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/**
 * Return true, if the value is a valid vehicle identification number (VIN).
 *
 * Works with all kind of text inputs.
 *
 * @example <input type="text" size="20" name="VehicleID" class="{required:true,vinUS:true}" />
 * @desc Declares a required input element whose value must be a valid vehicle identification number.
 *
 * @name $.validator.methods.vinUS
 * @type Boolean
 * @cat Plugins/Validate/Methods
 */
$.validator.addMethod("vinUS", function(v) {
	if (v.length !== 17) {
		return false;
	}

	var LL = [ "A", "B", "C", "D", "E", "F", "G", "H", "J", "K", "L", "M", "N", "P", "R", "S", "T", "U", "V", "W", "X", "Y", "Z" ],
		VL = [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 ],
		FL = [ 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 10, 0, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 ],
		rs = 0,
		i, n, d, f, cd, cdv;

	for (i = 0; i < 17; i++) {
		f = FL[i];
		d = v.slice(i, i + 1);
		if (i === 8) {
			cdv = d;
		}
		if (!isNaN(d)) {
			d *= f;
		} else {
			for (n = 0; n < LL.length; n++) {
				if (d.toUpperCase() === LL[n]) {
					d = VL[n];
					d *= f;
					if (isNaN(cdv) && n === 8) {
						cdv = LL[n];
					}
					break;
				}
			}
		}
		rs += d;
	}
	cd = rs % 11;
	if (cd === 10) {
		cd = "X";
	}
	if (cd === cdv) {
		return true;
	}
	return false;
}, "The specified vehicle identification number (VIN) is invalid.");