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Old Pedant · 02-18-2013, 09:23 PM

Another way to do it:

Don't use onsubmit= in the </form>.

And don't use a submit button.

Instead, just use

Code:

<input type="button" value="Submit" onclick="validateForm()" />

Then it doesn't matter what you return from validateForm, the form won't get submitted.

02-18-2013, 09:23 PM	PM User \| #6
Old Pedant Supreme Master coder! Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 23,248 Thanks: 59 Thanked 3,999 Times in 3,968 Posts	Another way to do it: Don't use onsubmit= in the </form>. And don't use a submit button. Instead, just use Code: <input type="button" value="Submit" onclick="validateForm()" /> Then it doesn't matter what you return from validateForm, the form won't get submitted. __________________ An optimist sees the glass as half full. A pessimist sees the glass as half empty. A realist drinks it no matter how much there is.