// ===================================================================
// Author: Matt Kruse <mkruse@netexpress.net>
// WWW: http://www.mattkruse.com/
// ===================================================================


var g_InvalidCharacters = "\";\'^&/><";			//invalid characters

//-------------------------------------------------------------------
// Trim(value)
//    remove leading and trailing spaces from the string.
//-------------------------------------------------------------------

function trim(sVal) {
	var sNewVal = sVal;

	while (sNewVal.charAt(0) == ' ')
		sNewVal = sNewVal.substr(1, (sNewVal.length - 1));

	while (sNewVal.charAt(sNewVal.length - 1) == ' ')
		sNewVal = sNewVal.substr(0, (sNewVal.length - 1));

	return(sNewVal);
}
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
// isNull(value)
//   Returns true if value is null
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
function isNull(val) {
	if (val == null) { return true; }
	return false;
	}

//-------------------------------------------------------------------
// isBlank(value)
//   Returns true if value only contains spaces
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
function isBlank(val) {
	if (val == null) { return true; }
	for (var i=0; i < val.length; i++) {
		if ((val.charAt(i) != ' ') && (val.charAt(i) != "\t") && (val.charAt(i) != "\n")) { return false; }
		}
	return true;
	}

//-------------------------------------------------------------------
// isInteger(value)
//   Returns true if value contains all digits
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
function isInteger(val) {
	for (var i=0; i < val.length; i++) {
		if (!isDigit(val.charAt(i))) { return false; }
		}
	return true;
	}

//-------------------------------------------------------------------
// isNumeric(value)
//   Returns true if value contains a positive float value
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
function isNumeric(val) {
	var dp = false;
	var neg = false;
	
	for (var i=0; i < val.length; i++) {
		if (!isDigit(val.charAt(i))) { 
			if (val.charAt(i) == '.') {
				if (dp == true) { return false; } // already saw a decimal point
				else { dp = true; }
				}
			else if (val.charAt(i) == '-') {
				if (neg == true) { return false; } // already saw a negative symbol
				else { neg = true; }
			}
			else {
				return false; 
				}
			}	//if
		}	//for
	return true;
	}	//function
	
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
// isDigit(value)
//   Returns true if value is a 1-character digit
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
function isDigit(num) {
	var string="1234567890";
	if (string.indexOf(num) != -1) {
		return true;
		}
	return false;
	}

//-------------------------------------------------------------------
//Pt. 1 - testing for invalid characters in string
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
function isStringInvalid(val, sErrMsg) {
	for (var i = 0; i < val.length; i++) {
		if (isCharInvalid(val.charAt(i))) {
			var ary = g_InvalidCharacters.split("");
			sJoin = ary.join("   ");
			alert(sErrMsg + "\n\nThe following characters are invalid: " + sJoin);
			return true;
		}
	}
	return false;
}


//-------------------------------------------------------------------
//Pt. 2 - testing a particular character for invalid characters
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
function isCharInvalid(str){
	//var string = "\":;\'^&/><";			//invalid characters
	if (g_InvalidCharacters.indexOf(str) != -1) {
		return true;
	}
	return false;
}
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
// isMonth(string)
//   Returns true if string is either a full month name or a month
//   abbreviation.
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
function isMonth(val) {
	val = val+"";
	val = val.toLowerCase();
	if ((val=="jan") || (val=="feb") || (val=="mar") || (val=="apr") || (val=="may") || (val=="jun") ||
	    (val=="jul") || (val=="aug") || (val=="sep") || (val=="oct") || (val=="nov") || (val=="dec")) {
			return true;
			}
	if ((val=="january") || (val=="february") || (val=="march") || (val=="april") || (val=="may") ||
	    (val=="june") || (val=="july") || (val=="august") || (val=="september") || (val=="october") ||
	    (val=="november") || (val=="december")) {
	    	return true;
	    	}
	return false;
	}

//-------------------------------------------------------------------
// setNullIfBlank(input_object)
//   Sets a form field to "" if it isBlank()
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
function setNullIfBlank(obj) {
	if (isBlank(obj.value)) {
		obj.value = "";
		}
	}

//-------------------------------------------------------------------
// setFieldsToUpperCase(input_object)
//   Sets value of form field toUpperCase() for all fields passed
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
function setFieldsToUpperCase() {
	for (var i=0; i<arguments.length; i++) {
		var obj = arguments[i];
		obj.value = obj.value.toUpperCase();
		}
	}

//-------------------------------------------------------------------
// disallowBlank(input_object[,message[,true]])
//   Checks a form field for a blank value. Optionally alerts if 
//   blank and focuses
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
function disallowBlank(obj) {
	var msg;
	var dofocus;
	if (arguments.length>1) { msg = arguments[1]; }
	if (arguments.length>2) { dofocus = arguments[2]; } else { dofocus=false; }
	if (isBlank(obj.value)) {
		if (!isBlank(msg)) {
			alert(msg);
			}
		if (dofocus) {
			obj.select();
			obj.focus();
			}
		return true;
		}
	return false;
	}

//-------------------------------------------------------------------
// disallowModify(input_object[,message[,true]])
//   Checks a form field for a value different than defaultValue. 
//   Optionally alerts and focuses
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
function disallowModify(obj) {
	var msg;
	var dofocus;
	if (arguments.length>1) { msg = arguments[1]; }
	if (arguments.length>2) { dofocus = arguments[2]; } else { dofocus=false; }
	if (getInputValue(obj) != getInputDefaultValue(obj)) {
		if (!isBlank(msg)) {
			alert(msg);
			}
		if (dofocus) {
			obj.select();
			obj.focus();
			}
		setInputValue(obj,getInputDefaultValue(obj));
		return true;
		}
	return false;
	}

