JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.4/css/bootstrap.min.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.4/css/bootstrap-theme.min.css">
<script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.4/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
<form action="javascript:void(0)" method="post" id="myForm">
<div class="panel-group" id="accordion" role="tablist" aria-multiselectable="true">
<div class="panel panel-default">
<div class="panel-heading" role="tab" id="headingOne">
<h4 class="panel-title">
<a data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#collapseOne" aria-expanded="true" aria-controls="collapseOne">
Collapsible Group Item #1
</a>
</h4>
</div>
<div id="collapseOne" class="panel-collapse collapse in" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="headingOne">
<div class="panel-body">
<p>Field 1: <input type="text" name="text1" required="required" /></p>
<p>Field 2: <input type="text" name="text2" required="required" /></p>
<p>Field 3: <input type="text" name="text3" required="required" /></p>
<p>Field 4: <input type="text" name="text4" /></p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="panel panel-default">
<div class="panel-heading" role="tab" id="headingTwo">
<h4 class="panel-title">
<a class="collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#collapseTwo" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapseTwo">
Collapsible Group Item #2
</a>
</h4>
</div>
<div id="collapseTwo" class="panel-collapse collapse" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="headingTwo">
<div class="panel-body">
<p>Field 5: <input type="text" name="text5" required="required" /></p>
<p>Field 6: <input type="text" name="text6" required="required"...
JavaScript
// when the submit is clicked
$("#myForm input[type='submit']").on("click", function(event) {
// traverse all the required elements looking for an empty one
$("#myForm input[required='required']").each(function() {
// if the value is empty, that means that is invalid
if ($(this).val() == "") {
// hide the currently open accordion and open the one with the required field
$(".panel-collapse.in").removeClass("in");
$(this).closest(".panel-collapse").addClass("in").css("height","auto");
// stop scrolling through the required elements
return false;
}
});
});