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Why is my exception handling not catching?

This is my html code that I am trying to create the exception handling for. I am trying to create the exceptions for the first form in this code.
<form id="survey" name="survey" method="post">
<div id="errorText"></div>
<fieldset class="labelfloatleft" id="contactinfo"><legend>Your Thoughts</legend>
<label for="firstname">First Name</label>
<input type="text" name="firstname" id="firstname" />
<label for="lastname">Last Name</label>
<input type="text" name="lastname" id="lastname" />
<label for="emailaddress">Email Address</label>
<input type="email" name="emailaddress" id="emailaddress"
size="30" placeholder="foryou#yahoo.com" />
</fieldset>
<fieldset><legend>Best Movie</legend>
<input type="radio" name="movie" id="horror" value="horror" checked="checked"/>
<label for="horror">The Horror</label>
<input type="radio" name="movie" id="badabing" value="badabing" />
<label for="badabing">Bada-Bing Bada-Boom</label>
<input type="radio" name="movie" id="roll" value="roll" />
<label for="roll">Roll or Die</label>
</fieldset>
<fieldset><legend>Comments</legend>
<label for="message">Your Opinion</label>
<textarea name="message" id="message" rows="7" cols="30"></textarea>
</fieldset>
<input type="submit" value="Send" class="button" id="submitBtn"/>
<input type="reset" value="Cancel" class="button" />
</form>
<h2>Welcome To Our World</h2>
<p class="very">We are a small time movie theater looking to help inspire
people who come to our theater. Our theaters come with
fresh food, cold and hot drinks, souvenirs and comfortable
seats to help make your experience worth while.
</p>
<h2>Most Popular</h2>
<ul>
<li>The Horror</li>
<li>Bada-Bing Bada-Boom</li>
<li>Roll or Die</li>
</ul>
<h2>Prices</h2>
<table title="prices">
<tr>
<th>Ticket</th>
<th>Price</th>
<th>Thursday Deal</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Adult</td>
<td>$10.00</td>
<td rowspan="3">Half-Off</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Child</td>
<td>$6.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Senior</td>
<td>$8.00</td>
</table>
<form id="price" name="price" method="post">
<fieldset><legend>Ticket Quantity</legend>
<label for="adultinput">Adult 15-60
<input type="text" id="adultinput" value="1" size="2"/>
</label>
<label for="childinput">Child 1-14
<input type="text" id="childinput" value="0" size="2"/>
</label>
<label for="seniorinput">Senior 50 and up
<input type="text" id="seniorinput" value="0" size="2"/>
</label>
</fieldset>
<input type="submit" value="Calculate" id="calculate" class="button" />
<input type="reset" value="Cancel" class="button" />
</form>
This is my exception handling code that I am trying to get working. However, no matter how much I modify it, it never shows correctly. I have ran it in Chrome and have tried using a debugger to help however I am still unable to show the exceptions when I click the submit button.
"use strict";
var fnameComplete = true;
var lnameComplete = true;
var emailComplete = true;
var fname = document.getElementById("firstname").value;
var lname = document.getElementById("lastname").value;
var email = document.getElementById("emailaddress").value;
var errorDiv = document.getElementById("errorText");
function verifyFname() {
var validity = true;
var messageText = "";
var errorDiv = document.getElementById("errorText");
try {
if(!(isNaN(fname.value)) || (fname.value === "")){
fname.style.background = "rgb(255,233,233)";
throw "Please enter your first name.";
}
}
catch(message) {
validity = false;
messageText = message;
}
finally{
numErrorDiv.style.display = "block";
fnameComplete = validity;
errorDiv.innerHTML = messageText;
}
}
function verifyLname() {
var validity = true;
var messageText = "";
var errorDiv = document.getElementById("errorText");
try {
if(!(isNaN(lname.value)) || (lname.value === "")){
lname.style.background = "rgb(255,233,233)";
throw "Please enter your first name.";
}
}
catch(message) {
validity = false;
messageText = message;
}
finally{
errorDiv.style.display = "block";
lnameComplete = validity;
errorDiv.innerHTML = messageText;
}
}
function verifyEmail() {
var validity = true;
var messageText = "";
var errorDiv = document.getElementById("errorText");
try {
if(email === "") {
email.style.background = "rgb(255,233,233)";
throw "Please enter your email.";
}
}
catch(message) {
validity = false;
messageText = message;
}
finally{
numErrorDiv.style.display = "block";
emailComplete = validity;
errorDiv.innerHTML = messageText;
}
}
function validateForm(e) {
if (e.preventDefault) {
e.preventDefault(); //prevent form from submitting
} else {
e.returnValue = false; //prevent form from submitting in IE8
}
formValidity = true; //reset value for revalidation
verifyEmail();
verifyFname();
verifyLname();
if(formValidity === true) {
document.getElementsByTagName("form")[0].submit();
}
}
function createEventListeners() {
var form = document.getElementsByTagName("form")[0];
if (form.addEventListener){
form.addEventListener("submit", validateForm, false);
} else if(form.attachEvent) {
form.attachEvent("onsubmit", validateForm);
}
}
if (window.addEventListener) {
window.addEventListener("load", createEventListeners, false);
} else if(window.attachEvent) {
window.attachEvent("onload", createEventListeners);
}

