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Form validation is a process of confirming the relevant information entered by the user in the input field. In this article, we will be validating a simple form that consists of a username, password, and a confirmed password using jQuery, along with understanding their basic implementation through the examples.

These are the following methods for validation of form using jQuery:

Using plain jQuery

  • First, you need to create an index.html file consisting of an HTML form with username, email, password, and confirm password as input fields.
  • We will use Bootstrap 4 to use Bootstrap’s form controls. At the bottom of the <body> tag, include the “app.js” file having jQuery code for form validation.
  • Create an app.js file that validates the whole form as given below in the code.
  • In the app.js file, when the document is ready, hide all the error messages.
  • Perform the validation task for all the input fields such as username, email, password, and confirm password.

Example 1: This example illustrates the simple form validation using jQuery.

Javascript




// Document is ready
$(document).ready(function () {
  
    // Validate Username
    $("#usercheck").hide();
    let usernameError = true;
    $("#usernames").keyup(function () {
        validateUsername();
    });
  
    function validateUsername() {
        let usernameValue = $("#usernames").val();
        if (usernameValue.length == "") {
            $("#usercheck").show();
            usernameError = false;
            return false;
        } else if (usernameValue.length < 3 || usernameValue.length > 10) {
            $("#usercheck").show();
            $("#usercheck").html("**length of username must be between 3 and 10");
            usernameError = false;
            return false;
        } else {
            $("#usercheck").hide();
        }
    }
  
    // Validate Email
    const email = document.getElementById("email");
    email.addEventListener("blur", () => {
        let regex = 
        /^([_\-\.0-9a-zA-Z]+)@([_\-\.0-9a-zA-Z]+)\.([a-zA-Z]){2,7}$/;
        let s = email.value;
        if (regex.test(s)) {
            email.classList.remove("is-invalid");
            emailError = true;
        } else {
            email.classList.add("is-invalid");
            emailError = false;
        }
    });
  
    // Validate Password
    $("#passcheck").hide();
    let passwordError = true;
    $("#password").keyup(function () {
        validatePassword();
    });
    function validatePassword() {
        let passwordValue = $("#password").val();
        if (passwordValue.length == "") {
            $("#passcheck").show();
            passwordError = false;
            return false;
        }
        if (passwordValue.length < 3 || passwordValue.length > 10) {
            $("#passcheck").show();
            $("#passcheck").html(
                "**length of your password must be between 3 and 10"
            );
            $("#passcheck").css("color", "red");
            passwordError = false;
            return false;
        } else {
            $("#passcheck").hide();
        }
    }
  
    // Validate Confirm Password
    $("#conpasscheck").hide();
    let confirmPasswordError = true;
    $("#conpassword").keyup(function () {
        validateConfirmPassword();
    });
    function validateConfirmPassword() {
        let confirmPasswordValue = $("#conpassword").val();
        let passwordValue = $("#password").val();
        if (passwordValue != confirmPasswordValue) {
            $("#conpasscheck").show();
            $("#conpasscheck").html("**Password didn't Match");
            $("#conpasscheck").css("color", "red");
            confirmPasswordError = false;
            return false;
        } else {
            $("#conpasscheck").hide();
        }
    }
  
    // Submit button
    $("#submitbtn").click(function () {
        validateUsername();
        validatePassword();
        validateConfirmPassword();
        validateEmail();
        if (
            usernameError == true &&
            passwordError == true &&
            confirmPasswordError == true &&
            emailError == true
        ) {
            return true;
        } else {
            return false;
        }
    });
});


HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  
<head>
    <!-- Latest compiled and minified CSS -->
    <link rel="stylesheet" href=
    <!-- jQuery library -->
    <script src=
    </script>
    <!-- Popper JS -->
    <script src=
    </script>
    <!-- Latest compiled JavaScript -->
    <script src=
    </script>
</head>
  
<body>
    <h1 class="text-center text-success">
        Welcome to GeeksforGeeks
    </h1>
    <p class="text-center">
        FORM VALIDATION USING JQUERY
    </p>
  
    <div class="container">
        <div class="col-lg-8
                    m-auto d-block">
            <form>
                <div class="form-group">
                    <label for="user">
                        Username:
                    </label>
                    <input type="text" 
                           name="username" 
                           id="usernames" 
                           class="form-control">
                    <h5 id="usercheck" 
                        style="color: red;">
                        **Username is missing
                    </h5>
                </div>
  
                <div class="form-group">
                    <label for="user">
                        Email:
                    </label>
                    <input type="email" 
                           name="email" 
                           id="email" required 
                           class="form-control">
                    <small id="emailvalid" 
                           class="form-text text-muted invalid-feedback">
                        Your email must be a valid email
                    </small>
                </div>
  
                <div class="form-group">
                    <label for="password">
                        Password:
                    </label>
                    <input type="password" 
                           name="pass" 
                           id="password" 
                           class="form-control">
                    <h5 id="passcheck" 
                        style="color: red;">
                        **Please Fill the password
                    </h5>
                </div>
  
                <div class="form-group">
                    <label for="conpassword">
                        Confirm Password:
                    </label>
                    <input type="password"
                           name="username" 
                           id="conpassword"
                           class="form-control">
                    <h5 id="conpasscheck" 
                        style="color: red;">
                        **Password didn't match
                    </h5>
                </div>
  
                <input type="submit"
                       id="submitbtn"
                       value="Submit"
                       class="btn btn-primary">
            </form>
        </div>
    </div>
  
    <!-- Including app.js jQuery Script -->
    <script src="app.js"></script>
</body>
  
</html>


Output:

Output

Validation using an inbuilt jQuery validation plugin

In this part, you get to know about the inbuilt validation method of jQuery. Create an index.html file and copy the following code.

