jQuery validte change default messages

jQuery validte change default messages

I know I can use messages to set the message I want, even my language, but if the message are the same, I have to type it over and over again, such as

  1. $('form').validate({
  2.       rules {
  3.             a: 'required',
  4.             b: 'required'
  5.       },
  6.       messages: {
  7.             a: {
  8.                   required: 'please input'
  9.             },
  10.             b: {
  11.                   required: 'please input'
  12.             }
  13.       }
  14. });
Can I set change the default messages for saving time?