It looks like you try to access a non existing field.
Here you already get the values of the fields
var fname = document.getElementById("firstname").value;
var lname = document.getElementById("lastname").value;
var email = document.getElementById("emailaddress").value;
And in your comparisons you try to access a value field again. But you already have the plain value
if(!(isNaN(lname.value)) || (lname.value === "")){
}
Do it this way instead
if(!(isNaN(lname)) || (lname === "")){
}

Field wise form validation

On submitting an empty form I'm receiving the respective errors but I want to remove the error (when they meet the requirement) as I proceed to the next input. Also can anyone give me a solution to do the same with the help of loops. Only JavaScript solution please.
Here's my JS and HTML code..
function validate() {
var letter = /[a-zA-Z]/;
var number = /[1-9]{1}[0-9]{2}/;
var mail = /^[a-zA-Z0-9.!#$%&'*+/=?^_`{|}~-]+#[a-zA-Z0-9-]+(?:\.[a-zA-Z0-9-]+)*$/;
var valid = true;
var firstname = information.first.value;
var lastname = information.last.value;
var address = information.Add.value;
var email = information.Email.value;
var pass = information.Pass.value;
var re_pass = information.Repass.value;
var phone = information.mobile.value;
if (firstname === "" || !letter.test(firstname)) {
document.getElementById("fn").innerHTML = "*Enter your First Name*";
console.log("first");
valid = false;
} else {
document.getElementById("fn").innerHTML = "";
}
if (lastname === "" || !letter.test(lastname)) {
document.getElementById("ln").innerHTML = "*Enter your Last Name*";
console.log("last");
valid = false;
} else {
document.getElementById("ln").innerHTML = "";
}
if (email === "" || !mail.test(email)) {
document.getElementById("mail").innerHTML = "*Enter your Email*";
console.log("mail");
valid = false;
} else {
document.getElementById("mail").innerHTML = "";
}
if (pass === "" || !letter.test(Pass)) {
document.getElementById("pwd").innerHTML = "*Enter your Password*";
console.log("password");
valid = false;
} else {
document.getElementById("pwd").innerHTML = "";
}
if (re_pass === "" || re_pass != pass) {
document.getElementById("repass").innerHTML = "*Password didn't match*";
console.log("reenter");
valid = false;
} else {
document.getElementById("repass").innerHTML = "";
}
if (phone == "" || !number.test(phone)) {
document.getElementById("no").innerHTML = "*Enter your Phone number";
console.log("phone");
valid = false;
} else {
document.getElementById("no").innerHTML = "";
}
return valid;
}
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>information</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="info.css">
<script type="text/javascript" src="info.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="form">
<form action="#" method="POST" onsubmit="return validate()" name="information">
<label>Firstname:</label>
<input type="text" name="firstname" placeholder="Enter your name" id="first" autofocus>
<span id="fn"></span><br><br>
<label>Lastname:</label>
<input type="text" name="lastname" placeholder="Enter last name" id="last">
<span id="ln"></span><br><br>
<label>Address:</label>
<input type="text" name="address" placeholder="Address" id="Add">
<span id="add"></span><br><br>
<label>Email:</label>
<input type="email" name="mail" placeholder="Email" id="Email">
<span id="mail"></span><br><br>
<label>Password:</label>
<input type="password" name="password" placeholder="Password" id="Pass">
<span id="pwd"></span><br><br>
<label>Retype Password:</label>
<input type="password" name="retype" placeholder="Retype password" id="Repass">
<span id="repass"></span><br><br>
<label>Phone:</label>
<input type="text" name="firstname" placeholder="XXXXXXXXXX" id="mobile" maxlength = "10">
<span id="no"></span><br><br>
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="submit">
</form>
</div>
</body>
</html>

