Jquery Validation
<script type="text/ javascript " language=" javascript "> $(document).ready(function(){ //Save button id var form_id =$('#ctl00_PlaceHolderMain_SaveBtn').closest('form'). attr ('id'); $. validator.addMethod (' notNone ', function(value, element) { return (value != '0'); }, 'Please select an option.'); //First input id $("#ctl00_PlaceHolderMain_state_code").focus(); $("#"+ form_id ).validate({ submitHandler : function (form) { ...