JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
by rwaldron
HTML
<script src="http://ajax.microsoft.com/ajax/jquery.validate/1.9/jquery.validate.min.js"></script>
<FORM action="" method="post" id="submitForm">
<LABEL for="firstname">First name: </LABEL><INPUT type="text" id="firstname"/><BR/>
<LABEL for="lastname">Last name: </LABEL><INPUT type="text" id="lastname"/><BR/>
<INPUT type="submit" value="Send" class="sendButton" />
</FORM>
JavaScript
$('[id$="submitForm"]').validate();
$('[id$="firstname"]').rules("add",{
required: true
});
$("#submitForm").on("submit", function(e) {
e.preventDefault();
});