<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery-validate/1.19.2/jquery.validate.min.js"></script>
$("#myform").validate({ debug: true });
function submitFunction(event){ event.preventDefault(); } $("#form_id").submit(submitFunction);
$(document).ready(function () { $('#myform').validate({ // initialize the plugin // rules & options }); $('#button').click(function() { if ($('#myform').valid()) { alert('form is valid - not submitted'); } else { alert('form is not valid'); } }); });