Perhaps this?
var letter = /[a-zA-Z]/;
var number = /[1-9]{1}[0-9]{2}/;
var mail = /^[a-zA-Z0-9.!#$%&'*+/=?^_`{|}~-]+#[a-zA-Z0-9-]+(?:\.[a-zA-Z0-9-]+)*$/;
function validate() {
var information = document.querySelector("#form>form");
var error = 0;
var firstname = information.first.value;
var lastname = information.last.value;
var address = information.Add.value;
var email = information.Email.value;
var pass = information.Pass.value;
var re_pass = information.Repass.value;
var phone = information.mobile.value;
error += firstname === "" || !letter.test(firstname)
document.getElementById("fn").innerHTML = error?"*Enter your First Name*":"";
error += lastname === "" || !letter.test(lastname)
document.getElementById("ln").innerHTML = error?"*Enter your Last Name*":"";
error += email === "" || !mail.test(email)
document.getElementById("mail").innerHTML = error?"*Enter your Email*":"";
error += pass === "" || !letter.test(Pass)
document.getElementById("pwd").innerHTML = error?"*Enter your Password*":"";
error += re_pass === "" || re_pass !== pass
document.getElementById("repass").innerHTML = error?"*Password didn't match*":"";
error += phone === "" || !number.test(phone)
document.getElementById("no").innerHTML = error ? "*Enter your Phone number":"";
return error>0?false:true;
}
document.querySelector("#form>form").oninput = validate;
document.querySelector("#form>form").onsubmit = validate;
<div id="form">
<form action="#" method="POST" name="information">
<label>Firstname:</label>
<input type="text" name="firstname" placeholder="Enter your name" id="first" autofocus>
<span id="fn"></span><br><br>
<label>Lastname:</label>
<input type="text" name="lastname" placeholder="Enter last name" id="last">
<span id="ln"></span><br><br>
<label>Address:</label>
<input type="text" name="address" placeholder="Address" id="Add">
<span id="add"></span><br><br>
<label>Email:</label>
<input type="email" name="mail" placeholder="Email" id="Email">
<span id="mail"></span><br><br>
<label>Password:</label>
<input type="password" name="password" placeholder="Password" id="Pass">
<span id="pwd"></span><br><br>
<label>Retype Password:</label>
<input type="password" name="retype" placeholder="Retype password" id="Repass">
<span id="repass"></span><br><br>
<label>Phone:</label>
<input type="text" name="firstname" placeholder="XXXXXXXXXX" id="mobile" maxlength="10">
<span id="no"></span><br><br>
<input type="submit" name="mysubmit" value="submit">
</form>
</div>

