title: calling the jq function like you would do a js function from a form element
body: <p>i am trying to validate a form using jquery (not use the validate plugin)...what i wanted to know was is there a way to call the same function without it being attached to a particular node...</p>
  
  <p>like in js</p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;input id="xyz" ....onblur=js:function()&gt;
  
  &lt;input id="abc" ....onblur=js:function()&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>where as in jq</p>
  
  <pre><code>$(#xyz).blur(); 
  $(#abc).blur(); 
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>not the exact syntax but you do get it...</p>
  
  <p>thanks
  andy</p>