// I want to grab the input element value by using a different menthod than this shit. like :input name and specific form.
function validateFormOnSubmit(jq_input) {
var theForm = document.forms[jq_input];
var reason = "";

	if ($("#"+jq_input+" :input[@name=name]").attr("name") == "name")	{
	reason += validateUsername(theForm.name);  
	}
	if ($("#"+jq_input+" :input[@name=email]").attr("name") == "email")	{
	reason += validateEmail(theForm.email);  
	}
	if ($("#"+jq_input+" :input[@name=subject]").attr("name") == "subject")	{
	reason += validateEmpty(theForm.subject);  
	}
	if ($("#"+jq_input+" :input[@name=message]").attr("name") == "message")	{
	reason += validateEmpty(theForm.message);  
	}
	if ($("#"+jq_input+" :input[@name=password]").attr("name") == "password")	{
	reason += validatePassword(theForm.password);  
	}
  //reason += validateUsername(theForm.name);
  //reason += validatePassword(theForm.pwd);
 // reason += validateEmail(theForm.email);
  //reason += validateEmpty(theForm.subject);
 // reason += validateEmpty(theForm.message);
      
  if (reason != "") {
    alert("Some fields need correction:\n" + reason);
    return false;
  }

  return true;
}
function validateEmpty(fld) {
    var error = "";
 
    if (fld.value.length == 0) {
        //fld.style.background = 'Yellow'; 
        error = "The required field has not been filled in.\n"
    } else {
       // fld.style.background = 'White';
    }
    return error;  
}
function validateUsername(fld) {
    var error = "";
    //var illegalChars = /\W/; // allow letters, numbers, and underscores
 
    if (fld.value == "") {
        //fld.style.background = 'Yellow'; 
        error = "You didn't enter a username.\n";
    } else if ((fld.value.length < 6) || (fld.value.length > 25)) {
        //fld.style.background = 'Yellow'; 
        error = "The name field must be 6 or more characters long.\n";
    } //else if (illegalChars.test(fld.value)) {
        //fld.style.background = 'Yellow'; 
       // error = "The username contains illegal characters.\n";
    //} 
	else {
        //fld.style.background = 'White';
    }
    return error;
}
function validateUsername2(fld) {
    var error = "";
    //var illegalChars = /\W/; // allow letters, numbers, and underscores
 
    if (fld.value == "") {
        //fld.style.background = 'Yellow'; 
        error = "You didn't enter a username.\n";
    } else if ((fld.value.length < 3) || (fld.value.length > 25)) {
        //fld.style.background = 'Yellow'; 
        error = "The name field must be 6 or more characters long.\n";
    } //else if (illegalChars.test(fld.value)) {
        //fld.style.background = 'Yellow'; 
       // error = "The username contains illegal characters.\n";
    //} 
	else {
        //fld.style.background = 'White';
    }
    return error;
}
function validatePassword(fld) {
    var error = "";
    var illegalChars = /[\W_]/; // allow only letters and numbers 
 
    if (fld.value == "") {
        //fld.style.background = 'Yellow';
        error = "You didn't enter a password.\n";
    } else if ((fld.value.length < 6) || (fld.value.length > 15)) {
        error = "The password must be 6 or more characters long. \n";
        //fld.style.background = 'Yellow';
    } else if (illegalChars.test(fld.value)) {
        error = "The password contains illegal characters.\n";
        //fld.style.background = 'Yellow';
    } else if (!((fld.value.search(/(a-z)+/)) && (fld.value.search(/(0-9)+/)))) {
        error = "The password must contain at least one numeral.\n";
        //fld.style.background = 'Yellow';
    } else {
        //fld.style.background = 'White';
    }
   return error;
}   
function trim(s)
{
  return s.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/, '');
}

function validateEmail(fld) {
    var error="";
    var tfld = trim(fld.value);                        // value of field with whitespace trimmed off
    var emailFilter = /^[^@]+@[^@.]+\.[^@]*\w\w$/ ;
    var illegalChars= /[\(\)\<\>\,\;\:\\\"\[\]]/ ;
   
    if (fld.value == "") {
        //fld.style.background = 'Yellow';
        error = "You didn't enter an email address.\n";
    } else if (!emailFilter.test(tfld)) {              //test email for illegal characters
        //fld.style.background = 'Yellow';
        error = "Please enter a valid email address.\n";
    } else if (fld.value.match(illegalChars)) {
        //fld.style.background = 'Yellow';
        error = "The email address contains illegal characters.\n";
    } else {
        //fld.style.background = 'White';
    }
    return error;
}
function validatePhone(fld) {
    var error = "";
    var stripped = fld.value.replace(/[\(\)\.\-\ ]/g, '');    

   if (fld.value == "") {
        error = "You didn't enter a phone number.\n";
        //fld.style.background = 'Yellow';
    } else if (isNaN(parseInt(stripped))) {
        error = "The phone number contains illegal characters.\n";
        //fld.style.background = 'Yellow';
    } else if (!(stripped.length == 10)) {
        error = "The phone number is the wrong length. Make sure you included an area code.\n";
        //fld.style.background = 'Yellow';
    }
    return error;
}