function isBlank(val){
	if(val==null){return true;}
	for(var i=0;i<val.length;i++) {
		if ((val.charAt(i)!=' ')&&(val.charAt(i)!="\t")&&(val.charAt(i)!="\n")&&(val.charAt(i)!="\r")){return false;}
	}
	return true;
}

function isValidZipcode(zipcode) {
   zipcode = removeSpaces(zipcode);
   if (!(zipcode.length == 5 || zipcode.length == 9 || zipcode.length == 10)) return false;
   if ((zipcode.length == 5 || zipcode.length == 9) && !isNumeric(zipcode)) return false;
   if (zipcode.length == 10 && zipcode.search && zipcode.search(/^\d{5}-\d{4}$/) == -1) return false;
   return true;
}

function removeSpaces(string) {
   var newString = '';
   for (var i = 0; i < string.length; i++) {
      if (string.charAt(i) != ' ') newString += string.charAt(i);
   }
   return newString;
}

function isNumeric(string, ignoreWhiteSpace) {
   if (string.search) {
      if ((ignoreWhiteSpace && string.search(/[^\d\s]/) != -1) || (!ignoreWhiteSpace && string.search(/\D/) != -1)) return false;
   }
   return true;
}