Trying to store a completed form into an array

I'm creating a registration page and am currently attempting to store the inputs of the form into an array. I'm using
var form_inputs = document.getElementsByClassName("form_input");
to store the inputs in the same place, however if I try to alert form_inputs to test if anything is actually being stored, it just alerts "Undefined".
function validate_form(event) {
var forename = document.getElementById("forename");
var surname = document.getElementById("surname");
var username = document.getElementById("username");
var password = document.getElementById("password");
var re_password = document.getElementById("re_password");
var email = document.getElementById("email");
var errors = 0
var special_chars = "<>#!#$%^&*()_+[]{}?:;|'\"\\,./~`-=";
var form_inputs = document.getElementsByClassName("form_input");
if (forename.value == "") {
//document.getElementById("forename").style.background = "red";
forename_confirmation.style.visibility = 'visible';
var errors = errors + 1
} else
for (var i = 0; i < forename.value.length; i++) {
if (special_chars.indexOf(forename.value.charAt(i)) != -1) {
forename_chars.style.visibility = 'visible'
}
}
if (surname.value == "") {
//document.getElementById("surname").style.background = "red";
surname_confirmation.style.visibility = 'visible';
var errors = errors + 1
} else
for (var i = 0; i < surname.value.length; i++) {
if (special_chars.indexOf(surname.value.charAt(i)) != -1) {
surname_chars.style.visibility = 'visible'
}
}
if (username.value == "") {
//document.getElementById("username").style.background = "red";
username_confirmation.style.visibility = 'visible';
var errors = errors + 1
} else
for (var i = 0; i < username.value.length; i++) {
if (special_chars.indexOf(username.value.charAt(i)) != -1) {
username_chars.style.visibility = 'visible'
}
}
if (password.value == "") {
//document.getElementById("password").style.background = "red";
pass_confirmation.style.visibility = 'visible';
var errors = errors + 1
}
if (password.value != re_password.value) {
//document.getElementById("re_password").style.background = "red";
repass_confirmation.style.visibility = 'visible';
var errors = errors + 1
}
if (email.value == "") {
//document.getElementById("email").style.background = "red";
var errors = errors + 1
}
if (errors != "0") {
alert("Whoops! Looks like you didn't enter your details properly");
console.log(form_inputs);
event.preventDefault(); // Prevent the form from submitting
}
if (!email.value.includes("#") || !email.value.includes(".")) {
//document.getElementById("email").style.background = "blue";
email_confirmation.style.visibility = 'visible';
return false;
}
return (true);
}
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Login form</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="Login Form CSS.css">
<script src="Registration function.js" defer></script>
<body>
<div class="loginbox">
<img src="Logo.jpg" class="avatar">
<h1> Create Account </h1>
<form name="login-form">
<div id="forename_confirmation"> Please fill in this box </div>
<div id="forename_chars"> Don't use special characters</div>
<p>Forename
<p>
<input class="form_input" type="text" name="forename" id="forename" placeholder="Enter Forename here">
<div id="surname_confirmation"> Please fill in this box </div>
<div id="surname_chars"> Don't use special characters</div>
<p>Surname
<p>
<input class="form_input" type="text" name="surname" id="surname" placeholder="Enter Surname here">
<div id="username_confirmation"> Please fill in this box </div>
<div id="username_chars"> Don't use special characters</div>
<p>Username
<p>
<input class="form_input" type="text" name="username" id="username" placeholder="Enter Username here">
<div id="pass_confirmation"> Please fill in this box </div>
<div id="pass_chars">Don't use special characters</div>
<p>Password
<p>
<input class="form_input" type="password" name="password" id="password" placeholder="Enter Password here">
<div id="repass_confirmation"> Passwords do not match </div>
<p>Re-enter Password
<p>
<input class="form_input" type="password" name="re_password" id="re_password" placeholder="Re-enter your password here">
<div id="email_confirmation"> Please enter a valid email </div>
<p>Email
<p>
<input class="form_input" type="email" name="email" id="email" placeholder="Enter Email here">
<!--
<p>Gender<p>
<input type="radio" id="Male" name="Gender" value="Male">Male</input>
<input type="radio" id="Female" name="Gender" value="Female">Female</input>
-->
<button onclick="validate_form(event)" type="Submit" value="True" name="button-submit"> Submit </button>
<br />
<br />
Forgot your password?
<br />
Already got an account?
<br /><br />
</form>
<!-- <button onclick="validate_form()" type="submit"> Validate </button> -->
</div>
</body>
</head>
<script>
forename_confirmation.style.visibility = 'hidden'
forename_chars.style.visibility = 'hidden'
surname_confirmation.style.visibility = 'hidden'
surname_chars.style.visibility = 'hidden'
username_confirmation.style.visibility = 'hidden'
username_chars.style.visibility = 'hidden'
pass_confirmation.style.visibility = 'hidden'
pass_chars.style.visibility = 'hidden'
repass_confirmation.style.visibility = 'hidden'
email_confirmation.style.visibility = 'hidden'
</script>
</body>

