Elegant way to combine ASP.NET validation with JQuery

Question

How can I best combine JQuery with ASP.NET client side validation model?

I\'ve generally avoided implementing ASP.NET validation model because it always seems overkill f

Answer 1

ASP.NET validator is a span with additional attributes. With jquery you can acces all validators on the page or filter they by any criteria supported by jquery. To force validation via javascript call ValidatorValidate function. For example:

function validate_step(step_element) {
        // find all validators on step_element and force validation
        var validators = $(step_element).find("span[controltovalidate]");
        var stepIsValid = true;
        validators.each( function() {
           ValidatorValidate(this); stepIsValid &= this.isvalid;
        });
        return stepIsValid;
    }