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//function getModal()
	$.fn.getModal = function(info) { 
		
		var info = info.toString();

		if (info == "true"){
			$("#info").html('Thank you for your comment. I will contact you soon.').css('color', '#555').slideDown();
		}else{
			$("#info").html('Could not send mail! Sorry!').css('color', '#fc5476').slideDown();
		}

		// Get the modal
		var modal = document.getElementById('myModal');

		// Get the button that opens the modal
		//var btn = document.getElementById("myBtn");
		//var btn = document.getElementById("#submit");

		// Get the <span> element that closes the modal
		var span = document.getElementsByClassName("close")[0];

		// When the user clicks the button, open the modal 
		modal.style.display = "block";
		
		// When the user clicks on <span> (x), close the modal
		span.onclick = function() {
		    modal.style.display = "none";
		    document.getElementById("contact").reset();
		}

		// When the user clicks anywhere outside of the modal, close it
		window.onclick = function(event) {
		    if (event.target == modal) {
		        modal.style.display = "none";
		        document.getElementById("contact").reset();
		    }
		}
	}

	//function validate()
	function validate(){
		var fname = $("#firstname").val(); // First Name
		var lname = $("#lastname").val();	// Last Name
		var email = $("#email").val(); // Email
		var comment = $("#comment").val(); // Comment

		// Checking for blank fields.
		if (fname !=''){
			$("#errfirstname").text("");
		}
		if (lname !=''){
			$("#errlastname").text("");
		}
		if (email !=''){
			$("#erremail").text("");
			var mailformat = /^(([^<>()\[\]\\.,;:\s@"]+(\.[^<>()\[\]\\.,;:\s@"]+)*)|(".+"))@((\[[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\])|(([a-zA-Z\-0-9]+\.)+[a-zA-Z]{2,}))$/;
			if(email.match(mailformat)){
				if (comment == ''){
					$("#errcomment").text("Please write something, so I can learn more about you. ");
					$("#comment").focus();
				}
			}else{
				$("#erremail").text("You have entered an invalid email address!");
				$("#email").focus();
				return false;
			}
		}
		if (comment !=''){
			$("#errcomment").text("");
		}
		// Checking for blank fields.
		if (fname == '' || lname == '' || email == '' || comment =='') {
			if (fname == ''){
				$("#errfirstname").text("First name is required");
				$("#firstname").focus();
				return false;
			}
			if (lname == ''){
				$("#errlastname").text("Last name is required");
				$("#lastname").focus();
				return false;
			}
			if (email == ''){
				$("#erremail").text("Your email address is required");
				$("#email").focus();
				return false;
			}
			if (comment == ''){
				$("#errcomment").text("Please write something, so I can learn more about you.");
				$("#comment").focus();
				return false;
			}
		}
		return true; 	
	}

	$("#submit").click(function(e) {
		var contact = $('#contact');
		e.preventDefault();
	    if(validate()) {
	      $.ajax({
	        type: "POST",
	        url: "./php/action-page.php",
	        data: contact.serialize(),
	        success: function (msg) {  
	           $.fn.getModal(true);
			   return false;
			   //alert("Success");
	        },
	        error: function (msg) {
	        	$.fn.getModal(false);
			  	return false;
	            //alert("Error " + msg.d.toString());
	        }
	      });
	    }
	});