JavaScript bit:
$(document).ready(function()
{
$('#form').submit(function(e)
{
e.preventDefault();
var $form = $(this);
// check if the input is valid
if(! $form.valid()) return false;
$.ajax(
{
type:'POST',
url:'add.php',
data:$('#form').serialize(),
success:function(response)
{
$("#answers").html(response);
}
});
})
});
HTML bit:
<input type="text" name="answer[1]" class="required" />
<input type="text" name="answer[2]" class="required" />
So this is the code I am trying to use. The idea is to get all my inputs validated before I send my form with Ajax. I've tried numerous versions of this now but every time I end up with submitting even though the form is not entirely filled out. All my inputs are of the "required" class. Can anyone see what I am doing wrong?
Also, I depend on class-based requirements as my input names are generated with php so I can never be sure what name[id] or input types I get.
I show/hide questions as I go through it in "pages".
<input type="button" id="next" onClick="toggleVisibility('form3')" class="next-btn"/>
JS:
function toggleVisibility(newSection)
{
$(".section").not("#" + newSection).hide();
$("#" + newSection).show();
}
You could use the submitHandler
option. Basically put the $.ajax
call inside this handler, i.e. invert it with the validation setup logic.
$('#form').validate({
... your validation rules come here,
submitHandler: function(form) {
$.ajax({
url: form.action,
type: form.method,
data: $(form).serialize(),
success: function(response) {
$('#answers').html(response);
}
});
}
});
The jQuery.validate
plugin will invoke the submit handler if the validation has passed.