//function to check the zip code
function IsZip(snum){
	var reZip = /^(\d{5})$/
    return reZip.test(snum)
}
//function to check whether the variable is empty
function isEmpty(s){
	return ((s == null) || (s.length == 0)|| (s.substr(0,1) == " "))
}
function IsInteger(snum){
   var reInteger=/^\d+$/ ;
   return reInteger.test(snum);
}
function IsPhone(snum){
   var reInteger=/^\d(-)+/ ;
   return reInteger.test(snum);
}

function emailCheck(emailStr) {
	/* The following pattern is used to check if the entered e-mail address
	   fits the user@domain format.  It also is used to separate the username
	   from the domain. */
	var emailPat=/^(.+)@(.+)$/
	/* The following string represents the pattern for matching all special
	   characters.  We don't want to allow special characters in the address.
	   These characters include ( ) < > @ , ; : \ " . [ ]    */
	var specialChars="\\(\\)<>@,;:\\\\\\\"\\.\\[\\]"
	/* The following string represents the range of characters allowed in a
	   username or domainname.  It really states which chars aren't allowed. */
	var validChars="\[^\\s" + specialChars + "\]"
	/* The following pattern applies if the "user" is a quoted string (in
	   which case, there are no rules about which characters are allowed
	   and which aren't; anything goes).  E.g. "jiminy cricket"@disney.com
	   is a legal e-mail address. */
	var quotedUser="(\"[^\"]*\")"
	/* The following pattern applies for domains that are IP addresses,
	   rather than symbolic names.  E.g. joe@[123.124.233.4] is a legal
	   e-mail address. NOTE: The square brackets are required. */
	var ipDomainPat=/^\[(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3})\]$/
	/* The following string represents an atom (basically a series of
	   non-special characters.) */
	var atom=validChars + '+'
	/* The following string represents one word in the typical username.
	   For example, in john.doe@somewhere.com, john and doe are words.
	   Basically, a word is either an atom or quoted string. */
	var word="(" + atom + "|" + quotedUser + ")"
	// The following pattern describes the structure of the user
	var userPat=new RegExp("^" + word + "(\\." + word + ")*$")
	/* The following pattern describes the structure of a normal symbolic
	   domain, as opposed to ipDomainPat, shown above. */
	var domainPat=new RegExp("^" + atom + "(\\." + atom +")*$")


	/* Finally, let's start trying to figure out if the supplied address is
	   valid. */

	/* Begin with the coarse pattern to simply break up user@domain into
	   different pieces that are easy to analyze. */
	var matchArray=emailStr.match(emailPat)
	if (matchArray==null) {
	  /* Too many/few @'s or something; basically, this address doesn't
	     even fit the general mould of a valid e-mail address. */
		alert("Email address seems incorrect (check @ and .'s)")
		return false
	}
	var user=matchArray[1]
	var domain=matchArray[2]

	// See if "user" is valid
	if (user.match(userPat)==null) {
	    // user is not valid
	    alert("The username doesn't seem to be valid.")
	    return false
	}

	/* if the e-mail address is at an IP address (as opposed to a symbolic
	   host name) make sure the IP address is valid. */
	var IPArray=domain.match(ipDomainPat)
	if (IPArray!=null) {
	    // this is an IP address
		  for (var i=1;i<=4;i++) {
		    if (IPArray[i]>255) {
		        alert("Destination IP address is invalid!")
			return false
		    }
	    }
	    return true
	}
	// Domain is symbolic name
	var domainArray=domain.match(domainPat)
	if (domainArray==null) {
		alert("The domain name doesn't seem to be valid.")
	    return false
	}

	/* domain name seems valid, but now make sure that it ends in a
	   three-letter word (like com, edu, gov) or a two-letter word,
	   representing country (uk, nl), and that there's a hostname preceding
	   the domain or country. */

	/* Now we need to break up the domain to get a count of how many atoms
	   it consists of. */
	var atomPat=new RegExp(atom,"g")
	var domArr=domain.match(atomPat)
	var len=domArr.length
	if (domArr[domArr.length-1].length<2 ||
	    domArr[domArr.length-1].length>3) {
	   // the address must end in a two letter or three letter word.
	   alert("The address must end in a three-letter domain, or two letter country.")
	   return false
	}

	// Make sure there's a host name preceding the domain.
	if (len<2) {
	   var errStr="This E-mail address is missing a hostname!"
	   alert(errStr)
	   return false
	   }
	   // If we've gotten this far, everything's valid!
	return true
}

function IsNumeric(strString)
   //  check for valid numeric strings	
   {
   var strValidChars = "0123456789.-";
   var strChar;
   var blnResult = true;

   if (strString.length == 0) return false;

   //  test strString consists of valid characters listed above
   for (i = 0; i < strString.length && blnResult == true; i++)
      {
      strChar = strString.charAt(i);
      if (strValidChars.indexOf(strChar) == -1)
         {
         blnResult = false;
         }
      }
   return blnResult;
   }

function validemail(emailStr)
{	
	var err=0;
	var emailPat=/^(.+)@(.+)$/;
	var specialChars="\\(\\)<>@,;:\\\\\\\"\\.\\[\\]";
	var validChars="\[^\\s" + specialChars + "\]";
	var quotedUser="(\"[^\"]*\")";
	var ipDomainPat=/^\[(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3})\]$/;
	var atom=validChars + '+';
	var word="(" + atom + "|" + quotedUser + ")";
	var userPat=new RegExp("^" + word + "(\\." + word + ")*$");
	var domainPat=new RegExp("^" + atom + "(\\." + atom +")*$");
	var matchArray=emailStr.match(emailPat);
	if (matchArray==null) {
		
		return false;
	}
	var user=matchArray[1];
	var domain=matchArray[2];
	if (user.match(userPat)==null) {
	  
	    return false;
	}
	var IPArray=domain.match(ipDomainPat);
	if (IPArray!=null) {
	  for (var i=1;i<=4;i++)
	  {
	    if (IPArray[i]>255)
	    {
		  
		   return false;
		}
	  }
	    return true;
	}
	var domainArray=domain.match(domainPat);
	if (domainArray==null) {
	
		return false;
	}
	var atomPat=new RegExp(atom,"g");
	var domArr=domain.match(atomPat);
	var len=domArr.length;
	if (domArr[domArr.length-1].length<2 ||  domArr[domArr.length-1].length>3) {
	
	   return false;
	}
	if (len<2) {
	   
	   return false;
	}
	return true;
}
function check_image_extension(image_name,field_name)
{
   
   var err_code="0";  
   if(image_name=="")
   {	  
	  var err_code="1";
	  return err_code;	  
   }   
   
   var image_ext_arr=image_name.split(".");
   var ext_key=image_ext_arr.length;	   
   var extension=image_ext_arr[ext_key-1];
	 
   if(extension!="jpg" && extension!="JPG" && extension!="jpeg" && extension!="JPEG" )
   { 
	   var err_code="2";
	   return err_code;	 
   }  
}