Array.from(document.getElementsByClassName("form_input")).forEach(
function(element, index, array) {
alert(element.innerHTML)
}
);
this will alert you of those elements

Doing a web site with validation form

I currently trying to make a website with a validating booking form for a university a project about a university portal. It used to work with my javascript validation until I added to validate time. Problem is sumbit button not working when I add to validate time and whenever I remove it is working.
HTML and JavaScript
/** Validation Form**/
function validateFormOnSubmit(contact) {
reason = "";
reason += validateName(contact.name);
reason += validateEmail(contact.email);
reason += validatePhone(contact.phone);
reason += validateID(contact.id);
reason += validateWorkshop(contact.workshop);
reason += validateDate(contact.date);
console.log(reason);
if (reason.length > 0) {
return false;
} else {
return true;
}
}
/**Validate name**/
function validateName(name) {
var error = "";
if (name.value.length == 0) {
document.getElementById('name-error').innerHTML = "Please enter your First name.";
var error = "1";
} else {
document.getElementById('name-error').innerHTML = '';
}
return error;
}
/**Validate email as required field and format**/
function trim(s) {
return s.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/, '');
}
function validateEmail(email) {
var error = "";
var temail = trim(email.value);
var emailFilter = /^[^#]+#[^#.]+\.[^#]*\w\w$/;
var illegalChars = /[\(\)\<\>\,\;\:\\\"\[\]]/;
if (email.value == "") {
document.getElementById('email-error').innerHTML = "Please enter your Email address.";
var error = "2";
} else if (!emailFilter.test(temail)) { /**test email for illegal characters**/
document.getElementById('email-error').innerHTML = "Please enter a valid email address.";
var error = "3";
} else if (email.value.match(illegalChars)) {
var error = "4";
document.getElementById('email-error').innerHTML = "Email contains invalid characters.";
} else {
document.getElementById('email-error').innerHTML = '';
}
return error;
}
/**Validate phone for required and format**/
function validatePhone(phone) {
var error = "";
var stripped = phone.value.replace(/[\(\)\.\-\ ]/g, '');
if (phone.value == "") {
document.getElementById('phone-error').innerHTML = "Please enter your phone number";
var error = '6';
} else if (isNaN(parseInt(stripped))) {
var error = "5";
document.getElementById('phone-error').innerHTML = "The phone number contains illegal characters.";
} else if (stripped.length < 10) {
var error = "6";
document.getElementById('phone-error').innerHTML = "The phone number is too short.";
} else {
document.getElementById('phone-error').innerHTML = '';
}
return error;
}
/**Validate student ID**/
function validateID(id) {
var error = "";
if (id.value.length == 0) {
document.getElementById('id-error').innerHTML = "Please enter your ID.";
var error = "1";
} else {
document.getElementById('id-error').innerHTML = '';
}
return error;
}
/**Validate workshop select**/
function validateWorkshop(workshop) {
if ((contact.workshop[0].checked == false) && (contact.workshop[1].checked == false) && (contact.workshop[2].checked == false) && (contact.workshop[3].checked == false) && (contact.workshop[4].checked == false) && (contact.workshop[5].checked == false)) {
document.getElementById('workshop-error').innerHTML = "You must select a workshop";
var error = "2";
} else {
document.getElementById('workshop-error').innerHTML = '';
}
return error;
}
/**Validate date**/
function validateDate(date) {
var error = "";
if (date.value.length == 0) {
document.getElementById('date-error').innerHTML = "Please enter a date.";
var error = "1";
} else {
document.getElementById('date-error').innerHTML = '';
}
return error;
}
<header>
<center><img src="portal2.png" style="width:1000px;height:100px;"></center>
<p align="right">
<a href=".pdf" download>
<font color="darkblue">
<font size="5"><b>Report</font></b></a>
</p>
</header>
<hr class="line">
<div class="topnav" id="myTopnav">
Home
Timetable
Book a workshop
Contact
</div>
<br>
<br>
<form id="contact" name="contact" onsubmit="return validateFormOnSubmit(this)" action="thankyou.html" method="post" target="_blank">
<div>
<label><u>First Name:</u></label><br>
<br>
<input type="text" name="name" id="name" tabindex="1" autofocus />
<div id="name-error" class="error"></div>
</div>
<br>
<div>
<label><u>Email:</u></label><br>
<br>
<input type="email" name="email" id="email" tabindex="2" autofocus />
<div id="email-error" class="error"></div>
</div>
<br>
<div>
<label><u>Phone:</u></label><br>
<br>
<input type="tel" name="phone" id="phone" tabindex="3" autofocus />
<div id="phone-error" class="error"></div>
</div>
<br>
<div>
<label><u>Student ID:</u></label><br>
<br>
<input type="text" name="id" id="id" tabindex="4" autofocus />
<div id="id-error" class="error"></div>
</div>
<br>
<br>
<div>
<label><u>Please Select a workshop to book:</u></label>
<br>
<br>
<input type="radio" name="workshop" id="art" tabindex="5" autofocus />Art Workshop <br>
<input type="radio" name="workshop" id="computer" tabindex="6" autofocus />Computer Workshop <br>
<input type="radio" name="workshop" id="film" tabindex="7" autofocus />Film Production Workshop <br>
<input type="radio" name="workshop" id="music" tabindex="8" autofocus />Music Performance Workshop <br>
<input type="radio" name="workshop" id="journalism" tabindex="9" autofocus />Journalism Workshop <br>
<input type="radio" name="workshop" id="sociology" tabindex="10" autofocus />Sociology Workshop <br>
<div id="workshop-error" class="error"></div>
</div>
<br>
<p><u>Enter the date you want to book the workshop:</u></p>
<input type="date" name="date" id="date" min="2017-10-01" tabindex="11" autofocus />
<div id="date-error" class="error"></div>
<br>
<br>
<div>
<button type="submit" name="submit" id="submit" tabindex="12">Sumbit</button>
</div>
</form>
<br>
<br>
<footer>University. Copyright © 2015
<br>
<p id="demo"></p>
<script>
document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = Date();
</script>
<br>
</footer>
Any suggestions?

