You can add class="cancel" to any submit button to skip validation.
Jörn On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 6:08 AM, jmarnold <rncodep...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I'm working on integrating the validate plugin with ASP.NET. I have > the basic validation working just fine but I'm running into a few > limitations of the plugin now with regards to ASP.NET's concept of > CausesValdiation and ValidationGroup. I envision having some sort of > grouping mechanism of rules by name. I think this goes beyond ASP.NET > integration as it would allow for simple validation of sub-forms. > Maybe something like: > > $('#myform').validate({ > rules: { > 'SignUp' : { > firstname: { > required:true, > validationGroup: 'name' > } > } > } > }); > > I'm not sure of the best way to trigger the validation of that rule > set. Maybe there could be some sort of submission method through the > validator that would handle that? (e.g., > ('#myform').submitThroughValidation('SignUp')). > > It would also be great to specify a selector for elements that can > bypass validation. Perhaps something like: > > $('#myform').validate({ > skipValidation: '#cancelButton' > }); > >