var patt = new RegExp("[<>`]+");
var emadd = /^[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+\.[a-zA-Z]{2,4}$/;
var valid = true;

function checkEmail() {
	if ($("#email").val() == '') {
		$("#ea_label").html("Email Address is Required");
		$("#ea_label").css("color", "red");
		valid = false;
	} else if (patt.test($("#email").val())) {
		$("#ea_label").html("Invalid Characters");
		$("#ea_label").css("color", "red");
		valid = false;
	} else if (!emadd.test($("#email").val())) {
		$("#ea_label").html("Email Address Must Be Valid");
		$("#ea_label").css("color", "red");
		valid = false;
	} else {
		$("#ea_label").html("");
	}
}
function submitForm() {
	valid = true;
	checkEmail();
	var inputForm = $('#mailing_list_form');
	var email = $("#email").val();
	if (valid) { //submit form.
		$.ajax({
			url: inputForm.attr('action'),
			type: 'POST',
			data: {
				email: email
			},
		});
		$("#mailing_list_signup").css('display', 'none');
		$("#mailing_list_success").css('display', 'block');
	}
	return false;
}