You should do this kind of thing with required.
<input type="email" required>
Note: The required attribute works with the following input types: text, search, url, tel, email, password, date pickers, number, checkbox, radio, and file.
(https://www.w3schools.com/tags/att_input_required.asp)
There also exist pattern. For example, if you want to allow only six letters
<input type="text" pattern="[A-Za-z]{6}" required>
Here's a stackoverflow question that gives more information.

As i can see, the problem isn't on validateDate but on validateWorkshop. If you try to submit a blank form, without choosing a workshop, reason.length gets value 5. But if you pick a workshop, reason.length gets 13.
Not that i recomend your validation but to get this working, i just added a var error = ""; at the begining of validateWorkshop.
/** Validation Form**/
function validateFormOnSubmit(contact) {
reason = "";
reason += validateName(contact.name);
reason += validateEmail(contact.email);
reason += validatePhone(contact.phone);
reason += validateID(contact.id);
reason += validateWorkshop(contact.workshop);
reason += validateDate(contact.date);
console.log(reason);
if (reason.length > 0) {
return false;
} else {
return true;
}
}
/**Validate name**/
function validateName(name) {
var error = "";
if (name.value.length == 0) {
document.getElementById('name-error').innerHTML = "Please enter your First name.";
var error = "1";
} else {
document.getElementById('name-error').innerHTML = '';
}
return error;
}
/**Validate email as required field and format**/
function trim(s) {
return s.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/, '');
}
function validateEmail(email) {
var error = "";
var temail = trim(email.value);
var emailFilter = /^[^#]+#[^#.]+\.[^#]*\w\w$/;
var illegalChars = /[\(\)\<\>\,\;\:\\\"\[\]]/;
if (email.value == "") {
document.getElementById('email-error').innerHTML = "Please enter your Email address.";
var error = "2";
} else if (!emailFilter.test(temail)) { /**test email for illegal characters**/
document.getElementById('email-error').innerHTML = "Please enter a valid email address.";
var error = "3";
} else if (email.value.match(illegalChars)) {
var error = "4";
document.getElementById('email-error').innerHTML = "Email contains invalid characters.";
} else {
document.getElementById('email-error').innerHTML = '';
}
return error;
}
/**Validate phone for required and format**/
function validatePhone(phone) {
var error = "";
var stripped = phone.value.replace(/[\(\)\.\-\ ]/g, '');
if (phone.value == "") {
document.getElementById('phone-error').innerHTML = "Please enter your phone number";
var error = '6';
} else if (isNaN(parseInt(stripped))) {
var error = "5";
document.getElementById('phone-error').innerHTML = "The phone number contains illegal characters.";
} else if (stripped.length < 10) {
var error = "6";
document.getElementById('phone-error').innerHTML = "The phone number is too short.";
} else {
document.getElementById('phone-error').innerHTML = '';
}
return error;
}
/**Validate student ID**/
function validateID(id) {
var error = "";
if (id.value.length == 0) {
document.getElementById('id-error').innerHTML = "Please enter your ID.";
var error = "1";
