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JavaScript can not get alert box

So basically, I'm trying to do client side validation through JavaScript, but the code does not seem to be working. I am not getting any alert box. Below is HTML Form and JavaScript. I have skipped html and Body tags for obvious reasons. Can someone look over and see where am I making a mistake?
HTML form
<div class="container" >
<h1 style="text-align: center;">Online Vaccine Registration Form</h1>
<h1 style="text-align: center;">Developed by yourname</h1>
<form method="post" name="vacform" onsubmit=" return validateForm()">
<table>
<div class="row">
<div class="form-group col-md-6">
<label for="Name">Name : </label>
<input type="text" class="form-control" name="name" placeholder="Name">
</div>
<div class="form-group col-md-6">
<label for="CNIC" >CNIC : </label>
<input type="text" class="form-control" name="CNIC" placeholder="CNIC">
</div>
</div>
<div class="row">
<div class="form-group col-md-6">
<label for="Mob">Mobile : </label>
<input type="number" class="form-control" name="Mob" placeholder="Mobile">
</div>
<div class="form-group col-md-6">
<label for="Dob" >DoB : </label>
<input type="date" class="form-control" name="DoB">
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label for="cen">Nearby centre</label>
<select class="form-control" id="sel1">
<option selected disabled>Select your Nearest Centre</option>
<option>Karachi West</option>
<option>Karachi East</option>
<option>Karachi North</option>
<option>Karachi Central</option>
<option>Malir</option>
</select>
</div>
</table>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Submit</button>
</form>
</div>
JavaScript
function validateForm()
{
var varname = document.vacform.name.value;
var varcnic = document.vacform.CNIC.value;
var varMob = document.vacform.Mob.value;
var varDoB = new Date(DoB);
var limitdate = new Date('2010-01-01');
var CNlength = 13;
var num = /^[0-9]+$/;
var str = /^[A-Za-z]+$/;
if(document.vacform.name.value!="")
{
if(document.vacform.CNIC.value!="")
{
if(document.vacform.Mob.value!="")
{
if(document.vacform.DoB.value!="")
{
if(varname.match(str))
{
if(varcnic.lenght == CNlength)
{
if(varcnic.match(num))
{
if(varDoB.getYear() < limitdate.getYear())
{
alert("All types of Validations have been done")
return true;
}
else
{
alert("Date should be less than 01-01-2010")
return false;
}
}
else
{
alert("CNIC field should have numbers only")
return false;
}
}
else
{
alert("CNIC lenght should be 13")
return false;
}
}
else
{
alert("Name can only contain letters")
return false;
}
}
else
{
alert("Date of Birth must be entered")
return false;
}
}
else
{
alert("Please Enter your mobile number")
return false;
}
}
else
{
alert("CNIC number Required")
return false;
}
}
else
{
alert("Name field can not be empty")
return false;
}
}
</script>

You call the function from the onsubmit event handler, however you never submit the form so it can't be triggered.
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Submit</button>
This kind of button is for hooking JS into. It isn't a submit button.
Set type="submit" or remove the type attribute entirely (submit is the default).
Also address the errors in your HTML that a validator would highlight.

html form validation using javascript

i am trying to validate my html form using javascript. the validation works but it still submits.
ie. when clicking submit a text will appear saying "first name is required" but then still submits.
here is the javascript code:
function validateForm(form) {
formValid = true;
for(i = 0; i < form.length; i++) {
if(!requiredInput(form[i]))
formValid = false;
}
return formValid;
}
function requiredInput(element) {
if(!element.value.length) {
document.getElementById(element.id + 'Error').style.display = "inline-block";
return false;
} else {
document.getElementById(element.id + 'Error').style.display = "none";
return true;
}
return;
}
and here is the html code for the form:
<form action="http://tl28dfdsdsserv.westernsydney.edu.au/twainfo/echo.php" method="get" onsubmit="return validateForm(this);">
<h2>Validate you name:</h2>
<div>
<label for="fname">First Name</label>
<input type="text" id="fname" name="fname" placeholder="Given Name" onblur="requiredInput(this);">
<span class="error" id="fnameError">First Name is Required</span>
</div>
<div>
<label for="lname">Last Name</label>
<input type="text" id="lname" name="lname" placeholder="Surname" onblur="requiredInput(this);">
<span class="error" id="lnameError">Last Name is Required</span>
</div>
<div>
<hr>
</div>
<div>
<input type="submit" value="Submit" name="submit" >
</div>
</form>
im not sure why it still submits.
EDIT: i need to debug this code and not change all of it
EDIT: i can not change the html code for this, i am to debug the javascript only

