When a User Submits the form i want to stop the default behavior of the form. ie it should not reload. so that i can perform the AJAX request.

here is the code i used.

<script type=text/javascript>

    function validateForm()

    {

        return false;

    }

</script>

<form action= name=contact onsubmit=validateForm();>

    <input type=text name=name value=Enter Your Name.../>

    <input type=submit name=submit/>

</form>

this does not stop the form from being submitted or reloaded. how do i achieve this?