[jQuery] [validate] Custom validation trigger

[knal]

Hi there,

I have a form which is validated with the jQuery Validate PI.
The JS roughly looks as follows:

<code>
var validator = $("#contact_form").validate({
        rules: {
                name: {
                        required: true
                }
        },
        messages: {
                name: {
                        required: "Required field"
                }
        },
        errorElement: "span"
});

$(".myClass").click(function(){
         // validate but don't submit
});
</code>

What i want with the extra function, is to validate the form, but
don't submit it. So it will manage the error messages, but won't take
any further action. Also, i only want it to validate on myClass.click
after the user has already tried ti submit, just like Validate's
default behaviour.

Hope things are clear.

Many thanks,
Knal