I think you need validate if its type submit :
function validateForm(form) {
formValid = true;
for(i = 0; i < form.length; i++) {
if(form[i].type != "submit"){
if(!requiredInput(form[i])){
formValid = false;
}
}
}
return formValid;
}

Your validation has the correct structure, however, if there is any JavaScript error, the "return false" will not cancel the form submission.
Go to your developer console and manually invoke the validateForm function. You can give the form an ID:
<form id="myform"...
Then, you can reference this in the console:
validateForm(document.getElementById('form'));
You will see a JavaScript error. Fix the error and your form will be intercepted.

<form action="http://tl28dfdsdsserv.westernsydney.edu.au/twainfo/echo.php" method="get"
onsubmit="return validateForm(event)">
<h2>Validate you name:</h2>
<div>
<label for="fname">First Name</label>
<input type="text" id="fname" name="fname" placeholder="Given Name" onblur="requiredInput(this);">
<span class="error" id="fnameError">First Name is Required</span>
</div>
<div>
<label for="lname">Last Name</label>
<input type="text" id="lname" name="lname" placeholder="Surname" onblur="requiredInput(this);">
<span class="error" id="lnameError">Last Name is Required</span>
</div>
<div>
<hr>
</div>
<div>
<input type="submit" value="Submit" name="submit">
</div>
<script type="text/javascript">
function validateForm(e) {
form = e.target;
formValid = true;
for (i = 0; i < form.length; i++) {
if (!requiredInput(form[i]))
formValid = false;
}
return formValid;
}
function requiredInput(element) {
if (element.type == 'submit') {
return true;
}
if (element.value.length == 0) {
document.getElementById(element.id + 'Error').style.display = "inline-block";
return false;
} else {
document.getElementById(element.id + 'Error').style.display = "none";
return true;
}
}
this should work

Actually You can do it simple way, see below,
Modify your HTML
I remove onsubmit attribute and add form to ID
<form id="dsds" action="http://tl28dfdsdsserv.westernsydney.edu.au/twainfo/echo.php" method="get">
<h2>Validate you name:</h2>
<div>
<label for="fname">First Name</label>
<input type="text" id="fname" name="fname" placeholder="Given Name" onblur="requiredInput(this);">
<span class="error" id="fnameError">First Name is Required</span>
</div>
<div>
<label for="lname">Last Name</label>
<input type="text" id="lname" name="lname" placeholder="Surname" onblur="requiredInput(this);">
<span class="error" id="lnameError">Last Name is Required</span>
</div>
<div>
<hr>
</div>
<div>
<input type="submit" value="Submit" name="submit" >
</div>
Remove your JS function and do like this,
$("#dsds").submit(function(e){
//call your functions here
return false; // return true if you want to submit the form
});
See the example,
JSFille

Use preventDefault() to disable the submit.
function validateForm(event, form) {
formValid = true;
for (i = 0; i < form.length; i++) {
if (!requiredInput(form[i])) {
formValid = false;
break;
}
}
if (!formValid) {
event.preventDefault();
}
return formValid;
}
And pass the event object in the onsubmit function like below.
<form action="http://tl28dfdsdsserv.westernsydney.edu.au/twainfo/echo.php" method="get" onsubmit="validateForm(event, this);">

