Question

After I run .validate(), I want to do something if the validation fails.

    $(document).ready(function (){
        $("#ipForm").validate(
               if(not validate){
                        /// do some stuff here ///
                };
               );
   });

This code is just a sample of course ..

Answer 1

to check if a form is valid, use the .valid() call.

For Example:

$(function(){
    $('#myForm').validate();//sets up the validation

   if($('#myForm').valid()){ //checks if it's valid
      //horray it's valid
   }
   else{
       alert("I'm not valid");
   }

});