See this demo: http://jquery.bassistance.de/validate/demo/ajaxSubmit-intergration-demo.html
Jörn On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 11:33 PM, Eben Goodman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm trying to submit a form via ajax using the form plugin, and also perform > some validation, using the validate plugin. The problem I'm having is that > when I submit the form, it performs the validation, but also submits it and > returns the ajax response, regardless of the validation result... I need to > figure out the proper coding so the submit only fires ifif it passes > validation... Here's the code I have at this point, any suggestions is > appreciated: > > $().ready(function() { > $("#my_form").validate({ > rules: { field_1: > "required", > }, > messages: { > field_1: "<span > style='color:red;font-weight:bold'> required</span>", > > } > }); > }); > $(document).ready(function() { > var options = { > target: '#response', > success: response > }; > $('#my_form').ajaxForm(options); > }); > function response(){ > alert("The form has been submitted."); > } > >