function validateContact()
{
	var isValid = true;
	
	//removes error border
	$('#contact_form input[type=text]').each(function(){
		$(this).removeClass('inputbox_contact_error');
	});
	
	//resets textarea
	$('#contact_form textarea').removeClass('textarea_error');
	
	if($('#name').val() == ""){
		$('#name').addClass('inputbox_contact_error');
		isValid = false;
	}
	
	if($('#e_mail').val() == "" || !isValidEmailAddress($('#e_mail').val())){
		$('#e_mail').addClass('inputbox_contact_error');
		isValid = false;
	}
	
	if($('#message').val() == 0){
		$('#message').addClass('textarea_error');
		isValid = false;
	}
	
	if(!isValid){
		return isValid;
	}
	
};

function validateComment()
{
	var isValid = true;
	
	$('#comment_name').removeClass('inputbox_contact_error');
	$('#comment_email').removeClass('inputbox_contact_error');
	$('#comment_msg').removeClass('textarea_error');
	
	if($('#comment_name').val() == ""){
		$('#comment_name').addClass('inputbox_contact_error');
		isValid = false;
	}
	
	if($('#comment_email').val() == "" || !isValidEmailAddress($('#comment_email').val())){
		$('#comment_email').addClass('inputbox_contact_error');
		isValid = false;
	}
	
	if($('#comment_msg').val() == ""){
		$('#comment_msg').addClass('textarea_error');
		isValid = false;
	}
	
	if(!isValid){
		return isValid;
	}
	
};

function validateLogin()
{
	var isValid = true;
	
	//removes error border
	$('#login_form input[type=text], #login_form input[type=password]').each(function(){
		$(this).removeClass('inputbox_contact_error');
	});
	
	$('#login_form input[type=text], #login_form input[type=password]').each(function(){
		if($(this).val() == ""){
			$(this).addClass('inputbox_login_error');
			isValid = false;
		}
	});
	
	if(!isValid){
		return isValid;
	}
};

function validateNum(){
	
	var isValid = true;
			
	$('#birthdate').removeClass('inputbox_error');
	$('#e_mail').removeClass('inputbox_error');

	if($('#birthdate').val() == "mm/dd/yyyy"){
		$('#birthdate').addClass('inputbox_error');
		isValid = false;
	}
	
	if($('#e_mail').val() == "" || !isValidEmailAddress($('#e_mail').val())){
		$('#e_mail').addClass('inputbox_error');
		isValid = false;
	}
	
	if(!isValid){
		return isValid;
	}
}

function isValidEmailAddress(emailAddress) {
	var filter = /^([a-zA-Z0-9_\.\-])+\@(([a-zA-Z0-9\-])+\.)+([a-zA-Z0-9]{2,4})+$/;
	return( filter.test(emailAddress) );
};

function confirmReset() {

               var resetForm = window.confirm("Are you sure you want to reset the form?");

	       if (resetForm == true) {

		  document.forms[0].name.focus();

                  return true;

	       }

	       else {

	          return false;

	       }

	    }