$(document).ready( function() {
    $('#contactMethodSel input').bind('click', switchStars);
});

/* switches the 'required' field indicators depending on 
 * which contact method is selected */
var switchStars = function() {

    var req = new Array();

    switch (this.value) {
        case 'email':
          req = ['email'];
          break;
        case 'phone':
          req = ['phone'];
          break;
        case 'mail':
          req = ['address','city','state','zip'];
          break;
    }

    $('#contactFields').find('.big-asterix').remove();
    for (var f in req) {
        console.log(f);
        $('#'+req[f]).parent().append('<span class="big-asterix">*</span>');
    }


};