current password jquery validate code example

Example 1: password and confirm password validation in jquery

Remove the required: true rule.

Demo: Fiddle

jQuery('.validatedForm').validate({
            rules : {
                password : {
                    minlength : 5
                },
                password_confirm : {
                    minlength : 5,
                    equalTo : "#password"
                }
            }

Example 2: view my password jquery

$('#check').click(function(){
	if(document.getElementById('check').checked) {
    $('#test-input').get(0).type = 'text';
  } else {
      $('#test-input').get(0).type = 'password';
  }
});

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<input type='password' id='test-input' /> Show password <input type='checkbox' id='check' />