function validateUserName() {

    var rulesRegExUsername = ${pdict.CurrentForms.login.username.regEx.length} != null ? /${pdict.CurrentForms.login.username.regEx}/ : '';
    var messageUsernameMissing = "${dw.web.Resource.msg('storefrontlogin.forms.login.003','storefrontlogin',null)}";
    var messageUsernameError = "${dw.web.Resource.msg('storefrontlogin.forms.login.005','storefrontlogin',null)}";

    var currentUserEmail = jQuery('${"#"+pdict.CurrentForms.login.htmlName}_username').val();
    var emptyUserName = currentUserEmail.length === 0;
    var hasIncorrectUserNameError = jQuery('.incorrectUserName').length === 0;
    var hasEmptyUserNameError = jQuery('.emptyUserName').length === 0;

    if( !rulesRegExUsername.test(currentUserEmail) && !emptyUserName) {
        jQuery('.emailIDResponsive p').remove();
        if(hasIncorrectUserNameError) {
            jQuery('${"#"+pdict.CurrentForms.login.htmlName}_username').after('<p class="incorrectUserName">' + messageUsernameError + '</p>');
        }
    } else if( emptyUserName ) {
        jQuery('.emailIDResponsive p').remove();
        if(hasEmptyUserNameError) {
            jQuery('${"#"+pdict.CurrentForms.login.htmlName}_username').after('<p class="emptyUserName">' + messageUsernameMissing + '</p>');
        }
    } else {
        jQuery('.emailIDResponsive p').remove();
    }

}

 function validatePassword() {
    var messagePasswordMissing = "${dw.web.Resource.msg('storefrontlogin.forms.login.004','storefrontlogin',null)}";

    var currentPassword = jQuery('${"#"+pdict.CurrentForms.login.htmlName}_password').val();
    var emptyPassword = currentPassword.length === 0;
    var hasEmptyPasswordError = jQuery('.emptyPassword').length === 0;

    if( emptyPassword && hasEmptyPasswordError ) {
            jQuery('${"#"+pdict.CurrentForms.login.htmlName}_password').after('<p class="emptyPassword">' + messagePasswordMissing + '</p>');
    } else {
        jQuery('.passwordIDResponsive p').remove();
    }
 }