jQuery(document).ready(function() {

	// register form validation
	jQuery('#HomeSimpleSearch').submit(validateSimpleSearchForm);
	jQuery('#ModalRegionForm').submit(validateSimpleSearchForm);
	
});


function validateSimpleSearchForm(e) {
	var message = '';

	if (this.country.value == '') {
		message += 'Please choose a country.\n';
	}
	if (this.institutionType.value == '') {
		message += 'Please choose a level of study.\n';
	}

	if (message != '') {
		alert(message);
		e.preventDefault(); // cancel the submission
		return;
	}
}