             validate
 
         if value?
-            pattern = new RegExp pattern
-            result = $.trim pattern.exec value
+            _pattern = new RegExp pattern
+            result = $.trim _pattern.exec value
             _evaluate result, value
 
     validateAlpha: (value, pattern) ->

            validate

        if value?
            pattern = new RegExp pattern
            result = $.trim pattern.exec value
            _evaluate result, value

    validateAlphaNumDash: (value, pattern) ->

            validate

        if value?
            _pattern = new RegExp pattern
            result = $.trim _pattern.exec value
            _evaluate result, value

    validateNoSpaces: (value, pattern) ->
