jquery validation validate onSubmit

Insert the code in a submit event:
Suppose your submit button has an id of 'submit':

 $('#submit') .submit(function() {
  //Do the validation here:
}):

That is quite googleable

http://www.jquery4u.com/forms/jquery-validation-validate-form-submit/

if you put validation into submit be sure to add e.preventDefault(); to it. Otherwise it just submits as supposed without validating.

$('#submit') .click(function(e) {
e.preventDefault(); // prevents from submitting

// do validation here

if(valid) {
$(this).submit();

} else {
// show error msg somewehre
}
}): 

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Hi,

Should be like this -

$("#myform").validate({
 submitHandler: function(form) {
   form.submit();
 }
});

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More info - http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Validation/Validator#Validator

Hope it helps u...

The problem is I the onchange event that what I think is triggering the validation as I start typing.
$('#server').change(function () {
                        if ($("#server").val() == 0) {
                              $("#file1").parent().show();
                              $("#file2").parent().hide();
                              $("#file2").val('');
                        }else{
                              $("#file1").parent().hide();
                              $("#file2").parent().show();
                              $("#file1").val('');
                        }
                  }).change();

Hi,

May be! Check that too!

I did . I just don't know how to overcome this.

Hi,

Just comment that code!

I can not because it is conditional depends on the value of server certain field will shown/hidden

Hi,

Can you post the full code? I'm not getting your problem exactly!

<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
			$.validator.addMethod("filename", function(value, element) {
               // return this.optional(element) || /^[a-z]\w*\.(html|htm|swf)$/i.test(value);
				 return this.optional(element) || /^.*\.(html|htm|swf)$/i.test(value);
            }, "Please specify a valid file name");



});


	$(document).ready(function () {
		//alert($("#locOwner").val());
		$("#audienceName").parent().show();
		if ($("#locOwner").val() == 0){
			$("#creator").parent().show();
			$("#tool").parent().show();
			$("#server").parent().show();
			$("#file1").parent().hide();
			$("#file2").parent().hide();
			$('#server').change(function () {
				if ($("#server").val() == 0) {
					$("#file1").parent().show();
					$("#file2").parent().hide();
					$("#file2").val('');
				}else{
					$("#file1").parent().hide();
					$("#file2").parent().show();
					$("#file1").val('');
				}
			}).change();
		}else{
			$("#creator").parent().hide();
			$("#tool").parent().hide();
			$("#server").parent().hide();
			$("#file1").parent().hide();
			$("#file2").parent().hide();
		}
	});
</script>

$('#audienceForm').validate(
{
rules: {
creator: {
required: function(element) {
return ($("#locOwner").val()== 0);
}
},
tool: {
required: function(element) {
return ($("#locOwner").val()== 0);
}
},
server: {
required: function(element) {
return ($("#locOwner").val()== 0);
}
},
audienceName:{
required: function(element){
return ($("#adminAudience").val().length == 0);
}
},
file1: {
required: function(element) {
return ($("#locOwner").val()== 0 && $("#server").val()== 0);
}
,
filename: true
},
file2: {
required: function(element) {
return ($("#locOwner").val()== 0 && $("#server").val()== 1);
},
url:true
}
},
messages:{
audienceName:{ required: 'Enter a Administrator Audience.'}
}
}
);

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