Example : This example describes the form validation with the help of a built-in jQuery validation plugin.

Javascript




// User have to use id for 
// form and call validate method
$("#commonForm").validate();


HTML




<!doctype html>
<html>
  
<head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
      
    <!-- below we are including the 
         jQuery and jQuery plugin .js files -->
    <script src=
      </script>
    <script src=
      </script>
    <script src=
      </script>
      
</head>
  
<body>
    <form class="cmxform" 
          id="commonForm" 
          method="get" 
          action="form-handler.html"
          autocomplete="off">
        <fieldset>
            <legend>GFG Form</legend>
  
            <p>
                <label for="cname">
                      Name <span>(required at least 2 character)</span>
                  </label>
                
                <!--User have to set the constraints
                    in attribute form-->
                <input id="cname" 
                       name="name" 
                       minlength="2" 
                       type="text" required>
            </p>
            <p>
                <label for="cemail">
                      Email <span>(required, won't be published)</span>
                  </label>
                <input id="cemail" 
                       type="email" 
                       name="email" required>
            </p>
            <p>
                <label for="curl">
                      URL <span>(Optional)</span>
                  </label>
                <input id="curl" type="url" name="url">
            </p>
            <p>
                <label for="ccomment">
                      Your comment<span>(required)</span>
                  </label>
                <textarea id="ccomment" 
                          name="comment" required>
                  </textarea>
            </p>
            <p>
                <input class="submit" 
                       type="submit" 
                       value="submit">
            </p>
        </fieldset>
    </form>
</body>
  
</html>


Output:

Using jQuery plugins

The jQuery plugins are used to make simpler the code of validation for the clientside. The plugin comes bundled with a useful set of validation methods, including URL and email validation while providing an API to write your own methods. Follow the below example which makes more clarifications regarding it.

Example: This example is the implementation of the above-explained approach.

Javascript




$().ready(function () {
  
    $("#signupForm").validate({
  
        // In 'rules' user have to specify all the 
        // constraints for respective fields
        rules: {
            firstname: "required",
            lastname: "required",
            username: {
                required: true,
                minlength: 2 // For length of lastname
            },
            password: {
                required: true,
                minlength: 5
            },
            confirm_password: {
                required: true,
                minlength: 5,
  
                // For checking both passwords are same or not
                equalTo: "#password"
            },
            email: {
                required: true,
                email: true
            },
            agree: "required"
        },
        // In 'messages' user have to specify message as per rules
        messages: {
            firstname: " Please enter your firstname",
            lastname: " Please enter your lastname",
            username: {
                required: " Please enter a username",
                minlength:
                    " Your username must consist of at least 2 characters"
            },
            password: {
                required: " Please enter a password",
                minlength:
                    " Your password must be consist of at least 5 characters"
            },
            confirm_password: {
                required: " Please enter a password",
                minlength:
                    " Your password must be consist of at least 5 characters",
                equalTo: " Please enter the same password as above"
            },
            agree: "Please accept our policy"
        }
    });
});


HTML




<!doctype html>
<html>
  
<head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
  
    <!-- below we are including the jQuery
         and jQuery plugin .js files -->
    <script src=
      </script>
    <script src=
      </script>
    <script src=
      </script>
</head>
  
<body>
    <form class="cmxform" 
          id="signupForm" 
          method="get" 
          action="form-handler.html" 
          autocomplete="off">
        <fieldset>
            <legend>GFG sign-up Form</legend>
  
            <p>
                <label for="firstname">
                      Firstname
                  </label>
                <input id="firstname" 
                       name="firstname" 
                       type="text">
            </p>
            <p>
                <label for="lastname">
                      Lastname
                  </label>
                <input id="lastname" 
                       name="lastname" 
                       type="text">
            </p>
            <p>
                <label for="username">
                      Username
                  </label>
                <input id="username" 
                       name="username" 
                       type="text">
            </p>
            <p>
                <label for="password">
                      Password
                  </label>
                <input id="password"
                       name="password" 
                       type="password">
            </p>
            <p>
                <label for="confirm_password">
                  Confirm password
                </label>
                <input id="confirm_password" 
                       name="confirm_password" 
                       type="password">
            </p>
            <p>
                <label for="email">
                  Email
                  </label>
                <input id="email" 
                       name="email" 
                       type="email">
            </p>
            <p>
                <label for="agree">
                  Please agree to our policy
                  </label>
                <input id="agree" 
                       name="agree" 
                       type="checkbox">
            </p>
            <p>
                <input class="submit"
                       type="submit" 
                       value="submit">
            </p>
  
        </fieldset>
    </form>
</body>
  
</html>


 Output:

jQuery is an open-source JavaScript library that simplifies the interactions between an HTML/CSS document, It is widely famous for its philosophy of “Write less, do more”

You can learn jQuery from the ground up by following this jQuery Tutorial and jQuery Examples.



Last Updated : 29 Feb, 2024
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