/**

 * Validate function for forms.

 * This requires jQuery.

 */



function validate_form() {

    //clear any previous tries

    $('.required').removeClass('missing');

    $('.required_checks').removeClass('missing');



    //check the forms

    var isValid = true;



    $('.required').each(function() {

        if(this.value == ""){

            $(this).addClass('missing');

            isValid = false;

        }



        if(this.name == "email") {

            var regex = new RegExp("^[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+\\.[a-zA-Z]+$");

            if(!regex.test(this.value)) {

                $(this).addClass('missing');

                isValid = false;

            }

            

        }

    });



    $('.required_checks').each(function(){

        if($(this).children('input:checked').length == 0) {

            $(this).addClass('missing');

            isValid = false;

        }

    });



    return isValid;

}