function trim (str) 
{
	str = str.replace(/^\s+/, '');
	for (var i = str.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) 
	{
		if (/\S/.test(str.charAt(i))) {
			str = str.substring(0, i + 1);
			break;
		}
	}
	return str;
}

function isvalidemail(emailStr) {


var emailPat=/^(.+)@(.+)$/


var specialChars="\\(\\)<>@,;:\\\\\\\"\\.\\[\\]"
var specialChars1="\\(\\)<>@_,;:\\\\\\\"\\.\\[\\]"

/* The following string represents the range of characters allowed in a 
   username or domainname.  It really states which chars aren't allowed. */
var validChars="\[^\\s" + specialChars + "\]"
var validChars1="\[^\\s" + specialChars1 + "\]"


var quotedUser="(\"[^\"]*\")"


var ipDomainPat=/^\[(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3})\]$/


var atom=validChars + '+'
var atom1=validChars1 + '+'


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("^" + atom1 + "(\\." + atom1 +")*$")


var matchArray=emailStr.match(emailPat)
if (matchArray==null) {
 
	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
}


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 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 (kis = 0; kis < strString.length && blnResult == true; kis++)
      {
      strChar = strString.charAt(kis);
      if (strValidChars.indexOf(strChar) == -1)
         {
         blnResult = false;
         }
      }
   return blnResult;
   }
   
function isvalidurl(url) {
 	var RegExp = /^(([\w]+:)?\/\/)?(([\d\w]|%[a-fA-f\d]{2,2})+(:([\d\w]|%[a-fA-f\d]{2,2})+)?@)?([\d\w][-\d\w]{0,253}[\d\w]\.)+[\w]{2,4}(:[\d]+)?(\/([-+_~.\d\w]|%[a-fA-f\d]{2,2})*)*(\?(&?([-+_~.\d\w]|%[a-fA-f\d]{2,2})=?)*)?(#([-+_~.\d\w]|%[a-fA-f\d]{2,2})*)?$/; 
    if(RegExp.test(url)){ 
        return true; 
    }else{ 
        return false; 
    } 
}

function Is_Numeric(strString) //  check for valid numeric strings	
{
	if(!/\D/.test(strString)) return true;//IF NUMBER
	else if(/^\d+\.\d+$/.test(strString)) return true;//IF A DECIMAL NUMBER HAVING AN INTEGER ON EITHER SIDE OF THE DOT(.)
	else return false;
}
