function checkEmailValidation(formInput) {

    if (typeof(formInput) != "object") {
        alert("Validation not supported on this browser.");
        return(false);
    }

    var message;

    if (stringEmpty(formInput.value)) {
        message = "There is no input Email value entered.";
        alert(message);
    } else if (noAtSign( formInput.value )) {
        message = "The address \"" + formInput.value + "\" does not contain an '@' character.";
        alert(message);
    } else if (nothingBeforeAt(formInput.value)) {
        message = "The address \"" + formInput.value;
        message += "\" must contain at least one character before the '@' character";
        alert(message);
    } else if (noLeftBracket(formInput.value)) {
        message = "The address \"" + formInput.value;
        message += "\" contains a right square bracket ']',\nbut no corresponding left square bracket '['.";
        alert(message);
    } else if (noRightBracket(formInput.value)) {
        message = "The address \"" + formInput.value;
        message += "\" contains a left square bracket '[',\nbut no corresponding right square bracket ']'.";
        alert( message);
    } else if (noValidPeriod(formInput.value)) {
        message = "The address \"" + formInput.value + "\" must contain a period ('.') character.";
        alert(message);
    } else if (noValidSuffix(formInput.value)) {
        message = "The address \"" + formInput.value;
        message += "\" must contain a two, three or four character suffix.";
        alert(message);
    } else {
	 return (true);
    }

    var objType = typeof(formInput.focus);
    if (objType == "object" || objType == "function") {
         formInput.focus();
    }

    return (false);
}

function checkNameValidation (formInput){
	if (typeof(formInput) != "object") {
        alert("Validation not supported on this browser.");
        return(false);
    }

    var message;

    if (stringEmpty(formInput.value)) {
        message = "There is no input Name value entered.";
        alert(message);
    } else {
		return (true);
    }

    var objType = typeof(formInput.focus);
    if (objType == "object" || objType == "function") {
         formInput.focus();
    }

    return (false);
}

function checkPhoneValidation (formInput){

	if(numeralCheck(formInput.value)){
		return (true);
	} else{
		message = "Phone field should only accept numeral.";
		alert(message);
	}

	if (typeof(formInput) != "object") {
       	alert("Validation not supported on this browser.");
        	return(false);
    	}

	return (false);
}

function checkValid () {
	if(checkNameValidation(document.inquiryform.name)) {
	    if(checkEmailValidation(document.inquiryform.email)) {
		if(checkPhoneValidation(document.inquiryform.phone)){
			document.inquiryform.submit();
		}
	    } 
	} 
}

function numeralCheck (formField) {
	var ValidChars = "0123456789";
	var IsNumber = true;
	var Char;
	
	for (i=0;i<formField.length && IsNumber;i++) {
		Char = formField.charAt(i); 
		if (ValidChars.indexOf(Char) == -1) {
			return (false);
		}
	}	

	return (true);
}

function stringEmpty (formField) {
    // CHECK THAT THE STRING IS NOT EMPTY
    if ( formField.length < 1 ) {
        return ( true );
    } else {
        return ( false );
    }
}

function noAtSign (formField) {
    // CHECK THAT THERE IS AN '@' CHARACTER IN THE STRING
    if (formField.indexOf ('@', 0) == -1) {
        return ( true )
    } else {
        return ( false );
    }
}

function nothingBeforeAt (formField) {
    // CHECK THERE IS AT LEAST ONE CHARACTER BEFORE THE '@' CHARACTER
    if ( formField.indexOf ( '@', 0 ) < 1 ) {
        return ( true )
    } else {
        return ( false );
    }
}

function noLeftBracket (formField) {
    // IF EMAIL ADDRESS IN FORM 'user@[255,255,255,0]', THEN CHECK FOR LEFT BRACKET
    if ( formField.indexOf ( '[', 0 ) == -1 && formField.charAt (formField.length - 1) == ']') {
        return ( true )
    } else {
        return ( false );
    }
}

function noRightBracket (formField) {
    // IF EMAIL ADDRESS IN FORM 'user@[255,255,255,0]', THEN CHECK FOR RIGHT BRACKET
    if (formField.indexOf ( '[', 0 ) > -1 && formField.charAt (formField.length - 1) != ']') {
        return ( true );
    } else {
        return ( false );
    }
}

function noValidPeriod (formField) {
    // IF EMAIL ADDRESS IN FORM 'user@[255,255,255,0]', THEN WE ARE NOT INTERESTED
    if (formField.indexOf ( '@', 0 ) > 1 && formField.charAt (formField.length - 1 ) == ']')
        return ( false );

    // CHECK THAT THERE IS AT LEAST ONE PERIOD IN THE STRING
    if (formField.indexOf ( '.', 0 ) == -1)
        return ( true );

    return ( false );
}

function noValidSuffix(formField) {
    // IF EMAIL ADDRESS IN FORM 'user@[255,255,255,0]', THEN WE ARE NOT INTERESTED
    if (formField.indexOf('@', 0) > 1 && formField.charAt(formField.length - 1) == ']') {
        return ( false );
    }

    // CHECK THAT THERE IS A TWO OR THREE CHARACTER SUFFIX AFTER THE LAST PERIOD
    var len = formField.length;
    var pos = formField.lastIndexOf ( '.', len - 1 ) + 1;
    if ( ( len - pos ) < 2 || ( len - pos ) > 4 ) {
        return ( true );
    } else {
        return ( false );
    }
}
