$(document).ready(function() { 
    var options = { 
        target: '#formcontainer',
        beforeSubmit: validate,
        success: showResponse,
        url: '/contact/submit.php',
        type: 'post',
        clearForm: true,
        resetForm: true
    }; 
    
    $('#contactMeade').ajaxForm(options); 
}); 

function validate() 
{ 
    $("#name_error").empty().hide(); 
    $("#email_error").empty().hide(); 
    $("#message_error").empty().hide(); 

    var name = $("#name").val(); 
    var email = $("#email").val(); 
    var message = $("#message").val(); 

    var errors = 0; 
 
    if (name == null || name == '') 
    { 
        $("#name_error").show() 
.append("Your name is required"); 
        errors++; 
    } 
    
    if (email == null || email == '') 
    { 
        $("#email_error").show() 
.append("Your email is required"); 
        errors++; 
    } 
    
    else if (!isEmail(email)) 
    { 
        $("#email_error").show() 
.append("Please enter a valid email"); 
        errors++; 
    }
    
    
    if (message == null || message == '') 
    { 
        $("#message_error").show() 
.append("A message is required"); 
        errors++; 
    } 
    
    if (errors > 0) 
    { 
        return false; 
    } 
 
}         
 
function isNumeric(form_value) 
{ 
    if (form_value.match(/^\d+$/) == null) 
        return false; 
    else 
        return true; 
} 

function isEmail(form_value)
{ 
	var atPOS = form_value.indexOf("@");
	var stopPOS = form_value.lastIndexOf(".");
	
    if (atPOS == -1 || stopPOS == -1) 
        return false; 
    else if (stopPOS < atPOS)
    	return false;
   	else if (stopPOS - atPOS == 1)
   		return false;
    else 
        return true; 
} 

function showRequest(formData, jqForm, options) { 
    var queryString = $.param(formData); 
     return true; 
} 

function showResponse(responseText, statusText)  { 
   }