Try
$('form').trigger('submit');
http://docs.jquery.com/Events#trigger.28_type.2C_data_.29
On May 20, 11:40 pm, "S. Robert James" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I tried doing this manually:
>
> if (jQuery('form').submit()) { // fire the JavaScript event, perhaps
> to validate
> // if true, then actually submit it
> // BUG it's always true, even if event returns false!
> jQuery('form')[0].submit();
>
> }
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated - basically I want to fire the
> registered event handlers and capture their return code.
>
> On May 20, 2:15 pm, "S. Robert James" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > One big problem I keep on running into is that event handlers don't
> > fire when the event is called via jQuery.
>
> > For instance, I want to disable submitting a form:
> > jQuery('form').bind('submit', function() { return false; })
>
> > Works like a charm. But, if I use jQuery then to submit the form, it
> > still does it! Likewise with onclick events, etc. Is there any
> > solution?
