[Form Validation] "Is Valid" Method Needed

[ShimShamSam]

You should be able to call $('#myForm').form('is valid') and have it return a boolean value.

A use case is preventing a modal from closing onApprove by returning if the form is valid.

[jdiaz5513]

You could also store the current validation state in your client-side code and update it in the onValid and onInvalid callbacks. You should be storing as little state as possible in your DOM, in my opinion. Not storing the state in the form would mean an "is valid" method would require revalidation.

I initially wanted this too but then realized it's best to keep track of the state yourself. It helps make your code more testable.

[jlukic]

I agree with Knotix this should be a behavior. I don't know why I missed it. Will add as a high priority enhancement for 0.x

[phillip-haydon]

Is this a additional naming thing? Because in Angular I current check the form by calling:

            $scope.isInvalid = function () {
                return !registrationForm.form('validate form');
            };

[gabro]

It's been a year, any updates on this?
Or is there another way to synchronously know whether a form is valid?

[jackbarham]

Is there anyway to listen if the form is valid or not - If the form is valid/invalid I would like to toggle the disabled class in the submit button so the user cannot close the modal unless all fields are valid?

[DruidKuma]

Still need solution to check if form is valid from my code...

[jlukic]

Lost this thread somewhere in the ages. Will revisit some additional, obvious, missing form behaviors after 2.0 launch.

[jlukic]

@DruidKuma

I've added is valid method as a stopgap. Returns true/false if form validates.

i.e.

if ( $('form').form('is valid') ) {
  // do something
}

Will be in 2.0