Question

I have done various tests and I have found that the jQuery validate function works only with the submit button.

Am I right? If yes how can I use the jQuery validate plugins without the submit button?

Answer 1

You can use the method valid() to invoke the validator directly.

It will return bool indicating whether the form is valid or not.

Here is an example, from jQuery documentation:

$("#myform").validate();
$("a.check").click(function() {
    alert("Valid: " + $("#myform").valid());
    return false;
});