function validateEmail( strValue) {
/************************************************
DESCRIPTION: Validates that a string contains a 
  valid email pattern. 
  
 PARAMETERS:
   strValue - String to be tested for validity
   
RETURNS:
   True if valid, otherwise false.
   
REMARKS: Accounts for email with country appended
  does not validate that email contains valid URL
  type (.com, .gov, etc.) and optionally,
  a valid country suffix.  Since email has many
  forms this expression only tests for near valid
  address.  Some additional validation may be
  required.
*************************************************/
var objRegExp  = /^[a-z0-9]([a-z0-9_\-\.]*)@([a-z0-9_\-\.]*)(\.[a-z]{2,3}(\.[a-z]{2}){0,2})$/i;
  //check for valid email
  return objRegExp.test(strValue);
}



function  validateNumeric( strValue ) {
/******************************************************************************
DESCRIPTION: Validates that a string contains only valid numbers.

PARAMETERS:
   strValue - String to be tested for validity
   
RETURNS:
   True if valid, otherwise false.
******************************************************************************/
  var objRegExp  =  /(^-?\d\d*\.\d*$)|(^-?\d\d*$)|(^-?\.\d\d*$)/; 
 
  //check for numeric characters 
  return objRegExp.test(strValue);
}

function validateInteger( strValue ) {
/************************************************
DESCRIPTION: Validates that a string contains only 
    valid integer number.
    
PARAMETERS:
   strValue - String to be tested for validity
   
RETURNS:
   True if valid, otherwise false.
******************************************************************************/
  var objRegExp  = /(^-?\d\d*$)/;
 
  //check for integer characters
  return objRegExp.test(strValue);
}

function validateNotEmpty( strValue ) {
/************************************************
DESCRIPTION: Validates that a string is not all
  blank (whitespace) characters.
    
PARAMETERS:
   strValue - String to be tested for validity
   
RETURNS:
   True if valid, otherwise false.
*************************************************/
   var strTemp = strValue;
   strTemp = trimAll(strTemp);
   if(strTemp.length > 0){
     return true;
   }  
   return false;
}



function trimAll( strValue ) {
/************************************************
DESCRIPTION: Removes leading and trailing spaces.

PARAMETERS: Source string from which spaces will
  be removed;

RETURNS: Source string with whitespaces removed.
*************************************************/ 
 var objRegExp = /^(\s*)$/;

    //check for all spaces
    if(objRegExp.test(strValue)) {
       strValue = strValue.replace(objRegExp, '');
       if( strValue.length == 0)
          return strValue;
    }
    
   //check for leading & trailing spaces
   objRegExp = /^(\s*)([\W\w]*)(\b\s*$)/;
   if(objRegExp.test(strValue)) {
       //remove leading and trailing whitespace characters
       strValue = strValue.replace(objRegExp, '$2');
    }
  return strValue;
}