trigger jquery form submit script

Question

I have a validation script that runs when a user clicks the form submit button.

I want to pass variables to this form and auto execute the validation script by injecting a piece of code.

I have tried this:

 $('#theform').submit();

but it bypasses the validation that would have happened had a user manually clicked the button.

is there a way to emulate a user 'click' and execute the form submit triggers.

• mgraph: can you provide the rest of your script
• brian wilson: i want to trigger this... $('#theform').submit( function() { })

Answer 1

fixed, by placing inside this

 jQuery(document).ready(function($) {
 // Code using $ as usual goes here. 
 });

Answer 2

Try this:

$("#theform").submit(function() {
 // If the validation function returns true, then submit
 if(my_validation_function())
 return true;
 // If the validation function returns flase, don't submit
 return false;
});