function validateForm(form) {
formValid = true;
try {
for (i = 0; i < form.length; i++) {
if (!requiredInput(form[i]))
formValid = false;
}
} catch (error) {
console.error("validateForm=>", error)
}
return formValid;
}
function requiredInput(element) {
try {
const elementInputError = document.getElementById(element.id + 'Error');
if (!element.value.length) {
elementInputError && setDisplayError(elementInputError,"inline-block");
return false;
} else {
elementInputError && setDisplayError(elementInputError,"none");
return true;
}
} catch (error) {
console.error("requiredInput=>", error)
return false;
}
}
function setDisplayError(element,value) {
try {
element.style.display =value;
} catch (error) {
console.error("setDisplayError=>", error)
}
}
<form action="http://tl28dfdsdsserv.westernsydney.edu.au/twainfo/echo.php" method="get"
onsubmit="return validateForm(this);">
<h2>Validate you name:</h2>
<div>
<label for="fname">First Name</label>
<input type="text" id="fname" name="fname" placeholder="Given Name" onblur="requiredInput(this);">
<span class="error" id="fnameError">First Name is Required</span>
</div>
<div>
<label for="lname">Last Name</label>
<input type="text" id="lname" name="lname" placeholder="Surname" onblur="requiredInput(this);">
<span class="error" id="lnameError">Last Name is Required</span>
</div>
<div>
<hr>
</div>
<div>
<input type="submit" value="Submit" name="submit">
</div>
</form>
The problem arose because it also validated the send button and because it did not have the termination of the failed id it could not find the item and an error occurred. Then when the error occurred it did not return anything the function and redirect you to the form action page.

Contact Form Redirecting Prevent Default Not Working

I've tried this many different ways... don't know why this is redirecting still. I suppose in the past I've always used a button instead of a submit input and as such I never ran into this issue. However, I think it's time to get to the bottom of this!
HTML FORM
<form class="col-xs-12" action="mail.php" method="POST" >
<h2 class="headerFont">Contact</h2>
<p>Use the form below to send to contact me via email. I will be in touch soon after receiving your message.</p>
<div class="row">
<div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6">
<input class="col-xs-12" placeholder="Full Name" title="Enter Full Name" type="text" name="name">
<input class="col-xs-6" placeholder="Email Address" title="Enter Email Address" type="email" name="email">
<input class="col-xs-6" placeholder="Mobile Phone Number" title="Enter Mobile Phone Number" type="tel" name="phone">
<input class="col-xs-12" placeholder="Street Address" title="Enter Street Address" type="text" name="address">
<input type="text" name="_gotcha" id="_gotcha" style="display: none !important">
<select class="col-xs-12" name="service">
<option selected disabled>Select Service</option>
<option>Group Walking</option>
<option>Private Walking</option>
<option>Pet Sitting</option>
</select>
</div>
<div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6">
<textarea class="col-xs-12" placeholder="Message Here" rows="10" name="message"></textarea>
</div>
</div>
<input type="submit" value="Send" onclick="formSubmit(e)">
</form>
JAVASCRIPT CODE
function formSubmit(e) {
e.preventDefault();
return false;
console.log("Ajax Init");
var form = e.target,
data = new FormData(),
xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
for (var i = 0, ii = form.length - 1; i < ii; ++i) {
var input = form[i];
data.append(input.name, input.value);
if (input.getAttribute("name") !== "_gotcha") {
if (input.value === "" || input.value === null || input.value === "undefined") {
alert("Please fill out all form fields before submitting");
break;
}
}
}
xhr.open(form.method.toUpperCase(), form.action, true);
if (document.getElementById("_gotcha").value.length == 0){
xhr.send(data);
} else {
break;
}
xhr.onloadend = function () {
// done
for (var i = 0, ii = form.length - 1; i < ii; ++i) {
var input = form[i];
input.value = "";
}
alert("Message Sent - Thank You");
};
};

