Preventing a form from submitting in jQuery Validate plugin's submitHandler function

Question

I am using jQuery with the validate plugin at http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Validation/validate

I want to prevent the form from submitting after its validation and

Answer 1

You can code this in a very simple way via "jQuery Walidate". http://jquery.dop-trois.org/walidate/

There you can code a function, that will be executed on submit. Look for Callback in the Documentation.

Answer 2

Maybe you can validate externally without using a submit button:

if($("#myform").valid()){
    alert("Do some stuff...");
}