$(function() {

    // "cl_userLang" comes from the localized datepicker helper

    // add canada to datepicker region array
    if (cl_userLang == "en-ca") {
        $.datepicker.regional['en-ca'] = {
            closeText: 'Done',
            prevText: 'Prev',
            nextText: 'Next',
            currentText: 'Today',
            monthNames: ['January', 'February', 'March', 'April', 'May', 'June', 'July', 'August', 'September', 'October', 'November', 'December'],
            monthNamesShort: ['Jan', 'Feb', 'Mar', 'Apr', 'May', 'Jun', 'Jul', 'Aug', 'Sep', 'Oct', 'Nov', 'Dec'],
            dayNames: ['Sunday', 'Monday', 'Tuesday', 'Wednesday', 'Thursday', 'Friday', 'Saturday'],
            dayNamesShort: ['Sun', 'Mon', 'Tue', 'Wed', 'Thu', 'Fri', 'Sat'],
            dayNamesMin: ['Su', 'Mo', 'Tu', 'We', 'Th', 'Fr', 'Sa'],
            weekHeader: 'Wk',
            dateFormat: 'dd/mm/yy',
            firstDay: 1,
            isRTL: false,
            showMonthAfterYear: false,
            yearSuffix: ''
        };
    }

    // set all datepicker instances to use the browser's languagecode
    if (cl_userLang != null) {
        $.datepicker.setDefaults($.datepicker.regional[cl_userLang]);
    }
    
    // allows Chrome to properly validate a localized date
    if ($.validator != undefined) {
        $.validator.addMethod("date", function(value, element) {
            return this.optional(element) || !/Invalid|NaN/.test(new Date(value));
        });
    }

});