Trigger jQuery Validation Manually?

Question

I have i form i submit via jQuery's .submit(), unfortunately it does not trigger the validation plugin when i do it this way. If i place a submit button inside the form, it works perfectly.

Is there someway to trigger the plugin manually?

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

$("#myButton").click(function(e) {
    e.preventDefault();
    if($("#myform").valid()){
        // the form is valid, do something
    } else{
        // the form is invalid
    }
});