$(document).ready(function () {
    $('#formRegister').validate({
        rules: {
            textFirstName: {
                required: true,
                minlength: 1,
                maxlength: 50
            },
            textLastName: {
                required: false,
                maxlength: 50
            },
            textEmail: {
                required: true,
                email: true
            },
            textEmail2: {
                required: true,
                email: true,
                equalTo: '#textEmail'
            },
            passwordPW1: {
                required: true,
                minlength: 4
            },
            passwordPW2: {
                required: true,
                equalTo: '#passwordPW1'
            }
        },
        messages: {
            textFirstName: "The first name must be from 1 to 50 characters in length",
            textLastName: "The last name must be from 0 to 50 characters in length",
            textEmail: "Please enter a valid email address",
            textEmail2: "Emails do not match",
            passwordPW1: "The password must be from 4 to 50 characters in length",
            passwordPW2: "Passwords do not match"
        },
        highlight: function(element){
            $(element).closest('.form-control').removeClass('success').addClass('error');
        },
        success: function(element){
            element.text('OK!').addClass('valid')
            .closest('.form-control').removeClass('error').addClass('success');
        },
        submitHandler: function (form) {
            form.submit();
        }
    });
});