function eforms_trim(value)
		{
			return value.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g,"");				
		}

		
        
        function eforms_isNumeric(string)
        {
            if ((string.search(/[^\d\s]/) != -1) || (string.search(/\D/) != -1)){
               return false;
            }else{
            return true;
            }
        }

        function eforms_isValidEmail(emailField) {
           var email = emailField.value;
           emailField.value = email;

            if (emailField.value == "")
            {
               alert("Please enter an Email address.");
               emailField.focus();
               return false;
            }
            if(-1 != emailField.value.indexOf(",")) { 
               alert("stc.javascript.error.emailComma_en"); 
               emailField.focus();
               return false; 
               }
            if(-1 != emailField.value.indexOf("#")) { 
               alert("stc.javascript.error.emailPound_en" ); 
               emailField.focus();
               return false; 
               }
            if(-1 != emailField.value.indexOf("!")) { 
               alert("stc.javascript.error.emailExclamation_en" ); 
               emailField.focus();
               return false; 
               }
            if(-1 != emailField.value.indexOf(" ")) { 
               alert("Your email address must not have a space in it"); 
               emailField.focus();
               return false; 
               }
            if(0 == emailField.value.indexOf("@")) { 
               alert("stc.javascript.error.blankEmailAddress_en"); 
               emailField.focus();
               return false; 
               }
            if(-1 == emailField.value.indexOf("@")) { 
               alert("stc.javascript.error.emailAT_en"); 
               emailField.focus();
               return false; 
               }
            if(emailField.value.length == (emailField.value.indexOf("@")+1) ) {
               alert("stc.javascript.error.emailDomain_en");
               emailField.focus();
               return false;
               }
            if(-1 == emailField.value.indexOf(".")) { 
               alert("stc.javascript.error.emailDot_en"); 
               emailField.focus();
               return false; 
               }
            if( (emailField.value.indexOf(".")) == (emailField.value.indexOf("@")+1) ) {
               alert("stc.javascript.error.emailDomain_en");
               emailField.focus();
               return false;
               }
            if(emailField.value.length == (emailField.value.indexOf(".")+1) ) {
               alert("stc.javascript.error.emailExtension_en");
               emailField.focus();
               return false;
               }
            if(emailField.value.charAt(emailField.value.length-1) == '.' ) {
               alert("stc.javascript.error.emailEndsWithDot_en");
               emailField.focus();
               return false;
               }
            if(emailField.value.split('@').length >2) {
               alert("stc.javascript.error.emailAtSeveral_en");
               emailField.focus();
               return false;
               }
            return true;
          }

          function eforms_isValidAnyMobilePhone(phoneField, tphoneField)
          {
          if (phoneField.value == ""){
              alert('Please enter your AL JAWAL number or phone number');
                          phoneField.focus();
                          return false;
          } else if (phoneField.value != ""){
                  firstChars = phoneField.value.substring(0,2);
                  if (firstChars != "05" && firstChars != "08") {
                     alert('The phone number must be a valid STC AL JAWAL phone number (9 digits starting with 08 or 10 digits starting with 050), or a valid international phone number, starting with +, followed by the international code and the local phone number.');
                     phoneField.focus();
                     return false;
                  }
                  phoneNum = parseInt(phoneField.value, 10) + "";
                  phoneNum = "0" + phoneNum;
                  pLength = phoneNum.length;
                  /* Start of modifications for 050 digit expansion - Tariq Javaid */
                  first2Chars = phoneField.value.substring(0,2);
                  if (first2Chars == "05") {
                      if (pLength != 10) {
                          alert('The phone number must be a valid STC AL JAWAL phone number (9 digits starting with 08 or 10 digits starting with 050), or a valid international phone number, starting with +, followed by the international code and the local phone number.');
                          phoneField.focus();
                          return false;
                      }
                  }
                  else {
                      if (pLength != 9) {
                         alert('The phone number must be a valid STC AL JAWAL phone number (9 digits starting with 08 or 10 digits starting with 050), or a valid international phone number, starting with +, followed by the international code and the local phone number.');
                         phoneField.focus();
                         return false;
                      }
                  }
                /* End  of modifications for 050 digit expansion */
                } 
                if (tphoneField.value != ""){
                  firstChars = tphoneField.value.substring(0,1);
                  if (firstChars != "0" && firstChars != "0") {
                     alert('Wrong phone number');
                 tphoneField.value='';
                     tphoneField.focus();
                     return false;
                  }
                  tphoneNum = parseInt(tphoneField.value, 10) + "";
                  tphoneNum = "0" + tphoneNum;
                  pLength = tphoneNum.length;
                  /* Start of modifications for 050 digit expansion - Tariq Javaid */
                      if (pLength != 9) {
                         alert('Wrong phone number');
                     tphoneField.value='';
                         tphoneField.focus();
                         return false;
                      }
                  /* End  of modifications for 050 digit expansion */
                }
              if (phoneField.value==""){
                     return false;
                }

            return true;
          }