$('#registerBtn').on('click', function () {
    //get respective values
    var register_name = $('#register-name').val();
    var register_username = $('#register-username').val();
    var register_email = $('#register-email').val();
    var register_password = $('#register-password').val();
    var register_confirm = $('#register-confirm').val();

    if ( validateName(register_name) && validateUsername(register_username)
            && validateEmail(register_email) &&
                validatePassword(register_username, register_password, register_confirm)) {

        var newUser =
        {
            Name: register_name,
            Username: register_username,
            EmailAddress: register_email,
            Password: register_password
        }
        //send post request
        $.ajax({
            type: "POST",
            data: JSON.stringify(newUser),
            url: "/api/user/adduser",
            contentType: "application/json"
        }).done(function(response) {
            if (response.Success) {
                // GET NEW USER ID BY RESPONSE.USERID
                console.log(response.UserId);
                $('#register-messageBox').html(response.Message);
                setTimeout(function () { $('#register-modal').modal('toggle'); }, 3000);
                sendEmail(register_email, register_name, 'registration');
            } else {
                $('#register-messageBox').html(response.Message);
            }
        })
    }
})