jQuery Validation plugin: disable validation for specified submit buttons

Question

I have a form with multiple fields that I\'m validating (some with methods added for custom validation) with Jörn Zaeffere\'s excellent jQuery Validation plugin. How do you

Answer 1

I found that the most flexible way is to do use JQuery's:

event.preventDefault():

E.g. if instead of submitting I want to redirect, I can do:

$("#redirectButton").click(function( event ) {
    event.preventDefault();
    window.location.href='http://www.skip-submit.com';
});

or I can send the data to a different endpoint (e.g. if I want to change the action):

$("#saveButton").click(function( event ) {
    event.preventDefault();
    var postData = $('#myForm').serialize();
    var jqxhr = $.post('http://www.another-end-point.com', postData ,function() {
    }).done(function() {
        alert("Data sent!");
    }).fail(function(jqXHR, textStatus, errorThrown) {
        alert("Ooops, we have an error");
    })

Once you do 'event.preventDefault();' you bypass validation.