//-------------- valid date
	/**
	 * DHTML date validation script. Courtesy of SmartWebby.com (http://www.smartwebby.com/dhtml/)
	 */
	 function isDateInteger(s){
		var i;
		for (i = 0; i < s.length; i++){   
			// Check that current character is number.
			var c = s.charAt(i);
			if (((c < "0") || (c > "9"))) return false;
		}
		// All characters are numbers.
		return true;
	}
	
	function stripDateCharsInBag(s, bag)
	{
		var i;
		var returnString = "";
		// Search through string's characters one by one.
		// If character is not in bag, append to returnString.
		for (i = 0; i < s.length; i++){   
			var c = s.charAt(i);
			if (bag.indexOf(c) == -1) returnString += c;
		} 
		return returnString;
	}
	
	function daysInFebruary(year)
	{
		// February has 29 days in any year evenly divisible by four,
		// EXCEPT for centurial years which are not also divisible by 400.
		return (((year % 4 == 0) && ( (!(year % 100 == 0)) || (year % 400 == 0))) ? 29 : 28 );
	}
	
	function DaysArray(n) 
	{
		for (var i = 1; i <= n; i++) {
			this[i] = 31
			if (i==4 || i==6 || i==9 || i==11) {this[i] = 30}
			if (i==2) {this[i] = 29}
	   } 
	   return this
	}

	function isValidDate(dtStr)
	{
		// Declaring valid date character, minimum year and maximum year
		var dtCh = "-";
		var minYear = 1900;
		var maxYear = 2100;
	
		var daysInMonth = this.DaysArray(12)
		var pos1=dtStr.indexOf(dtCh)
		var pos2=dtStr.indexOf(dtCh,pos1+1)
		var strDay=dtStr.substring(0,pos1)
		var strMonth=dtStr.substring(pos1+1,pos2)
		var strYear=dtStr.substring(pos2+1)
		strYr=strYear
		if (strDay.charAt(0)=="0" && strDay.length>1) strDay=strDay.substring(1)
		if (strMonth.charAt(0)=="0" && strMonth.length>1) strMonth=strMonth.substring(1)
		for (var i = 1; i <= 3; i++) {
			if (strYr.charAt(0)=="0" && strYr.length>1) strYr=strYr.substring(1)
		}
		month=parseInt(strMonth)
		day=parseInt(strDay)
		year=parseInt(strYr)
		if (pos1==-1 || pos2==-1){
			return "The date format should be : day-month-year<br>";
		}
		if (strMonth.length<1 || month<1 || month>12){
			 return "Error: Enter a valid month<br>"
		}
		if (strDay.length<1 || day<1 || day>31 || (month==2 && day>this.daysInFebruary(year)) || day > daysInMonth[month]){
			return "Error: Enter a valid day<br>"
		}
		if (strYear.length != 4 || year==0 || year<minYear || year>maxYear){
			return "Error: Enter a valid 4 digit year between "+minYear+" and "+maxYear+"<br>"
		}
		if (dtStr.indexOf(dtCh,pos2+1)!=-1 || this.isDateInteger(this.stripDateCharsInBag(dtStr, dtCh))==false){
			return "Error: Please enter a valid date<br>"
		}
	return 1;
}
//---------------------

(function() {
	
	function stripHtml(value) {
		// remove html tags and space chars
		return value.replace(/<.[^<>]*?>/g, ' ').replace(/&nbsp;|&#160;/gi, ' ')
		// remove numbers and punctuation
		.replace(/[0-9.(),;:!?%#$'"_+=\/-]*/g,'');
	}
	jQuery.validator.addMethod("maxWords", function(value, element, params) { 
	    return this.optional(element) || stripHtml(value).match(/\b\w+\b/g).length < params; 
	}, jQuery.validator.format("Please enter {0} words or less.")); 
	 
	jQuery.validator.addMethod("minWords", function(value, element, params) { 
	    return this.optional(element) || stripHtml(value).match(/\b\w+\b/g).length >= params; 
	}, jQuery.validator.format("Please enter at least {0} words.")); 
	 
	jQuery.validator.addMethod("rangeWords", function(value, element, params) { 
	    return this.optional(element) || stripHtml(value).match(/\b\w+\b/g).length >= params[0] && value.match(/bw+b/g).length < params[1]; 
	}, jQuery.validator.format("Please enter between {0} and {1} words."));

