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HTML

<form>
    <input type="text" required="required" value="" placeholder="test" />
    <button type="submit" name="save">Save</button>
    <button type="submit" name="delete">Delete</button>
</form>

JavaScript

//wrap our script in an annonymous function so that it can not be affected by other scripts and does not interact with other scripts
//ensures jQuery is the only thing declared as $
(function($){
    var isValid = null;
    var form = $('form');
    var submitButton = form.find('button[type="submit"]')
    var saveButton = submitButton.filter('[name="save"]');
    var deleteButton = submitButton.filter('[name="delete"]');

    //submit form behavior
    var submitForm = function(e){
        console.log('form submit');
        //prevent form from submitting valid or invalid
        e.preventDefault();
        //user clicked and the form was not valid
        if(isValid === false){
            isValid = null;
            return false;
        }
        //user pressed enter, process as if they clicked save instead
        saveButton.trigger('click');
    };

    //override submit button behavior
    var submitClick = function(e){
        //Test form validitiy (HTML5) and store it in a global variable so both functions can use it
        isValid = form[0].checkValidity();
        if(false === isValid){
            //allow the browser's default submit event behavior 
            return true;
        }
        //prevent default behavior
        e.preventDefault();
        //additional processing - $.ajax() etc
        //.........
        alert('Success');
    };
    
    //override submit form event
    form.submit(submitForm);
    
    //override submit button click event
    submitButton.click(submitClick);
})(jQuery);