jQuery Validate with simple Button

a simple validation when input type button is click using jquery validation plugins

by andieje

HTML

<script src="http://ajax.aspnetcdn.com/ajax/jquery.validate/1.10.0/jquery.validate.min.js"></script>
<form id="form1" name="form1"> 
    Field 1: <input id="field1" type="text" class="required" />
</form>

<div>
    <input id="btn" type="button" value="Validate" />
</div>
<div>
    <input id="dialogbtn" type="button" value="Open Dialog" />
</div>

<div id="dialog-form" title="Create new user">
  <form id="form2">
  
    <label for="name">Name</label>
    <input type="text" name="name" id="name" required="true" />
      <br/>
      <label for="email">Email</label>
    <input type="text" name="email" id="email" required="true" email="true"/>
    <br/>
      <label for="password">Password</label>
    <input type="password" name="password" id="password"/>
  
  </form>
</div>

JavaScript

$(function() {
    //simple example 1
    //click event for first button 
    $('#btn').click(function() {
        $("#form1").valid(); //validate form 1
    });
    
    //example to validate inside a dialog box
    
    //dialogopen button click event
    $('#dialogbtn').click(function() {
        $( "#dialog-form" ).dialog( "open" );
      });
    
    //code for dialog
    $( "#dialog-form" ).dialog({
      autoOpen: false,
      height: 300,
      width: 350,
      modal: true,
      buttons: {
        "Save": function() { //on click of save button of dialog
            if($('#form2').valid()){  //call valid for form2 and show the errors
               alert('submit form');  //only if the form is valid submit the form
                $( this ).dialog( "close" );
            }
        },
        Cancel: function() {
          $( this ).dialog( "close" );
        }
      }
      
    });
});