var digits = "0123456789";
var whitespace = " \t\n\r";
var mPrefix = "You did not enter a value into the "
var mSuffix = " field. This is a required field. Please enter it now."
var sWorldLastName = "Family Name"
var sWorldFirstName = "Given Name"
var sEmail = "Email"
var sUnikey = "Unikey"
var iEmail = "This field must be a valid email address (like usyd@hotmail.com). Please reenter it now."
var pEntryPrompt = "Please enter a "
var pEmail = "valid email address (like usyd@hotmail.com)."
var defaultEmptyOK = false

function makeArray(n) {
   for (var i = 1; i <= n; i++) {
      this[i] = 0
   } 
   return this
}

function isEmpty(s)
{   return ((s == null) || (s.length == 0))
}

function isWhitespace (s)

{   var i;

    if (isEmpty(s)) return true;
	for (i = 0; i < s.length; i++)
    {   
        var c = s.charAt(i);
        if (whitespace.indexOf(c) == -1) return false;
    }

    return true;
}


function charInString (c, s)
{   for (i = 0; i < s.length; i++)
    {   if (s.charAt(i) == c) return true;
    }
    return false
}


function stripInitialWhitespace (s)

{   var i = 0;

    while ((i < s.length) && charInString (s.charAt(i), whitespace))
       i++;
    
    return s.substring (i, s.length);
}

function isLetter (c)
{   return ( ((c >= "a") && (c <= "z")) || ((c >= "A") && (c <= "Z")) )
}


function isDigit (c)
{   return ((c >= "0") && (c <= "9"))
}

function isLetterOrDigit (c)
{   return (isLetter(c) || isDigit(c))
}


function isEmail (s)
{   if (isEmpty(s)) 
       if (isEmail.arguments.length == 1) return defaultEmptyOK;
       else return (isEmail.arguments[1] == true);
   
    if (isWhitespace(s)) return false;
    var i = 1;
    var sLength = s.length;
    while ((i < sLength) && (s.charAt(i) != "@"))
    { i++
    }
    if ((i >= sLength) || (s.charAt(i) != "@")) return false;
    else i += 2;
    while ((i < sLength) && (s.charAt(i) != "."))
    { i++
    }
    if ((i >= sLength - 1) || (s.charAt(i) != ".")) return false;
    else return true;
}


function prompt (s)
{   window.status = s
}


function promptEntry (s)
{   window.status = pEntryPrompt + s
}


function warnEmpty (theField, s)
{   theField.focus()
    alert(mPrefix + s + mSuffix)
    return false
}


function warnInvalid (theField, s)
{   theField.focus()
    theField.select()
    alert(s)
    return false
}


function checkString (theField, s, emptyOK)
{   if (checkString.arguments.length == 2) emptyOK = defaultEmptyOK;
    if ((emptyOK == true) && (isEmpty(theField.value))) return true;
    if (isWhitespace(theField.value)) 
       return warnEmpty (theField, s);
    else return true;
}

function checkEmail (theField, emptyOK)
{   if (checkEmail.arguments.length == 1) emptyOK = defaultEmptyOK;
    if ((emptyOK == true) && (isEmpty(theField.value))) return true;
    else if (!isEmail(theField.value, false)) 
       return warnInvalid (theField, iEmail);
    else return true;
}


function getRadioButtonValue (radio)
{   for (var i = 0; i < radio.length; i++)
    {   if (radio[i].checked) { break }
    }
    return radio[i].value
}