jquery validate & ajax.beginform

Question

Submitting an Ajax.Beginform while using the JQuery Validate plugin doesn\'t stop the submission. Is there a good way to ensure the Ajax.Beginform is not submitted?

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Answer 1

It doesn't seem too hacky to me, but them I'm not the most elegant guy in the world. The only thing I think I'd do differently is set it up like this:

$('#login').validate(); // setup form to use validation plugin 

var options = {
    beforeSubmit: function() {
        return $('#login').valid(); // check form is valid
    },
    success: manageResponse
};