It seems a better option is to use onsubmit attribute.
function formSubmit(form) {
console.log("Ajax Init");
var data = new FormData(form), // simpler
xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
for (var i = 0, ii = form.length - 1; i < ii; ++i) {
var input = form[i];
//data.append(input.name, input.value);
if (input.getAttribute("name") !== "_gotcha") {
if (input.value === "" || input.value === null || input.value === "undefined") {
alert("Please fill out all form fields before submitting");
// something went wrong, prevent form from submitting
return false;
}
}
}
xhr.open(form.method.toUpperCase(), form.action, true);
if (document.getElementById("_gotcha").value.length == 0) {
xhr.send(data);
} else {
// something went wrong, prevent form from submitting
return false;
}
xhr.onloadend = function() {
// done
for (var i = 0, ii = form.length - 1; i < ii; ++i) {
var input = form[i];
input.value = "";
}
alert("Message Sent - Thank You");
};
// everything went ok, submit form
return true;
};
<!-- note the use of return -->
<form class="col-xs-12" action="mail.php" method="POST" onsubmit="return formSubmit(this)">
<h2 class="headerFont">Contact</h2>
<p>Use the form below to send to contact me via email. I will be in touch soon after receiving your message.</p>
<div class="row">
<div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6">
<input class="col-xs-12" placeholder="Full Name" title="Enter Full Name" type="text" name="name">
<input class="col-xs-6" placeholder="Email Address" title="Enter Email Address" type="email" name="email">
<input class="col-xs-6" placeholder="Mobile Phone Number" title="Enter Mobile Phone Number" type="tel" name="phone">
<input class="col-xs-12" placeholder="Street Address" title="Enter Street Address" type="text" name="address">
<input type="text" name="_gotcha" id="_gotcha" style="display: none !important">
<select class="col-xs-12" name="service">
<option selected disabled>Select Service</option>
<option>Group Walking</option>
<option>Private Walking</option>
<option>Pet Sitting</option>
</select>
</div>
<div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6">
<textarea class="col-xs-12" placeholder="Message Here" rows="10" name="message"></textarea>
</div>
</div>
<!-- upon clicking on the submit button, it will trigger the form's onsubmit handler -->
<input type="submit" value="Send">
</form>

i suggest to use jquery inside of core javascript becuase in javascript it to mush code want to write , i write for you in jquery
step 1: : give id to form tag id="myForm"
step 2: : write script like this
<script>
$('#myForm').submit(function(e){
e.preventDefualt();
data = $(this)..serialize();
});
</script>

form validation problems with jquery / javascript

This is my first real project which involves form validation. I am experiancing a problem which I can not find the solution to.
The objective is this, there is a continue button which will be activated once all the field inputs have been passed as valid. I am going about this by creating seperate variables, all initially set as false, devoted to checking each input field. When the user has entered correct validation data, the variable is set to true.
I then run an if statement to check if all the variables are set to true, and if so, I activate the continue button which, when clicked, slides the next part of the form into the page.
HTML:
<div class="container">
<h3>Step 3: Your Details</h3>
<!-- SLIDE-IN DIV TO REPRESENT DAY PASS -->
<div class="row chosenmembership">
<div class="col-md-12 text-center" id="yourdetails">
<form action="" method="">
<div class="form-group">
<label for="email">Email:</label>
<input type="text" placeholder="Email Address" id="email" class="form-control your-details">
<span class="warning" id="email-warning"></span>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label for="name">Name:</label>
<input type="text" placeholder="Full Name" id="name" class="form-control your-details">
<span class="warning" id="name-warning"></span>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label for="number">Contact Number:</label>
<input type="text" placeholder="Contact Number" id="number" class="form-control your-details">
<span class="warning" id="number-warning"></span>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label for="dob">Date of Birth:</label>
<input type="date" id="dob" class="form-control your-details">
<span class="warning" id="dob-warning"></span>
</div>
</form>
<input type="submit" id="submit" value="CONTINUE">
</div>
</div>
</div>
JAVASCRIPT / JQUERY:
//collection of input form fields//
var formSubmit = $("#submit");
var emailField = $("#email");
var nameField = $("#name");
var numberField = $("#number");
//Switch to true when each validation has passed//
emailValidated = false;
nameValidated = false;
numberValidated = false;
//email validation check//
emailField.on("input",function(){
var emailInput = $(this).val()
var testExp = new RegExp(/[a-z0-9._%+-]+#[a-z0-9.-]+\.[a-z]{2,3}$/);
if (emailInput < 1) {
$("#email-warning").html("Email is required!");
$("#email-warning").css("visibility","visible");
emailValidated = false;
}
else if (!testExp.test(emailInput)){
$("#email-warning").html("Please enter a valid email");
$("#email-warning").css("visibility","visible");
emailValidated = false;
} else {
$("#email-warning").css("visibility","hidden");
emailValidated = true;
}
})
//name validation check//
nameField.on("input",function(){
var nameInput = $(this).val()
if (nameInput < 1) {
$("#name-warning").html("Name is required");
$("#name-warning").css("visibility","visible");
nameValidated = false;
} else {
$("#name-warning").css("visibility","hidden");
nameValidated = true;
}
})
//contact number validation check//
numberField.on("input",function(){
var numberInput = $(this).val()
if (typeof numberInput !== "number" && numberInput.length < 9) {
$("#number-warning").html("Please enter a valid number");
$("#number-warning").css("visibility","visible");
numberValidated = false;
} else {
$("#number-warning").css("visibility","hidden");
numberValidated = true;
}
})
if (emailValidated && nameValidated && numberValidated){
alert("correct");
}
})
at the moment, I am simply using the alert prompt to test if it is working, but it fails.
As mentioned, this is my first real form validation. Any other tips or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for the help in advance.

