// validate form

var validateForm = $("#clientUpdateForm").validate(

{

    errorElement: "span",

    errorClass: "input-notification error png_bg",

    rules: 

    { 

        "client[first_name]": { required: true},

        "client[last_name]": { required: true}

    },

    submitHandler: function(form) 

    { 

        $(form).ajaxSubmit({ 

                url: "?id=update",

            beforeSubmit: function()

            {

                blockScreen('Please wait, updating...');

            },

            success: function(responseText, statusText) 

            {

                $.unblockUI();

                blockScreen('Information was updated.');

                setTimeout(jQuery.unblockUI, 1500); 

            }

        })

    }

}) // end FORM VALIDATION

​

​