diff --git a/framework/assets/yii.validation.js b/framework/assets/yii.validation.js
index 0865237..8ed7f61 100644
--- a/framework/assets/yii.validation.js
+++ b/framework/assets/yii.validation.js
@@ -79,6 +79,26 @@ yii.validation = (function ($) {
 				|| options.strict && (value === options.trueValue || value === options.falseValue);
 
 			valid || messages.push(options.message);
+		},
+
+		email: function (value, messages, options) {
+			if (options.skipOnEmpty && isEmpty(value)) {
+				return;
+			}
+
+			var valid = value.match(options.pattern) && (!options.allowName || value.match(options.fullPattern));
+
+			valid || messages.push(options.message);
+		},
+
+		regularExpression: function (value, messages, options) {
+			if (options.skipOnEmpty && isEmpty(value)) {
+				return;
+			}
+
+			if (!value.match(options.pattern)) {
+				messages.push(options.message)
+			}
 		}
 	};
 })(jQuery);
diff --git a/framework/validators/CompareValidator.php b/framework/validators/CompareValidator.php
index 720ab56..68504e5 100644
--- a/framework/validators/CompareValidator.php
+++ b/framework/validators/CompareValidator.php
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ class CompareValidator extends Validator
 			$options['skipOnEmpty'] = 1;
 		}
 
-		$options['message'] = Html::encode(strtr($options['message'], array(
+		$options['message'] = Html::encode(strtr($this->message, array(
 			'{attribute}' => $object->getAttributeLabel($attribute),
 			'{value}' => $object->$attribute,
 			'{compareValue}' => $compareValue,
diff --git a/framework/validators/EmailValidator.php b/framework/validators/EmailValidator.php
index e498975..ad74dd6 100644
--- a/framework/validators/EmailValidator.php
+++ b/framework/validators/EmailValidator.php
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 namespace yii\validators;
 
 use Yii;
+use yii\helpers\Html;
+use yii\helpers\JsExpression;
+use yii\helpers\Json;
 
 /**
  * EmailValidator validates that the attribute value is a valid email address.
@@ -100,20 +103,19 @@ class EmailValidator extends Validator
 	 */
 	public function clientValidateAttribute($object, $attribute)
 	{
-		$message = strtr($this->message, array(
-			'{attribute}' => $object->getAttributeLabel($attribute),
-			'{value}' => $object->$attribute,
-		));
-
-		$condition = "!value.match( {$this->pattern})";
-		if ($this->allowName) {
-			$condition .= " && !value.match( {$this->fullPattern})";
+		$options = array(
+			'pattern' => new JsExpression($this->pattern),
+			'fullPattern' => new JsExpression($this->fullPattern),
+			'allowName' => $this->allowName,
+			'message' => Html::encode(strtr($this->message, array(
+				'{attribute}' => $object->getAttributeLabel($attribute),
+				'{value}' => $object->$attribute,
+			))),
+		);
+		if ($this->skipOnEmpty) {
+			$options['skipOnEmpty'] = 1;
 		}
 
-		return "
-if(" . ($this->skipOnEmpty ? "$.trim(value)!='' && " : '') . $condition . ") {
-	messages.push(" . json_encode($message) . ");
-}
-";
+		return 'yii.validation.email(value, messages, ' . Json::encode($options) . ');';
 	}
 }
diff --git a/framework/validators/RegularExpressionValidator.php b/framework/validators/RegularExpressionValidator.php
index 6c69be3..f3f34f6 100644
--- a/framework/validators/RegularExpressionValidator.php
+++ b/framework/validators/RegularExpressionValidator.php
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ namespace yii\validators;
 
 use Yii;
 use yii\base\InvalidConfigException;
+use yii\helpers\Html;
+use yii\helpers\JsExpression;
+use yii\helpers\Json;
 
 /**
  * RegularExpressionValidator validates that the attribute value matches the specified [[pattern]].
@@ -81,11 +84,6 @@ class RegularExpressionValidator extends Validator
 	 */
 	public function clientValidateAttribute($object, $attribute)
 	{
-		$message = strtr($this->message, array(
-			'{attribute}' => $object->getAttributeLabel($attribute),
-			'{value}' => $object->$attribute,
-		));
-
 		$pattern = $this->pattern;
 		$pattern = preg_replace('/\\\\x\{?([0-9a-fA-F]+)\}?/', '\u$1', $pattern);
 		$deliminator = substr($pattern, 0, 1);
@@ -100,10 +98,17 @@ class RegularExpressionValidator extends Validator
 			$pattern .= preg_replace('/[^igm]/', '', $flag);
 		}
 
-		return "
-if (" . ($this->skipOnEmpty ? "$.trim(value)!='' && " : '') . ($this->not ? '' : '!') . "value.match($pattern)) {
-	messages.push(" . json_encode($message) . ");
-}
-";
+		$options = array(
+			'pattern' => new JsExpression($pattern),
+			'message' => Html::encode(strtr($this->message, array(
+				'{attribute}' => $object->getAttributeLabel($attribute),
+				'{value}' => $object->$attribute,
+			))),
+		);
+		if ($this->skipOnEmpty) {
+			$options['skipOnEmpty'] = 1;
+		}
+
+		return 'yii.validation.regularExpression(value, messages, ' . Json::encode($options) . ');';
 	}
 }
diff --git a/framework/validators/RequiredValidator.php b/framework/validators/RequiredValidator.php
index 7202ec3..4c14a8d 100644
--- a/framework/validators/RequiredValidator.php
+++ b/framework/validators/RequiredValidator.php
@@ -40,6 +40,15 @@ class RequiredValidator extends Validator
 	 * to check if the attribute value is empty.
 	 */
 	public $strict = false;
+	/**
+	 * @var string the user-defined error message. It may contain the following placeholders which
+	 * will be replaced accordingly by the validator:
+	 *
+	 * - `{attribute}`: the label of the attribute being validated
+	 * - `{value}`: the value of the attribute being validated
+	 * - `{requiredValue}`: the value of [[requiredValue]]
+	 */
+	public $message;
 
 	/**
 	 * Initializes the validator.