// test panelist password

function test_panelist_pwd(val)

{

  var pattern = /^[a-zA-Z0-9_]{6,12}$/;

  if( pattern.test(val) )

  {

    return true;

  }



  return false;

}





// test value for day entry in date

function test_date_day(val)

{

  var pattern = /^[1-9]\d{0,1}$/;



  if( val.match(pattern)==null )

  {

    return false;

  }

  

  return true;

}



// test value for year entry in date

function test_date_year(val)

{

  var pattern = /^[1-9]\d{3}$/;



  if( val.match(pattern)==null)

  {

    return false;

  }

  return true;

}



// test number (maximum length is 32 digits)

function test_number(val)

{

  var pattern = /^\d{1,32}$/;



  if( val.match(pattern)==null)

  {

    return false;

  }

  return true;

}



// test email - approximate

function test_email(val)

{

  var pattern = /^\w+([\.-]?\w+)*@\w+([\.-]?\w+)*(\.\w{2,3})+$/

  if( pattern.test(val) )

  {

    return true;

  }



  return false;

}



/***

*  input:

*    year - 4 digit number

*    month- 1 or 2 digit number

*    day  - 1 or 2 digit number

*/

function test_date(y,m,d)

{

  if( m.charAt(0) == "0" )

    m = parseInt(m.charAt(1)) - 1;

  else

    m = parseInt(m)-1;



  if( d.charAt(0) == "0" )

    d = parseInt(d.charAt(1));



  // construct date as of provided input, will always contain correct values

  var check = new Date();

  check.setFullYear(y,m,d);



  mytest = check.getFullYear() + "-" + check.getMonth()+ "-" + check.getDate();

  mydate = y+"-"+ m+"-"+d;



  return (mydate == mytest);

}



function show_real_pass_input(){

	var objToHide = document.getElementById("pass");

	var objToShow = document.getElementById("pass_place_holder");

	objToHide.style.display = 'inline';

	objToShow.style.display = 'none';

     

}



function hide_real_pass_input () {

	var objToHide = document.getElementById("pass");

	var objToShow = document.getElementById("pass_place_holder");

	if(objToHide.value == ""){

		objToHide.style.display = 'none';

		objToShow.style.display = 'inline';

	}

}