})();

// http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Validation/Methods/remote
jQuery.validator.addMethod("remote_mod", function(value, element, param) {
	if ( this.optional(element) )
		return "dependency-mismatch";
	//var previous = this.previousValue(element);
	if (!this.settings.messages[element.name])
		this.settings.messages[element.name] = {};
		
	var previous = {old:this.settings.messages[element.name].remote_mod_old, valid:true, message:this.settings.messages[element.name].remote_mod};

	previous.originalMessage = this.settings.messages[element.name].remote_mod;
	this.settings.messages[element.name].remote_mod = previous.message;
	
	param = typeof param == "string" && {url:param} || param; 
	if ( previous.old !== value ) {
		this.settings.messages[element.name].remote_mod_old = value;
		var validator = this;
		this.startRequest(element);
		var data = {};
		data[element.name] = value;
		$.ajax($.extend(true, {
			url: param,
			port: "validate" + element.name,
			dataType: "json",
			data: data,
			success: function(response){
				valid = response.v;
				validator.settings.messages[element.name].remote_mod = previous.originalMessage;	
				if (response.v) {
					var submitted = validator.formSubmitted;
					validator.prepareElement(element);
					validator.formSubmitted = submitted;
					validator.successList.push(element);
					validator.showErrors();					
				} else { 
					var errors = {};
					errors[element.name] = response.m;
					validator.showErrors(errors);
				}
				
				
				previous.valid = valid;
				validator.stopRequest(element, valid);
			}
		}, param));
		
		return "pending";
	} else if( this.pending[element.name] ) {
		return "pending";
	}
	return previous.valid;
			
}, "Please fix it");

jQuery.validator.addMethod("date_required", function(value, element, param) {	
	if(document.getElementById(param[0]).value && document.getElementById(param[1]).value && document.getElementById(param[2]).value)
		return true; else return false;
}, "This field is required."); 
		
jQuery.validator.addMethod("check_date", function(value, element, param) {	
	if(!document.getElementById(param[0]).value && !document.getElementById(param[1]).value && !document.getElementById(param[2]).value) return true;
	var dt = document.getElementById(param[0]).value + '-' + document.getElementById(param[1]).value + '-' + document.getElementById(param[2]).value;
	if(isValidDate(dt)==1) return true; else return false;
}, "Valid date pls"); 

jQuery.validator.addMethod("notEqualTo", function(value, element, param) {	
	var ref = document.getElementsByName(param);
	if(ref[0].value.toLowerCase() == value.toLowerCase())
		return false;
	else return true;	
}, "Please donot enter same value again"); 

jQuery.validator.addMethod("notContain", function(value, element, param) {	
	var ref = document.getElementsByName(param);
	if((value.toUpperCase()).search((ref[0].value.toUpperCase()))!=-1)
		return false;
	else return true;	
}, "Contains value of other field"); 

jQuery.validator.addMethod("hasWhiteSpace", function(value, element, param) {		
	 var reWhiteSpace=/\s/g;
	if(value.match(reWhiteSpace))	 
           return false;
     else	return true;
}, "Please donot enter spaces"); 

/*------ phone validation --------------*/
function trim(s)
{   var i;
	var returnString = "";
	// Search through string's characters one by one.
	// If character is not a whitespace, append to returnString.
	for (i = 0; i < s.length; i++)
	{   
		// Check that current character isn't whitespace.
		var c = s.charAt(i);
		if (c != " ") returnString += c;
	}
	return returnString;
}
	
function stripCharsInBag(s, bag)
{ 
var i;
	var returnString = "";
	// Search through string's characters one by one.
	// If character is not in bag, append to returnString.
	for (i = 0; i < s.length; i++)
	{   
		// Check that current character isn't whitespace.
		var c = s.charAt(i);
		if (bag.indexOf(c) == -1) returnString += c;
	}
	return returnString;
}

jQuery.validator.addMethod("phone", function(value, element, param) {	
	//----------------------- PHONE
	// Declaring required variables
	var digits = "0123456789";


