Simple universal form validator

validator.js

   validator: function(form) {
        var valid_form = true,
            password_array = [],
            reg = /^(?=.*\d)(?=.*[a-z])(?=.*[A-Z])(?=.*[!@#$%^&*()_+\-=\[\]{};':"\\|,.<>\/?]).{16,}$/;

        $(form+" *").filter(':input').each(function(){
            switch ($(this).attr('type')) {
                case 'text':
                    if($(this).val() !== "") {
                        if($.trim($(this).val()) === "") {
                            valid_form = false;
                            $(this).addClass('error');
                        }
                    } else {
                        valid_form = false;
                        $(this).addClass('error');
                    }
                break;
                case 'password':
                    password_array.push($(this));
                    if($(this).val() !== "") {
                        if($.trim($(this).val()) === "") {
                            valid_form = false;
                            $(this).addClass('error');
                        } else {
                        }
                    } else {
                        valid_form = false;
                        $(this).addClass('error');
                    }
                break;
                case 'email':
                    if($(this).val() !== "") {
                        if($.trim($(this).val()) === "") {
                            valid_form = false;
                            $(this).addClass('error');
                        } else {
                            if(!(General.emailValidate($(this).val()))) {
                                valid_form = false;
                                $(this).addClass('error');
                            }
                        }
                    } else {
                        valid_form = false;
                        $(this).addClass('error');
                    }
                break;
                case 'checkbox' :
                    if(!($(this).prop('checked'))) {
                        valid_form = false;
                        $(this).addClass('error');
                        $(this).next().addClass('error');
                    }
                break;
                default:
            }
        });

        if(password_array.length > 0) {
            if(valid_form) {
                if($(password_array[0]).val() !== $(password_array[1]).val()) {
                    valid_form = false;
                    $(password_array[0]).addClass('error');
                    $(password_array[1]).addClass('error');
                } else {
                    if(!reg.test($(password_array[0]).val())) {
                        valid_form = false;
                        $(password_array[0]).addClass('error');
                        $(password_array[1]).addClass('error');
                    }
                }
            }
        }

Updated the password validator to match the following rules:

• Minimum 16 characters
• Must contain 1 number
• Must contain 1 lowercase letter
• Must contain 1 uppercase letter
• Must contain 1 special character