[jQuery] Validate: calling validate() from within a function

[jQuery] Validate: calling validate() from within a function


Hi,
I am using jQuery's validate plugin. I followed the examples and
have defined $("#signup-form").validate(...) inside $(document).ready
(...). This works for me.
What this does is that when I submit the form, it calls validate().
What I want to do is call validate() from within a function. When the
form is submited, I want to call a function which in turn calls
validate (after processing some of the fields).
I was wondering if this is supported, or if there is a work around for
this problem.
thanks in advance,
Arpan D