$.validator.addMethod('postcode', function (value) { 
    return /^(GIR|[A-Za-z]\d[A-Za-z\d]??|[A-Za-z]{2}\d[A-Za-z\d]??)[ ]??(\d[A-Za-z]{2})$/.test(value); 
});

$.validator.addMethod('phoneno', function (value) { 
    return 	/^(((\+44\s?\d{4}|\(?0\d{4}\)?)\s?\d{3}\s?\d{3})|((\+44\s?\d{3}|\(?0\d{3}\)?)\s?\d{3}\s?\d{4})|((\+44\s?\d{2}|\(?0\d{2}\)?)\s?\d{4}\s?\d{4}))(\s?\#(\d{4}|\d{3}))?$/.test(value); 
});

$.validator.addMethod("notEqualTo", function(value, element, param) {
	return this.optional(element) || value != param;
});

$(document).ready(function(){
	jQuery.validator.messages.required = "";
	jQuery.validator.messages.email = "";
	jQuery.validator.messages.phoneno = "";
	jQuery.validator.messages.postcode = "";
	jQuery.validator.messages.notEqualTo = "";

	$("#signup_form").validate({
	    errorElement: "div",
		errorClass: "invalid",
		rules:{
			forename:{
				required:true
			},			
			surname:{
				required:true
			},		
			homephone:{
				required:true,
				phoneno:true
			},						
			field:{
				required:true,
				email: true
			},			
			field_f:{
				email: true
			},
			location:{
				notEqualTo:'default'
			},			
			friendsforename:{
				required:true
			},			
			friendssurname:{
				required:true
			},
			friendshomephone:{
				required:true,
				phoneno:true
			},						
			friendsfield:{
				required:true,
				email: true
			},
			friendslocation:{
				notEqualTo:'default'
			},			
			feedback:{
				required: true
			},
			fields_email:{
				required: true,
				email: true
			},			
			fields_fname:{
				required: true
			},			
			fields_lname:{
				required: true
			}
		}
		
	});

});