submitting a form using jquery's .validate function
问题 this is a simple question. I have a form that is being validated using jquery's .validate function. The problem is that validating only seems to work when I submit the form using: <input type='submit' /> However, I would like to use my own custom button using instead: <button type="submit">click to submit</button> .... or use something like... <a onclick="submitFunction ()">click to submit</a> These last two options however, do not trigger jquery's validate function. Is there a way around