$(function() { // Get the form. var form = $('#modalForm'); // Get the messages div. var formMessages = $('#responseMsg'); // Set up an event listener for the contact form. $(form).submit(function(e) { // Stop the browser from submitting the form. e.preventDefault(); // Serialize the form data. var formData = $(form).serialize(); // Submit the form using AJAX. $.ajax({ type: 'POST', url: $(form).attr('action'), data: formData }) .done(function(response) { // Make sure that the formMessages div has the 'success' class. $(formMessages).removeClass('error'); $(formMessages).addClass('success'); // Set the message text. $(formMessages).text(response); // Clear the form. $('.form-control').val(''); }) .fail(function(data) { // Make sure that the formMessages div has the 'error' class. $(formMessages).removeClass('success'); $(formMessages).addClass('error'); // Set the message text. if (data.responseText !== '') { $(formMessages).text(data.responseText); } else { $(formMessages).text('Oops! An error occured and your message could not be sent.'); } }); }); });