Here is another jQuery tutorial demonstrating how to perform text validations using jQuery’s blur() event.

Its a fact that client-side client validation is no alternative to server-side validation especially in web applications. However, that doesn’t mean that we should drop client-side validation altogether. The truth is that client-side validation enhances a web application. First, the client-side validations provide a more responsive interface for users. Secondly, for a very large enterprise-grade application, shifting some of the validations on the client as a first pass filter will reduce the load on the server and improve its performance.

Now let’s move on to the tutorial. First of all, I’m going to use a simple registration form as an example for validation. Here is the demo for this tutorial:

Username: Username must be at least 4 characters in length

Password: Password must be at least 6 characters in length

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