.valid()

valid()Returns: Boolean

Description: Checks whether the selected form is valid or whether all selected elements are valid.

  • valid()

    • This method does not accept any arguments.
validate() needs to be called on the form before checking it using this method.

Example:

Sets up validation for a form, then checks if the form is valid when clicking a button.

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<!doctype html>

<html>

<head>

<meta charset="utf-8">

<title>Sets up validation for a form, then checks if the form is valid when clicking a button.</title>

<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://jqueryvalidation.org/files/demo/site-demos.css">

<style>

 
  </style>

</head>

<body>

<form id="myform">

<form id="myform">

  <input type="text" name="name" required>

  <br>

  <button type="button">Validate!</button>

</form>

</form>

<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.1.min.js"></script>

<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/jquery.validation/1.16.0/jquery.validate.min.js"></script>

<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/jquery.validation/1.16.0/additional-methods.min.js"></script>

<script>

// just for the demos, avoids form submit

jQuery.validator.setDefaults({

  debug: true,

  success: "valid"

});

var form = $( "#myform" );

form.validate();

$( "button" ).click(function() {

  alert( "Valid: " + form.valid() );

});

</script>

</body>

</html>

Demo: