# validate

Validates the entire form input against its schema. Returns a safe parse result indicating success or failure with detailed issues. Optionally focuses the first field with validation errors.

```ts
const result = validate<TSchema>(form, config?);
```

## Generics

- `TSchema` <Property {...properties.TSchema} />

## Parameters

- `form` <Property {...properties.form} />
- `config` <Property {...properties.config} />

### Explanation

The `form` parameter is the form store to validate. The optional `config` parameter allows specifying whether to automatically focus the first field with validation errors after validation.

## Returns

- `result` <Property {...properties.result} />

## Related

### Primitives

<ApiList items={[{ text: 'createForm', href: '/solid/api/createForm/' }]} />

### Methods

<ApiList
  items={[
    { text: 'focus', href: '../focus/' },
    { text: 'handleSubmit', href: '../handleSubmit/' },
    { text: 'setErrors', href: '../setErrors/' },
    { text: 'getErrors', href: '../getErrors/' },
    { text: 'getAllErrors', href: '../getAllErrors/' },
  ]}
/>