	// non-digit characters which are allowed in phone numbers
	var phoneNumberDelimiters = "-";
	// characters which are allowed in international phone numbers
	// (a leading + is OK)
	var validWorldPhoneChars = phoneNumberDelimiters + "+";
	// Minimum no of digits in an international phone no.
	var minDigitsInIPhoneNumber = 6;

	var bracket=3
	strPhone=trim(value)
	
	if(strPhone.indexOf("+")>1) return false
	
	if(strPhone.indexOf("-")!=-1)bracket=bracket+1
	s=stripCharsInBag(strPhone,validWorldPhoneChars);
	
	return (isDateInteger(s) && s.length >= minDigitsInIPhoneNumber);
}, "Please enter valid phone number"); 

jQuery.validator.addMethod("fax", function(value, element, param) {	
	//----------------------- PHONE
	// Declaring required variables
	var digits = "0123456789";

	// non-digit characters which are allowed in phone numbers
	var phoneNumberDelimiters = "-";
	// characters which are allowed in international phone numbers
	// (a leading + is OK)
	var validWorldPhoneChars = phoneNumberDelimiters + "+";
	// Minimum no of digits in an international phone no.
	var minDigitsInIPhoneNumber = 6;

	var bracket=3
	strPhone=trim(value)
	
	if(strPhone.indexOf("+")>1) return false
	
	if(strPhone.indexOf("-")!=-1)bracket=bracket+1
	s=stripCharsInBag(strPhone,validWorldPhoneChars);
	
	return (isDateInteger(s) && s.length >= minDigitsInIPhoneNumber);
}, "Please enter valid fax number"); 

jQuery.validator.addMethod("letterswithbasicpunc", function(value, element) {
	return this.optional(element) || /^[a-z-.,()'\"\s]+$/i.test(value);
}, "Letters or punctuation only please");  

jQuery.validator.addMethod("alphanumeric", function(value, element) {
	return this.optional(element) || /^\w+$/i.test(value);
}, "Letters, numbers or underscores only please");  

jQuery.validator.addMethod("lettersonly", function(value, element) {
	return this.optional(element) || /^[a-z]+$/i.test(value);
}, "Letters only please"); 

jQuery.validator.addMethod("letterswithspace", function(value, element) {
	return this.optional(element) || /^[a-z\s]+$/i.test(value);
}, "Letters only please"); 

jQuery.validator.addMethod("nowhitespace", function(value, element) {
	return this.optional(element) || /^\S+$/i.test(value);
}, "No white space please"); 

jQuery.validator.addMethod("ziprange", function(value, element) {
	return this.optional(element) || /^90[2-5]\d\{2}-\d{4}$/.test(value);
}, "Your ZIP-code must be in the range 902xx-xxxx to 905-xx-xxxx");

jQuery.validator.addMethod("integer", function(value, element) {
	return this.optional(element) || /^-?\d+$/.test(value);
}, "A positive or negative non-decimal number please");

/**
* Return true, if the value is a valid vehicle identification number (VIN).
*
* Works with all kind of text inputs.
*
* @example <input type="text" size="20" name="VehicleID" class="{required:true,vinUS:true}" />
* @desc Declares a required input element whose value must be a valid vehicle identification number.
*
* @name jQuery.validator.methods.vinUS
* @type Boolean
* @cat Plugins/Validate/Methods
*/ 
jQuery.validator.addMethod(
	"vinUS",
	function(v){
		if (v.length != 17)
			return false;
		var i, n, d, f, cd, cdv;
		var LL    = ["A","B","C","D","E","F","G","H","J","K","L","M","N","P","R","S","T","U","V","W","X","Y","Z"];
		var VL    = [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,1,2,3,4,5,7,9,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9];
		var FL    = [8,7,6,5,4,3,2,10,0,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2];
		var rs    = 0;
		for(i = 0; i < 17; i++){
		    f = FL[i];
		    d = v.slice(i,i+1);
		    if(i == 8){
		        cdv = d;
		    }
		    if(!isNaN(d)){
		        d *= f;
		    }
		    else{
		        for(n = 0; n < LL.length; n++){
		            if(d.toUpperCase() === LL[n]){
		                d = VL[n];
		                d *= f;
		                if(isNaN(cdv) && n == 8){
		                    cdv = LL[n];
		                }
		                break;
		            }
		        }
		    }
		    rs += d;
		}
		cd = rs % 11;
		if(cd == 10){cd = "X";}
		if(cd == cdv){return true;}
		return false; 
	},
	"The specified vehicle identification number (VIN) is invalid."
);

