validator.addMethod question

validator.addMethod question

Hi,
I have a question regarding the validator.addMethod.  Specifically my question deals with the message part of the addMethod function.  I have the following code in my document.ready function.

 $(document).ready(function() {
var message = "";
            jQuery.validator.addMethod("IsSelectionValid", function(value, element, param) {
                var result = true;


                if ($('#auditTypeDropDownList option:selected').val() == '1' && element.id == 'opinionDropDownList') {
                    if (value == '7' || value == '8') {//7 = other 8 = N/A
                        result = false;
                        message = "<br />* Can use all choices except Other and N/A";
                    }
                    else {
                        result = true;
                    }
                }
                else if ($('#auditTypeDropDownList option:selected').val() == '2' && element.id == 'opinionDropDownList' ||
                $('#auditTypeDropDownList option:selected').val() == '3' && element.id == 'opinionDropDownList') {
                    if (value == '8') {
                        result = true;
                    }
                    else {
                        result = false;
                        message = "<br />* N/A is the only available option for audit opinion with this audit type";
                    }
                }
                return result;
            },message);
});

The problem is I'm unable to get the message to be displayed.  When I put the message variable in an alert I can see the text just fine.  Could someone help me to figure out where I'm going wrong?  Please note I've omitted unnecessary code for easier understanding.

Regards,
Garfield