How to use jQuery Validation plugin with form-level server-side validation?

Question

What\'s the best way to trigger errors on elements for server-side validation errors that come back after the form passes the initial client-side validation?

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Answer 1

Make it. Write a plugin that will do whatever you want. Or if you get to complicated, simply write a javascript function to do it and call that.

I would write a plugin that would create a div, fill it with the error text and animate it nicely.