jQuery Validation Without Form Submit
Short tutorial on how to submit a form without the submit button. This is using the valid function within the jquery validate plugin
This is an example on how to submit a form without actually clicking on the submit form. Useful in many applications.
This is using the jQuery Validation Plugin.
$(document).ready(function() { $("#test").validate({ // initialize plugin on the form rules: { ... } ... // etc. }); $(".next").click(function(){ // capture the click if($("#test").valid()){ // test for validity // do stuff if form is valid } else { // do stuff if form is not valid } }); });
.validate() is what initializes the Validation plugin on your form.
.valid() returns true or false depending on if your form is presently valid.
Learn More: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12098103/need-jquery-validate-without-submit