jQuery.validator.setDefaults({
        success: "valid"
    }); ;
 $.validator.addMethod(
    "regex",
    function (value, element, regexp) {
        var re = new RegExp(regexp);
        return this.optional(element) || re.test(value);
    },
    "Please check your input."
 );









/**
    * @author GeekTantra
    * @date 24 September 2009
    */
    /*
    * This functions checks where an entered date is valid or not.
    * It also works for leap year feb 29ths.
    * @year: The Year entered in a date
    * @month: The Month entered in a date
    * @day: The Day entered in a date
    */
    function isValidDate(year, month, day) {
        var date = new Date(year, (month - 1), day);
        var DateYear = date.getFullYear();
        var DateMonth = date.getMonth();
        var DateDay = date.getDate();
        if (DateYear == year && DateMonth == (month - 1) && DateDay == day)
            return true;
        else
            return false;
    }
    /*
    * This function checks if there is at-least one element checked in a group of
    * check-boxes or radio buttons.   
    * @id: The ID of the check-box or radio-button group
    */
    function isChecked(id) {
        var ReturnVal = false;
        $("#" + id).find('input[type="radio"]').each(function () {
            if ($(this).is(":checked"))
                ReturnVal = true;
        });
        $("#" + id).find('input[type="checkbox"]').each(function () {
            if ($(this).is(":checked"))
                ReturnVal = true;
        });
        return ReturnVal;
    }

    $.validator.addMethod(
  "totalValidationDate",
   function (value, element) {

       return isValidDate(parseInt(value.split('/')[2]),  parseInt(value.split('/')[0]), parseInt(value.split('/')[1])) || this.optional(element);
   },
  "Please enter a date in the format mm/dd/yyyy"
);



$(document).ready(function () {
        $("#commentForm").validate({
            rules: {
                date1: {
                    required: true,
                    totalValidationDate: true
                },
                textBox1: {
                    regex: "^[a-zA-Z'.\\s]{1,40}$"
                }
            }
        });
    });
$(document).ready(function () {
        $("#date1").datepicker();
    });
Setting Validate Copy Format