/**
  * Return true, if the value is a valid date, also making this formal check dd/mm/yyyy.
  *
  * @example jQuery.validator.methods.date("01/01/1900")
  * @result true
  *
  * @example jQuery.validator.methods.date("01/13/1990")
  * @result false
  *
  * @example jQuery.validator.methods.date("01.01.1900")
  * @result false
  *
  * @example <input name="pippo" class="{dateITA:true}" />
  * @desc Declares an optional input element whose value must be a valid date.
  *
  * @name jQuery.validator.methods.dateITA
  * @type Boolean
  * @cat Plugins/Validate/Methods
  */
jQuery.validator.addMethod(
	"dateITA",
	function(value, element) {
		var check = false;
		var re = /^\d{1,2}\/\d{1,2}\/\d{4}$/;
		if( re.test(value)){
			var adata = value.split('/');
			var gg = parseInt(adata[0],10);
			var mm = parseInt(adata[1],10);
			var aaaa = parseInt(adata[2],10);
			var xdata = new Date(aaaa,mm-1,gg);
			if ( ( xdata.getFullYear() == aaaa ) && ( xdata.getMonth () == mm - 1 ) && ( xdata.getDate() == gg ) )
				check = true;
			else
				check = false;
		} else
			check = false;
		return this.optional(element) || check;
	}, 
	"Please enter a correct date"
);

jQuery.validator.addMethod("dateNL", function(value, element) {
		return this.optional(element) || /^\d\d?[\.\/-]\d\d?[\.\/-]\d\d\d?\d?$/.test(value);
	}, "Vul hier een geldige datum in."
);

jQuery.validator.addMethod("time", function(value, element) {
		return this.optional(element) || /^([01][0-9])|(2[0123]):([0-5])([0-9])$/.test(value);
	}, "Please enter a valid time, between 00:00 and 23:59"
);

/**
 * matches US phone number format 
 * 
 * where the area code may not start with 1 and the prefix may not start with 1 
 * allows '-' or ' ' as a separator and allows parens around area code 
 * some people may want to put a '1' in front of their number 
 * 
 * 1(212)-999-2345
 * or
 * 212 999 2344
 * or
 * 212-999-0983
 * 
 * but not
 * 111-123-5434
 * and not
 * 212 123 4567
 */
jQuery.validator.addMethod("phone", function(phone_number, element) {
    phone_number = phone_number.replace(/\s+/g, ""); 
	return this.optional(element) || phone_number.length > 9 &&
		phone_number.match(/^(1-?)?(\([2-9]\d{2}\)|[2-9]\d{2})-?[2-9]\d{2}-?\d{4}$/);
}, "Please specify a valid phone number");

// TODO check if value starts with <, otherwise don't try stripping anything
jQuery.validator.addMethod("strippedminlength", function(value, element, param) {
	return jQuery(value).text().length >= param;
}, jQuery.validator.format("Please enter at least {0} characters"));

// same as email, but TLD is optional
jQuery.validator.addMethod("email2", function(value, element, param) {
	return this.optional(element) || /^((([a-z]|\d|[!#\$%&'\*\+\-\/=\?\^_`{\|}~]|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])+(\.([a-z]|\d|[!#\$%&'\*\+\-\/=\?\^_`{\|}~]|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])+)*)|((\x22)((((\x20|\x09)*(\x0d\x0a))?(\x20|\x09)+)?(([\x01-\x08\x0b\x0c\x0e-\x1f\x7f]|\x21|[\x23-\x5b]|[\x5d-\x7e]|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])|(\\([\x01-\x09\x0b\x0c\x0d-\x7f]|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF]))))*(((\x20|\x09)*(\x0d\x0a))?(\x20|\x09)+)?(\x22)))@((([a-z]|\d|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])|(([a-z]|\d|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])([a-z]|\d|-|\.|_|~|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])*([a-z]|\d|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])))\.)*(([a-z]|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])|(([a-z]|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])([a-z]|\d|-|\.|_|~|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])*([a-z]|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])))\.?$/i.test(value); 
}, jQuery.validator.messages.email);

