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title: "What are the basic steps to perform form validation using jQuery?"  
description: "What are the basic steps to perform form validation using jQuery?"  
author: "Utpal Vishwas"  
published: 2023-05-11  
updated: 2023-05-11  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/forum/158281/what-are-the-basic-steps-to-perform-form-validation-using-jquery  
category: "jquery"  
tags: ["jquery validate", "html form", "form validation"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# What are the basic steps to perform form validation using jQuery?

What are the [basic](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/161830/what-are-the-security-risks-of-using-basic-authentication) steps to perform [form](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/6/multi-form-mfc-application) [validation using jQuery](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/158694/how-can-perform-form-validation-using-jquery)?

## Replies

### Reply by Aryan Kumar

The basic steps to perform form [validation](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12234/validation-using-data-annotation-using-entity-framework) using jQuery are as follows:

- **Include the jQuery library.** The jQuery library is a JavaScript library that provides a variety of useful functions, including form validation. To include the jQuery library in your HTML document, add the following code to the head of your document:

Code snippet

```plaintext
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.5.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
```

- **Create a form.** The form is the element that will be validated. To create a form, add the following code to your HTML document:

Code snippet

```plaintext
<form id="myForm">
  <input type="text" name="username" />
  <input type="password" name="password" />
  <input type="submit" value="Submit" />
</form>
```

- **Attach the jQuery validation plugin to the form.** The jQuery validation plugin is a plugin that provides a variety of form validation functions. To attach the jQuery validation plugin to the form, add the following code to your JavaScript file:

Code snippet

```plaintext
$(document).ready(function() {
  $("#myForm").validate();
});
```

- **Define the validation rules.** The validation rules are the rules that will be used to validate the form fields. To define the validation rules, add the following code to your JavaScript file:

Code snippet

```plaintext
$(document).ready(function() {
  $("#myForm").validate({
    rules: {
      username: {
        required: true
      },
      password: {
        required: true,
        minlength: 6
      }
    }
  });
});
```

- **Validate the form.** The form can be validated by calling the validate() method on the form object. For example, the following code would validate the form:

Code snippet

```plaintext
$("#myForm").validate();
```

If the form is valid, the submit() method on the form object will be called. If the form is invalid, an error message will be displayed.


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