    <option value="3">1921</option>
    <option value="4">1922</option>
</select>

To put a require rule on a select list you just need an option with an empty value

<option value="">Year</option>

then just applying required on its own is enough

<script>
    $(function () {
        $("form").validate();
    });
</script>

with form

<form>
<select name="year" id="year" class="required">
    <option value="">Year</option>
    <option value="1">1919</option>
    <option value="2">1920</option>
    <option value="3">1921</option>
    <option value="4">1922</option>
</select>
<input type="submit" />
</form>

fiddle is here

http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Validation/Methods/required

edit the code for 'select' as below for checking for a 0 or null value selection from select list

case 'select':
var options = $("option:selected", element);
return (options[0].value != 0 && options.length > 0 && options[0].value != '') && (element.type == "select-multiple" || ($.browser.msie && !(options[0].attributes['value'].specified) ? options[0].text : options[0].value).length > 0);

Jquery Select Box Validation.You can Alert Message via alert or Put message in Div as per your requirements.

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>_x000D_
<div id="message"></div>_x000D_
<form method="post">_x000D_
<select name="year"  id="year">_x000D_
    <option value="0">Year</option>_x000D_
    <option value="1">1919</option>_x000D_
    <option value="2">1920</option>_x000D_
    <option value="3">1921</option>_x000D_
    <option value="4">1922</option>_x000D_
</select>_x000D_
<button id="clickme">Click</button>_x000D_
</form>_x000D_
<script>_x000D_
$("#clickme").click(function(){_x000D_
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if( $("#year option:selected").val()=='0'){_x000D_
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alert("Please select one option at least");_x000D_
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  $("#message").html("Select At least one option");_x000D_
_x000D_
}_x000D_
_x000D_
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});_x000D_
_x000D_
</script>

simplify the whole thing a bit, fix some issues with commas which will blow up some browsers:

  $(document).ready(function () {
       $("#register").validate({
           debug: true,
           rules: {
               year: {
                   required: function () {
                       return ($("#year option:selected").val() == "0");
                   }
               }
           },
           messages: {
               year: "Year Required"
           }
       });
   });

Jumping to an assumption, should your select not have this attribute validate="required:true"?