jQuery Validation - prevent submit on remote - php

Question

I need to prevent form from submitting when remote call returns true as result. How can I do this?
The JS code:
var userForm = $('#user-form');
userForm.validate({
rules : {
email : {
email: true,
remote: {
url: userForm.find('#uniqueUrl').val() + '/isUniqueEmail',
type: 'POST',
data: function(){
return $('#email').val()
},
complete: function(data){
if(data.responseText.trim() == 'true'){
return false;
}
}
}
}
}
});
Server side:
public function isUniqueEmail()
{
$result = $this->users->isUniqueEmail($this->input->post('email'));
if($result):
echo false;
else:
echo true;
endif;
}

Answer 1

Quote OP:
"I need to prevent form from submitting when remote call returns true as result."
That's backwards. You would return false to block the submit and trigger the validation message.
You don't need the data option since the plugin sends the field value by default. You also don't need the complete option as the plugin captures the server response automatically.
JavaScript:
var userForm = $('#user-form');
userForm.validate({
rules: {
email: {
email: true,
remote: {
url: userForm.find('#uniqueUrl').val() + '/isUniqueEmail',
type: 'POST' // default is GET
}
}
}
});
Server-side:
public function isUniqueEmail()
{
$result = $this->users->isUniqueEmail($this->input->post('email'));
if($result):
// setting message in PHP allows you to dynamically have any message
echo json_encode('name is already taken');
else:
echo true;
endif;
}
ALTERNATE
(Custom error message set in JavaScript)
JavaScript:
var userForm = $('#user-form');
userForm.validate({
rules: {
email: {
email: true,
remote: {
url: userForm.find('#uniqueUrl').val() + '/isUniqueEmail',
type: 'POST' // default is GET
}
}
},
messages: {
email: {
remote: "name is already taken"
}
}
});
Server-side:
public function isUniqueEmail()
{
$result = $this->users->isUniqueEmail($this->input->post('email'));
if($result):
echo false;
else:
echo true;
endif;
}
DOCUMENTATION: http://jqueryvalidation.org/remote-method/