} else {
document.getElementById('id-error').innerHTML = '';
}
return error;
}
/**Validate workshop select**/
function validateWorkshop(workshop) {
var error = "";
if ((contact.workshop[0].checked == false) && (contact.workshop[1].checked == false) && (contact.workshop[2].checked == false) && (contact.workshop[3].checked == false) && (contact.workshop[4].checked == false) && (contact.workshop[5].checked == false)) {
document.getElementById('workshop-error').innerHTML = "You must select a workshop";
var error = "2";
} else {
document.getElementById('workshop-error').innerHTML = '';
}
return error;
}
/**Validate date**/
function validateDate(date) {
var error = "";
if (date.value.length == 0) {
document.getElementById('date-error').innerHTML = "Please enter a date.";
var error = "1";
} else {
document.getElementById('date-error').innerHTML = '';
}
return error;
}
<header>
<center><img src="portal2.png" style="width:1000px;height:100px;"></center>
<p align="right">
<a href=".pdf" download>
<font color="darkblue">
<font size="5"><b>Report</font></b></a>
</p>
</header>
<hr class="line">
<div class="topnav" id="myTopnav">
Home
Timetable
Book a workshop
Contact
</div>
<br>
<br>
<form id="contact" name="contact" onsubmit="return validateFormOnSubmit(this)" action="thankyou.html" method="post" target="_blank">
<div>
<label><u>First Name:</u></label><br>
<br>
<input type="text" name="name" id="name" tabindex="1" autofocus />
<div id="name-error" class="error"></div>
</div>
<br>
<div>
<label><u>Email:</u></label><br>
<br>
<input type="email" name="email" id="email" tabindex="2" autofocus />
<div id="email-error" class="error"></div>
</div>
<br>
<div>
<label><u>Phone:</u></label><br>
<br>
<input type="tel" name="phone" id="phone" tabindex="3" autofocus />
<div id="phone-error" class="error"></div>
</div>
<br>
<div>
<label><u>Student ID:</u></label><br>
<br>
<input type="text" name="id" id="id" tabindex="4" autofocus />
<div id="id-error" class="error"></div>
</div>
<br>
<br>
<div>
<label><u>Please Select a workshop to book:</u></label>
<br>
<br>
<input type="radio" name="workshop" id="art" tabindex="5" autofocus />Art Workshop <br>
<input type="radio" name="workshop" id="computer" tabindex="6" autofocus />Computer Workshop <br>
<input type="radio" name="workshop" id="film" tabindex="7" autofocus />Film Production Workshop <br>
<input type="radio" name="workshop" id="music" tabindex="8" autofocus />Music Performance Workshop <br>
<input type="radio" name="workshop" id="journalism" tabindex="9" autofocus />Journalism Workshop <br>
<input type="radio" name="workshop" id="sociology" tabindex="10" autofocus />Sociology Workshop <br>
<div id="workshop-error" class="error"></div>
</div>
<br>
<p><u>Enter the date you want to book the workshop:</u></p>
<input type="date" name="date" id="date" min="2017-10-01" tabindex="11" autofocus />
<div id="date-error" class="error"></div>
<br>
<br>
<div>
<button type="submit" name="submit" id="submit" tabindex="12">Sumbit</button>
</div>
</form>
<br>
<br>
<footer>University. Copyright © 2015
<br>
<p id="demo"></p>
<script>
document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = Date();
</script>
<br>
</footer>

