title: jQuery Validate : Validating specific group
body: <p>I am attempting to use <code>jQuery Validate</code>, and one of my requirements is to validate some specific groups as they go through a wizard user interface. I cannot seem to locate the jQuery Validate documentation for this feature, though, and can only find very vague references to it online.</p>
  
  <p>My declaration is essentially like this;</p>
  
  <pre><code>form.validate({
                      groups: {
                          raceGroup: "race",
                          identityGroup: "name gender age"
                      },
                      rules: {
                          race: {
                              required: true,
                          },
                          gender: {
                              valueNotEquals: "Select Gender ...",
                              required: true
                          },
                          name: {
                              pattern: "^(?!.*[ ]{2})(?!.*[']{2})(?!.*[-]{2})(?:[a-zA-Z0-9 \p{L}'-]{3,64}$)$"
                          }
                      },
                      messages: {
                          race: {
                              required: "this is a required for your character."
                          },
                          name: {
                              pattern: "You have entered an invalid name."
                          },
                          gender: {
                              valueNotEquals: "You must select a valid gender.",
                              required: "You must select a valid gender."
                          }
                      }
                  });
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Okay, so I have the groups defined ... but now what? How can I check if everything within a group is valid? (or invalid)</p>