There were a couple things that I found from copying pasting your snippets of code. 1 there was an ending "})" without a beginning $(document).ready(function(){ ". 2 none of your ".on" statements had an ending semi colon.
Here is my javascript with a small change
$(document).ready(function () {
//collection of input form fields//
var formSubmit = $("#submit");
var emailField = $("#email");
var nameField = $("#name");
var numberField = $("#number");
//Switch to true when each validation has passed//
emailValidated = false;
nameValidated = false;
numberValidated = false;
//email validation check//
emailField.on("input", function () {
var emailInput = $(this).val()
var testExp = new RegExp(/[a-z0-9._%+-]+#[a-z0-9.-]+\.[a-z]{2,3}$/);
if (emailInput < 1) {
$("#email-warning").html("Email is required!");
$("#email-warning").css("visibility", "visible");
emailValidated = false;
}
else if (!testExp.test(emailInput)) {
$("#email-warning").html("Please enter a valid email");
$("#email-warning").css("visibility", "visible");
emailValidated = false;
} else {
$("#email-warning").css("visibility", "hidden");
emailValidated = true;
enableContinue();
}
});
//name validation check//
nameField.on("input", function () {
var nameInput = $(this).val()
if (nameInput < 1) {
$("#name-warning").html("Name is required");
$("#name-warning").css("visibility", "visible");
nameValidated = false;
} else {
$("#name-warning").css("visibility", "hidden");
nameValidated = true;
enableContinue();
}
});
//contact number validation check//
numberField.on("input", function () {
var numberInput = $(this).val()
if (typeof numberInput !== "number" && numberInput.length < 9) {
$("#number-warning").html("Please enter a valid number");
$("#number-warning").css("visibility", "visible");
numberValidated = false;
} else {
$("#number-warning").css("visibility", "hidden");
numberValidated = true;
enableContinue();
}
});
enableContinue = function () {
if (emailValidated && nameValidated && numberValidated) {
$('#submit').prop('disabled', false);
}
}
});
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<div class="container">
<h3>Step 3: Your Details</h3>
<!-- SLIDE-IN DIV TO REPRESENT DAY PASS -->
<div class="row chosenmembership">
<div class="col-md-12 text-center" id="yourdetails">
<form action="" method="">
<div class="form-group">
<label for="email">Email:</label>
<input type="text" placeholder="Email Address" id="email" class="form-control your-details">
<span class="warning" id="email-warning"></span>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label for="name">Name:</label>
<input type="text" placeholder="Full Name" id="name" class="form-control your-details">
<span class="warning" id="name-warning"></span>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label for="number">Contact Number:</label>
<input type="text" placeholder="Contact Number" id="number" class="form-control your-details">
<span class="warning" id="number-warning"></span>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label for="dob">Date of Birth:</label>
<input type="date" id="dob" class="form-control your-details">
<span class="warning" id="dob-warning"></span>
</div>
</form>
<input type="submit" class="btn btn-primary" id="submit" disabled="disabled" value="CONTINUE">
</div>
</div>
</div>
Your form CONTINUE button becomes enables once all fields have a value. Note: I did not try to improve your javascript any, just made it work.