// same as url, but TLD is optional
jQuery.validator.addMethod("url2", function(value, element, param) {
	return this.optional(element) || /^(https?|ftp):\/\/(((([a-z]|\d|-|\.|_|~|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])|(%[\da-f]{2})|[!\$&'\(\)\*\+,;=]|:)*@)?(((\d|[1-9]\d|1\d\d|2[0-4]\d|25[0-5])\.(\d|[1-9]\d|1\d\d|2[0-4]\d|25[0-5])\.(\d|[1-9]\d|1\d\d|2[0-4]\d|25[0-5])\.(\d|[1-9]\d|1\d\d|2[0-4]\d|25[0-5]))|((([a-z]|\d|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])|(([a-z]|\d|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])([a-z]|\d|-|\.|_|~|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])*([a-z]|\d|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])))\.)*(([a-z]|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])|(([a-z]|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])([a-z]|\d|-|\.|_|~|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])*([a-z]|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])))\.?)(:\d*)?)(\/((([a-z]|\d|-|\.|_|~|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])|(%[\da-f]{2})|[!\$&'\(\)\*\+,;=]|:|@)+(\/(([a-z]|\d|-|\.|_|~|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])|(%[\da-f]{2})|[!\$&'\(\)\*\+,;=]|:|@)*)*)?)?(\?((([a-z]|\d|-|\.|_|~|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])|(%[\da-f]{2})|[!\$&'\(\)\*\+,;=]|:|@)|[\uE000-\uF8FF]|\/|\?)*)?(\#((([a-z]|\d|-|\.|_|~|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])|(%[\da-f]{2})|[!\$&'\(\)\*\+,;=]|:|@)|\/|\?)*)?$/i.test(value); 
}, jQuery.validator.messages.url);

// NOTICE: Modified version of Castle.Components.Validator.CreditCardValidator
// Redistributed under the the Apache License 2.0 at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
// Valid Types: mastercard, visa, amex, dinersclub, enroute, discover, jcb, unknown, all (overrides all other settings)
jQuery.validator.addMethod("creditcardtypes", function(value, element, param) {

	if (/[^0-9-]+/.test(value)) 
		return false;
	
	value = value.replace(/\D/g, "");
	
	var validTypes = 0x0000;
	
	if (param.mastercard) 
		validTypes |= 0x0001;
	if (param.visa) 
		validTypes |= 0x0002;
	if (param.amex) 
		validTypes |= 0x0004;
	if (param.dinersclub) 
		validTypes |= 0x0008;
	if (param.enroute) 
		validTypes |= 0x0010;
	if (param.discover) 
		validTypes |= 0x0020;
	if (param.jcb) 
		validTypes |= 0x0040;
	if (param.unknown) 
		validTypes |= 0x0080;
	if (param.all) 
		validTypes = 0x0001 | 0x0002 | 0x0004 | 0x0008 | 0x0010 | 0x0020 | 0x0040 | 0x0080;
	
	if (validTypes & 0x0001 && /^(51|52|53|54|55)/.test(value)) { //mastercard
		return value.length == 16;
	}
	if (validTypes & 0x0002 && /^(4)/.test(value)) { //visa
		return value.length == 16;
	}
	if (validTypes & 0x0004 && /^(34|37)/.test(value)) { //amex
		return value.length == 15;
	}
	if (validTypes & 0x0008 && /^(300|301|302|303|304|305|36|38)/.test(value)) { //dinersclub
		return value.length == 14;
	}
	if (validTypes & 0x0010 && /^(2014|2149)/.test(value)) { //enroute
		return value.length == 15;
	}
	if (validTypes & 0x0020 && /^(6011)/.test(value)) { //discover
		return value.length == 16;
	}
	if (validTypes & 0x0040 && /^(3)/.test(value)) { //jcb
		return value.length == 16;
	}
	if (validTypes & 0x0040 && /^(2131|1800)/.test(value)) { //jcb
		return value.length == 15;
	}
	if (validTypes & 0x0080) { //unknown
		return true;
	}
	return false;
}, "Please enter a valid credit card number.");