 
  function trimString(strValue) 
 {
	var chrSpace = " ";
	/*This section is for LEFT trimming of any string*/
	for(var i = 0; i < strValue.length; i++) {
		if(strValue.charAt(i) != chrSpace)
			break;
		}
	if(i != 0)
		strValue = strValue.substring(i,strValue.length);
	/*This section is for RIGHT trimming of any string*/
	for(i = (strValue.length-1); i >= 0; i--) {
		if(strValue.charAt(i) != chrSpace)
			break;
		}
	if(i != (strValue.length-1))
		strValue = strValue.substring(0,(i+1));
	return strValue;
 }
 
 function isIntegerValue(theParam) 
 {
	var theNumArray = new Array(0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9);
	var index = 0, j;
	if(theParam.charAt(0) == "+" || theParam.charAt(0) == "-")
		index = 1;
	for( ; index < theParam.length; index++) {
		var isValidFlag = false;
		for(j = 0; j < theNumArray.length; j++) {
			if(theParam.charAt(index) == theNumArray[j]) {
				isValidFlag = true;
				break;
				}
			}
		if(!isValidFlag)	
			return false;
		}	

		if (theParam < 0)
			{
		return false;
			}
  		var ValidChars = "1234567890.";
  		var Char;
  		var Text=theParam.value;
  		for (i = 0; i < theParam.length; i++) 
  		{ 
  		  Char = theParam.charAt(i); 
  		  if (ValidChars.indexOf(Char) == -1) 
  		  {
       
  		   return(false);
  		  }
  		}		
    return true;
 }
 
 
 var DDSPEED = 10;
var DDTIMER = 15;

// main function to handle the mouse events //
function ddMenu(id,d){
  var h = document.getElementById(id + '-ddheader');
  var c = document.getElementById(id + '-ddcontent');
  clearInterval(c.timer);
  if(d == 1){
    clearTimeout(h.timer);
    if(c.maxh && c.maxh <= c.offsetHeight){return}
    else if(!c.maxh){
      c.style.display = 'block';
      c.style.height = 'auto';
      c.maxh = c.offsetHeight;
      c.style.height = '0px';
    }
    c.timer = setInterval(function(){ddSlide(c,1)},DDTIMER);
  }else{
    h.timer = setTimeout(function(){ddCollapse(c)},50);
  }
}

// collapse the menu //
function ddCollapse(c){
  c.timer = setInterval(function(){ddSlide(c,-1)},DDTIMER);
}

// cancel the collapse if a user rolls over the dropdown //
function cancelHide(id){
  var h = document.getElementById(id + '-ddheader');
  var c = document.getElementById(id + '-ddcontent');
  clearTimeout(h.timer);
  clearInterval(c.timer);
  if(c.offsetHeight < c.maxh){
    c.timer = setInterval(function(){ddSlide(c,1)},DDTIMER);
  }
}

// incrementally expand/contract the dropdown and change the opacity //
function ddSlide(c,d){
  var currh = c.offsetHeight;
  var dist;
  if(d == 1){
    dist = (Math.round((c.maxh - currh) / DDSPEED));
  }else{
    dist = (Math.round(currh / DDSPEED));
  }
  if(dist <= 1 && d == 1){
    dist = 1;
  }
  c.style.height = currh + (dist * d) + 'px';
  c.style.opacity = currh / c.maxh;
  c.style.filter = 'alpha(opacity=' + (currh * 100 / c.maxh) + ')';
  if((currh < 2 && d != 1) || (currh > (c.maxh - 2) && d == 1)){
    clearInterval(c.timer);
  }
}// JavaScript Document