if(jQuery.validator){

jQuery.validator.addMethod("maxWords", function(value, element, params) { 
    return this.optional(element) || value.match(/\b\w+\b/g).length < params; 
}, $.format("Please enter {0} words or less.")); 
 
jQuery.validator.addMethod("minWords", function(value, element, params) { 
    return this.optional(element) || value.match(/\b\w+\b/g).length >= params; 
}, $.format("Please enter at least {0} words.")); 
 
jQuery.validator.addMethod("rangeWords", function(value, element, params) { 
    return this.optional(element) || value.match(/\b\w+\b/g).length >= params[0] && value.match(/bw+b/g).length < params[1]; 
}, $.format("Please enter between {0} and {1} words."));


jQuery.validator.addMethod("letterswithbasicpunc", function(value, element) {
	return this.optional(element) || /^[a-z-.,()'\"\s]+$/i.test(value);
}, "Letters or punctuation only please");  

jQuery.validator.addMethod("alphanumeric", function(value, element) {
	return this.optional(element) || /^\w+$/i.test(value);
}, "Letters, numbers, spaces or underscores only please");  

jQuery.validator.addMethod("lettersonly", function(value, element) {
	return this.optional(element) || /^[a-z]+$/i.test(value);
}, "Letters only please"); 

jQuery.validator.addMethod("nowhitespace", function(value, element) {
	return this.optional(element) || /^\S+$/i.test(value);
}, "No white space please"); 



/**
  * Return true, if the value is a valid date, also making this formal check dd/mm/yyyy.
  *
  * @example jQuery.validator.methods.date("01/01/1900")
  * @result true
  *
  * @example jQuery.validator.methods.date("01/13/1990")
  * @result false
  *
  * @example jQuery.validator.methods.date("01.01.1900")
  * @result false
  *
  * @example <input name="pippo" class="{dateITA:true}" />
  * @desc Declares an optional input element whose value must be a valid date.
  *
  * @name jQuery.validator.methods.dateITA
  * @type Boolean
  * @cat Plugins/Validate/Methods
  */
jQuery.validator.addMethod(
	"dateITA",
	function(value, element) {
		var check = false;
		var re = /^\d{1,2}\/\d{1,2}\/\d{4}$/
		if( re.test(value)){
			var adata = value.split('/');
			var gg = parseInt(adata[0],10);
			var mm = parseInt(adata[1],10);
			var aaaa = parseInt(adata[2],10);
			var xdata = new Date(aaaa,mm-1,gg);
			if ( ( xdata.getFullYear() == aaaa ) && ( xdata.getMonth () == mm - 1 ) && ( xdata.getDate() == gg ) )
				check = true;
			else
				check = false;
		} else
			check = false;
		return this.optional(element) || check;
	}, 
	"Please enter a correct date"
);



jQuery.validator.addMethod("remote2",nuevo_remote , "[remote 2 msg]");
jQuery.validator.addMethod("remote3",nuevo_remote , "[remote 3 msg]");
jQuery.validator.addMethod("remote4",nuevo_remote , "[remote 4 msg]");
jQuery.validator.addMethod("remote5",nuevo_remote , "[remote 5 msg]");
jQuery.validator.addMethod("remote6",nuevo_remote , "[remote 6 msg]");
jQuery.validator.addMethod("remote7",nuevo_remote , "[remote 7 msg]");
jQuery.validator.addMethod("remote8",nuevo_remote , "[remote 8 msg]");
jQuery.validator.addMethod("remote9",nuevo_remote , "[remote 9 msg]");
jQuery.validator.addMethod("remote10",nuevo_remote , "[remote 10 msg]");

}

function nuevo_remote(value, element, paramURL){
	$.ajax({ cache:false, async:false,type: "POST",url: paramURL,
            data: element+"=" + value,
	  	    success: function(msg) {
                result = (msg.toUpperCase()=='TRUE' ) ? true : false;
            }
        });
       return result;
}