ASP.NET MVC 3 Stop Validation

Question

I have a Razor view with multiple buttons. I only want validation to occur when the user clicks one of these buttons.

How do I stop or clear validation of fields in the controller?

Answer 1

1. To disable client side validation:

   Disable client-side validation in MVC 3 "cancel" submit button

2. To disable server side validation:

   Asp.net MVC ModelState.Clear