Right now you synchronically check validation variables at script, so they are all false. You have to asynchronically check them after form submit. Just add event listener to form submit to check variables like this:
document.getElementById('#form').addEventListener('submit', function(){
if (emailValidated && nameValidated && numberValidated){
alert("correct");
}
});
Don't forget to set id to your form.

You may be able to save a lot of work if you leverage some of the built in HTML5 form validation. https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/HTML/Forms/Form_validation
This simple example adds a new field every time you submit the form, as long as the existing fields are valid. You would need to test the state of the form to see if you should be adding another section or submitting.
$('form').on('submit', function() {
$(this).find('fieldset').append('<input type="text" required />');
return false;
});
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<form>
<fieldset>
<input type="text" required />
</fieldset>
<input type="submit" id="submit" value="continue" />
</form>

How to hide error message when a key press in jquery

I have following HTML and jquery function to validate inputs. I want to hide the error message when a press any key. so how to do it. please help me to write keypress function. thank you.
function Validate() {
var isAllValid = true;
$('.error').hide();
$('#error').empty();
$('.form-group').removeClass('has-error');
if ($('#FName').val().trim() == "") {
$('#FName').focus();
$('#FName').siblings('.error').show();
$('#FName').parents('.form-group').addClass('has-error');
isAllValid = false;
}
if ($('#Email').val().trim() != "" || $('#Email').val().trim() =="") {
var expr = /^([a-zA-Z0-9_\-\.]+)##((\[[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.)|(([a-zA-Z0-9\-]+\.)+))([a-zA-Z]{2,4}|[0-9]{1,3})(\]?)$/;
if (!expr.test($('#Email').val().trim())) {
$('#Email').focus();
$('#Email').siblings('.error').show();
$('#Email').parents('.form-group').addClass('has-error');
isAllValid = false;
}
}
return isAllValid;
}
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<div class="form-group">
<label for="LName" class="col-sm-2 control-label">First Name</label>
<div class="col-sm-10">
<input type="text" class="form-control" id="LName" placeholder="Last Name">
<span class="error">**Please provide Last Name...</span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label for="Email" class="col-sm-2 control-label">Email Address</label>
<div class="col-sm-10">

$(document).keypress(function(e) {
$('.error').hide();
});
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<input type="text">
<div class="error">please enter value</div>

Use jQuery's focusin focusout events
$("#FName").focusin(function(){
$(".error").hide();
});
$("#FName").focusout(function(){
if($(this).val() === ""){
$(".error").show();
}else{
$(".error").hide();
}
});
As an example
$(document).ready(function(){
$("#FName").focusin(function(){
$(".error").hide();
});
$("#FName").focusout(function(){
if($(this).val() === ""){
$(".error").show();
}else{
$(".error").hide();
}
});
});
function Validate() {
var isAllValid = true;
$('.error').hide();
$('#error').empty();
$('.form-group').removeClass('has-error');
if ($('#FName').val().trim() == "") {
$('#FName').focus();
$('#FName').siblings('.error').show();
$('#FName').parents('.form-group').addClass('has-error');
isAllValid = false;
}
if ($('#Email').val().trim() != "" || $('#Email').val().trim() =="") {
var expr = /^([a-zA-Z0-9_\-\.]+)##((\[[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.)|(([a-zA-Z0-9\-]+\.)+))([a-zA-Z]{2,4}|[0-9]{1,3})(\]?)$/;
if (!expr.test($('#Email').val().trim())) {
$('#Email').focus();
$('#Email').siblings('.error').show();
$('#Email').parents('.form-group').addClass('has-error');
isAllValid = false;
}
}
return isAllValid;
}
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<div class="form-group">
<label for="LName" class="col-sm-2 control-label">First Name</label>
<div class="col-sm-10">
<input type="text" class="form-control" id="FName" placeholder="First Name">
<span class="error">**Please provide First Name...</span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label for="Email" class="col-sm-2 control-label">Email Address</label>
<div class="col-sm-10">

try keyup
$('.userInput').keyup(function() {
$('.error').hide();
});
jsfiddle