/// <reference path="jquery-1.3.2-vsdoc.js" />

//VALIDATION
function validEmail(email) {
	var re = /^\w+([\.-]?\w+)*@\w+([\.-]?\w+)*(\.\w{2,3})+$/;
	return re.test(email); 
}
		
//VALIDATION
function trim(stringToTrim) {
	return stringToTrim.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g,"");
}
		
//VALIDATION
function ltrim(stringToTrim) {
	return stringToTrim.replace(/^\s+/,"");
}
		
//VALIDATION
function rtrim(stringToTrim) {
	return stringToTrim.replace(/\s+$/,"");
}
		
//VALIDATION
function isFilled(elm) {
	//alert(elm.type);
	//Last Updated by Sol - 6/14/07
	switch(elm.type){
	case "text":
		if (trim(elm.value) == "" || elm.value == null){
		return false;}
		else {return true;}
		break;
	case "password":
		if (trim(elm.value) == "" || elm.value == null){
		return false;}
		else {return true;}
		break;
	case "textarea":
		if (trim(elm.value) == "" || elm.value == null){
		return false;}
		else {return true;}
		break;
	case "select-one":
		var myindex=elm.selectedIndex;
		if (myindex==0){
		return false;}
		else {return true;}
		break;
	}
}

//VALIDATION
function validateform(formname,color1,color2){
	//last updated on 9/27/07
	var x = document.forms[formname];
	var allgood = true;
	for (var i=0;i<x.length;i++){
		if (x.elements[i].className.indexOf('required')>-1) {
		 	var thisformname = x.elements[i].name;
			var thisformid = x.elements[i].id;
			if (!isFilled(x.elements[i])) {
				document.getElementById(thisformid).style.background = color1;
				allgood = false;
				} else {
				  document.getElementById(thisformid).style.background = color2; 
			}
		}
	}
	if (allgood) {
	    return true;
	} else {
		return false;
    }
}