//-------------------------------------------------------------------
// isChanged(input_object)
//   Returns true if input object's current value is different than
//   the value it had when it was created.
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
function isChanged(obj) {
	if (getInputValue(obj) != getInputDefaultValue(obj)) {
		return true;
		}
	return false;
	}

//-------------------------------------------------------------------
// getInputValue(input_object)
//   Get the value of any form input field
//   Multiple-select fields are returned as comma-separated values
//   (Doesn't support input types: button,file,password,reset,submit)
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
function getInputValue(obj) {
	if ((typeof obj.type != "string") && (obj.length > 0) && (obj[0] != null) && (obj[0].type=="radio")) {
		for (var i=0; i<obj.length; i++) {
			if (obj[i].checked == true) { return obj[i].value; }
			}
		return null;
		}
	if (obj.type=="text") 
		{ return obj.value; }
	if (obj.type=="hidden") 
		{ return obj.value; }
	if (obj.type=="textarea") 
		{ return obj.value; }
	if (obj.type=="checkbox") {
		if (obj.checked == true) {
			return obj.value;
			}
		return null;
		}
	if (obj.type=="select-one") { 
		if (obj.options.length > 0) {
			return obj.options[obj.selectedIndex].value; 
			}
		else {
			return null;
			}
		}
	if (obj.type=="select-multiple") { 
		var val = "";
		for (var i=0; i<obj.options.length; i++) {
			if (obj.options[i].selected) {
				val = val + "" + obj.options[i].value + ",";
				}
			}
		if (val.length > 0) {
			val = val.substring(0,val.length-1); // remove trailing comma
			}
		return val;
		}
	}

//-------------------------------------------------------------------
// getInputDefaultValue(input_object)
//   Get the default value of any form input field when it was created
//   Multiple-select fields are returned as comma-separated values
//   (Doesn't support input types: button,file,password,reset,submit)
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
function getInputDefaultValue(obj) {
	if ((typeof obj.type != "string") && (obj.length > 0) && (obj[0] != null) && (obj[0].type=="radio")) {
		for (var i=0; i<obj.length; i++) {
			if (obj[i].defaultChecked == true) { return obj[i].value; }
			}
		return null;
		}
	if (obj.type=="text") 
		{ return obj.defaultValue; }
	if (obj.type=="hidden") 
		{ return obj.defaultValue; }
	if (obj.type=="textarea") 
		{ return obj.defaultValue; }
	if (obj.type=="checkbox") {
		if (obj.defaultChecked == true) {
			return obj.value;
			}
		return null;
		}
	if (obj.type=="select-one") {
		if (obj.options.length > 0) {
			for (var i=0; i<obj.options.length; i++) {
				if (obj.options[i].defaultSelected) {
					return obj.options[i].value;
					}
				}
			}
		return null;
		}
	if (obj.type=="select-multiple") { 
		var val = "";
		for (var i=0; i<obj.options.length; i++) {
			if (obj.options[i].defaultSelected) {
				val = val + "" + obj.options[i].value + ",";
				}
			}
		if (val.length > 0) {
			val = val.substring(0,val.length-1); // remove trailing comma
			}
		if (isBlank(val)) { return null; }
		return val;
		}
	}
	
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
// setInputValue()
//   Set the value of any form field. In cases where no matching value
//   is available (select, radio, etc) then no option will be selected
//   (Doesn't support input types: button,file,password,reset,submit)
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
function setInputValue(obj,val) {
	var isSelected = false;		//KMM - is at least 1 select option selected?
	
	if ((typeof obj.type != "string") && (obj.length > 0) && (obj[0] != null) && (obj[0].type=="radio")) {
		for (var i=0; i<obj.length; i++) {
			if (obj[i].value == val) { 
				obj[i].checked = true;
				}
			else {
				obj[i].checked = false;
				}
			}
		}
	if (obj.type=="text") 
		{ obj.value = val; }
	if (obj.type=="hidden") 
		{ obj.value = val; }
	if (obj.type=="textarea") 
		{ obj.value = val; }
	if (obj.type=="checkbox") {
		if (obj.value == val) { obj.checked = true; }
		else { obj.checked = false; }
		}
	if ((obj.type=="select-one") || (obj.type=="select-multiple")) {
		for (var i=0; i<obj.options.length; i++) {
			if (obj.options[i].value == val) {
				obj.options[i].selected = true;
				isSelected = true;
				}
			else {
				obj.options[i].selected = false;
				}
			}
			
		// Netscape patch to force an option to be selected.
		if (isSelected == false) {
			if (obj.options.length > 0) {
				obj.options[0].selected = true;
				}
			}
		}
	}

//-------------------------------------------------------------------
//Get the value property from selected checkboxes
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
function getCheckboxValues(objCks, sDelim) {
	var sReturn = "";		//init the return value
	
	if (objCks.length == null) {
		if (objCks.checked == true)
				sReturn = sReturn + objCks.value + sDelim;
		}
	else {	
		for (i = 0; i <= objCks.length - 1; i++) {
			if (objCks[i].checked == true)
				sReturn = sReturn + objCks[i].value + sDelim;
		}
	}
	return sReturn;
}

//-------------------------------------------------------------------
//Given a form, check the textboxes for invalid characters
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
function checkFormInvalidCharacters(fx){
		var elem;
		
		for (i = 0; i < fx.length; i++) {
			elem = fx.elements[i];
			if (elem.name.indexOf("txt") == 0) 				
				if (isStringInvalid(fx.elements[i].value, "The field contains invalid characters.")) {
					fx.elements[i].focus();
					fx.elements[i].select();
					return false;
					}
		}
		return true;
}

//-------------------------------------------------------------------
// Template()
//   Returns true if 
//-------------------------------------------------------------------