Great! Thanks for your fast reply.
I will try it tonight.
The reason why i need this, is that i'm trying to combine Validate
with jNice.
Thanks again,
Knal
On Mar 2, 1:35 pm, Jörn Zaefferer <joern.zaeffe...@googlemail.com>
wrote:
> You can use the valid-method to trigger the validation any time:
> $("#contact_form").valid();
>
> Jörn
>
> On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 1:30 PM, knal <knalp...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi there,
>
> > I have a form which is validated with the jQuery Validate PI.
> > The JS roughly looks as follows:
>
> > <code>
> > var validator = $("#contact_form").validate({
> > rules: {
> > name: {
> > required: true
> > }
> > },
> > messages: {
> > name: {
> > required: "Required field"
> > }
> > },
> > errorElement: "span"
> > });
>
> > $(".myClass").click(function(){
> > // validate but don't submit
> > });
> > </code>
>
> > What i want with the extra function, is to validate the form, but
> > don't submit it. So it will manage the error messages, but won't take
> > any further action. Also, i only want it to validate on myClass.click
> > after the user has already tried ti submit, just like Validate's
> > default behaviour.
>
> > Hope things are clear.
>
> > Many thanks,
> > Knal
