example in a .click event of the button.

change the formName to the correct one (in the example is delDataForm)



$("#saveDelZone").click(function() {

    //acts as the submission for saving map based charges

    var validator = $('#delDataForm').validate({

        errorPlacement: function(){

            return false;  // suppresses error message text

        }

    });

    validator.form();

    if (validator.valid()) {

        addObj("admr/del_zone/save/",JSON.parse(JSON.stringify($('#delDataForm').serialize())),saveDelZone);

    }

})



Add styles of below if you wish to customise them (defaults in admin_20.css) :- 


.error{

  border-color:red;

}


.valid{

  border-color:green;

}