Validation With Java Script and printing

I have a form in HTML and that if the fields are left blank, the Javascript will print inside the fields error. Please can some one give me a piece of code that will validate the form and then will print Error on top of the form if its left blank and not inside the fields of the form?
My Form:
<form id="contact" onsubmit="checkContactForm(); return false;" onreset="resetForm();">
<p>Fill in the form below to send me a message!</p>
<div id="errormessage"></div>
<p>
<label for=""> </label>
<input type="text" name="" id="" onfocus="" />
<p>
<label for="name">Name:</label>
<input type="text" name="name" id="name" onfocus="resetField(this);" />
</p>
<p>
<label for="email">E-mail address:</label>
<input type="text" name="email" id="email" onfocus="resetField(this);" />
</p>
<p>
<label for="message">Your Message:</label>
<textarea name="message" id="message" rows="5" cols="25" onfocus="resetField(this);"></textarea>
</p>
<p>
<button type="submit">Send Message</button>
<button type="reset">Reset Form</button>
</p>
My Javascript:
var requiredFields = ["name", "email", "message"];
function checkContactForm() {
var myForm = document.forms[0];
for (i in requiredFields) {
fieldName = requiredFields[i];
if (!myForm[fieldName].value || myForm[fieldName].value == "Error") {
myForm[fieldName].style.color = "#f66";
myForm[fieldName].value = "";
var emptyFields = true;
}
}
if (!emptyFields) { myForm.submit(); }
}
function resetField(myField) {
if (myField.value == "Error") {
myField.style.color = "#000";
myField.value = "";
}
}
function resetForm(myForm) {
var myForm = document.forms[0];
for (i in requiredFields) {
fieldName = requiredFields[i];
myForm[fieldName].style.color = "#000";
}
}

Since HTML5 there is a form-validation API (http://www.w3schools.com/js/js_form_validation.asp)
Here you can find a pretty good "tutorial": http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/07/07/web-form-validation-best-practices-and-tutorials/

If I've understand you want the error will be printed in the #errormessage div, right?
If so you can simply do something like this:
function addError(str){
document.getElementById("errormessage").innnerHTML = document.getElementById("errormessage").innerHTML + str + "<br>";
}
function checkContactForm() {
var myForm = document.forms[0];
for (i in requiredFields) {
fieldName = requiredFields[i];
if (!myForm[fieldName].value || myForm[fieldName].value == "Error") {
myForm[fieldName].style.color = "#f66";
myForm[fieldName].value = "";
var emptyFields = true;
addError(fiedlName+" is empty!");
}
}
if (!emptyFields) { myForm.submit(); }
}