/*****************************
**   Misc functions
******************************/

function $(id){
	return document.getElementById(id);	
}

/*****************************
**   Event listeners
******************************/

function addEvent(objElement, strEventType, ptrEventFunc) {
	if (objElement.addEventListener)
		objElement.addEventListener(strEventType, ptrEventFunc, false);
	else if (objElement.attachEvent)
		objElement.attachEvent('on' + strEventType, ptrEventFunc);
}

/*****************************
**   Common class methods
******************************/

function matchClass( objNode, strCurrClass ) {
	return ( objNode && objNode.className.length && objNode.className.match( new RegExp('(^|\\s+)(' + strCurrClass + ')($|\\s+)') ) );
}

function getElementsByClassName(objParentNode, strNodeName, strClassName){
	var nodes = objParentNode.getElementsByTagName(strNodeName);
	if(!strClassName){
		return nodes;	
	}
	var nodesWithClassName = [];
	for(var i=0; i<nodes.length; i++){
		if(matchClass( nodes[i], strClassName )){
			//nodesWithClassName.push(nodes[i]);
			nodesWithClassName[nodesWithClassName.length] = nodes[i];
		}	
	}
	return nodesWithClassName;
}

/*****************************
**   Some other methods
******************************/

function getPageY( oElement ) {
	var iPosY = oElement.offsetTop;
	while ( oElement.offsetParent != null ) {
		oElement = oElement.offsetParent;
		iPosY += oElement.offsetTop;
		if (oElement.tagName == 'BODY') break;
	}
	return iPosY;
}

function getPageX( oElement ) {
	var iPosX = oElement.offsetLeft;
	while ( oElement.offsetParent != null ) {
		oElement = oElement.offsetParent;
		iPosX += oElement.offsetLeft;
		if (oElement.tagName == 'BODY') break;
	}
	return iPosX;
}

function getMousePosition(e) {
	if (e.pageX || e.pageY){
		var posX = e.pageX;
		var posY = e.pageY;
	}else if (e.clientX || e.clientY) 	{
		var posX = e.clientX + document.body.scrollLeft + document.documentElement.scrollLeft;
		var posY = e.clientY + document.body.scrollTop + document.documentElement.scrollTop;
	}
	return {x:posX, y:posY}	
}