As I did not get a (valid) answer here, I asked a couple of people from Microsoft and they confirmed that it was not currently possible. Brad Wilson: At this time, only property level validators can emit client-side validation (as that lines up much better with the idea of input validation in the form of … Read more
$(‘form’).valid() should work. Let’s exemplify. Model: public class MyViewModel { [Required] public string Foo { get; set; } } Controller: public class HomeController : Controller { public ActionResult Index() { return View(new MyViewModel()); } } View: @model MyViewModel <script src=”https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6301492/@Url.Content(“~/Scripts/jquery.validate.js”)” type=”text/javascript”></script> <script src=”https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6301492/@Url.Content(“~/Scripts/jquery.validate.unobtrusive.js”)” type=”text/javascript”></script> @using (Html.BeginForm()) { @Html.LabelFor(x => x.Foo) @Html.EditorFor(x => x.Foo) @Html.ValidationMessageFor(x => … Read more
Client-side validation – I assume you are talking about web pages here – relies on JavaScript. JavaScript powered validation can be turned off in the user’s browser, fail due to a scripting error, or be maliciously circumvented without much effort. Also, the whole process of form submission can be faked. Therefore, there is never a … Read more