[solved] don't understand javascript variable scope; now talking about validation plugin

[eluser]Fabdrol[/eluser]
Even better, you could put the list of menu items in your javascript. Much more easier.

In your controller:

Code:

public function menuEditor() {
    $data['menus'] = json_encode($this->model->menus());
    // ... rest of my code
}

In your view:

Code:

<scr+ipt>
$(document).ready(function() {

var valid = true;
var takenMenus = &lt;?=$menus?&gt;;
// gets loaded as json object, so you can do things like:
for ( i in takenMenus ) {
    var menu = takenMenus[i];
    if(myNewMenu == menu) {
        valid = false;
    }
}

});
</sc+ript>