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B. Clay Shannon-B. Crow Raven
B. Clay Shannon-B. Crow Raven

Reputation: 10297

How can I validate an entire page with the jQuery Validate plugin?

Using the jQuery validate plugin is easy in certain situations, such as this, from the official docs, where are here:

<form class="cmxform" id="commentForm" method="get" action="">
  <fieldset>
    <legend>Please provide your name, email address (won't be published) and a comment</legend>
    <p>
      <label for="cname">Name (required, at least 2 characters)</label>
      <input id="cname" name="name" minlength="2" type="text" required>
    </p>
    <p>
      <label for="cemail">E-Mail (required)</label>
      <input id="cemail" type="email" name="email" required>
    </p>
    <p>
      <label for="curl">URL (optional)</label>
      <input id="curl" type="url" name="url">
    </p>
    <p>
      <label for="ccomment">Your comment (required)</label>
      <textarea id="ccomment" name="comment" required></textarea>
    </p>
    <p>
      <input class="submit" type="submit" value="Submit">
    </p>
  </fieldset>
</form>
<script>
$("#commentForm").validate();
</script>

But what if you don't have a "form" per se, but want to apply validation to your entire page?

I tried this:

$(window).load(function () {
    . . .
    this.validate();
});

...but it doesn't seem to work. Related question here.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 63

Answers (2)

Jeff Howard
Jeff Howard

Reputation: 17

But what if you don't have a "form" per se, but want to apply validation to your entire page?

The plugin most likely relies on the native (or jquery) submit() functionality. Anytime you are creating a form, you should try to use the <form> tag. At least for semantic reasons if nothing else.

Upvotes: 1

Bhavin Solanki
Bhavin Solanki

Reputation: 4818

You need to validate the form. So you can validate using :

$('#commentForm').validate();

OR

$('#commentForm').valid();

On submit button click event

Upvotes: 2

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