//Instance variables
var textCounterFirstTimeThru = true;


// ******* messages.jsp ******* //

function hideMessageSubmit() {
	document.getElementById('postMessageBut').style.visibility = 'hidden';
	document.getElementById('hiddenText').style.visibility = 'visible';
}

function chgStatusMessages(action, messageID, publicationStatus ) { 
		var newStatus="";
		   
		for (var i=0 ; i < publicationStatus.length; i++) {
			if (publicationStatus[i].selected) {     
		      newStatus = publicationStatus[i].value;           
		      break;
			}
		}     
		
		document.messages.action= action+"?messageID="+messageID+"&newStatus="+newStatus;
		document.messages.submit();                 
}

function processMessages () {
   var len = 0;
   var checkedCounter = 0;
   
   if (document.messages.messageID != null) {
    	if (document.messages.messageID.length == null) {
    		len  = 0;
    		if (document.messages.messageID.checked) {
    		 checkedCounter++;
    		}
    	} else {
    		len = document.messages.messageID.length;
    	}        
   }
   for (var i=0; i < len; i++) {               
       if (document.messages.messageID[i].checked) {
           checkedCounter++;
       }            
   }
   if (checkedCounter == 0) {
       alert ("You must choose at least one message ");
   } else {
    	if (confirm ("Are you sure to continue ?")) { 
        		document.messages.submit();
        		return false;
    	}                
   }
}


function chgStatusComments(action, messageID, articleID, publicationStatus ) { 
        var newStatus="";
           
        for (var i=0 ; i < publicationStatus.length; i++) {
            if (publicationStatus[i].selected) {     
              newStatus = publicationStatus[i].value;           
              break;
            }
        }     
        
        document.messages.action= action+"?messageID="+messageID+"&articleID="+articleID+"&newStatus="+newStatus;
        document.messages.submit();                 
}

function processComments (action) {
   var len = 0;
   var checkedCounter = 0;
   
   if (document.messages.messageID != null) {
        if (document.messages.messageID.length == null) {
            len  = 0;
            if (document.messages.messageID.checked) {
             checkedCounter++;
            }
        } else {
            len = document.messages.messageID.length;
        }        
   }
   for (var i=0; i < len; i++) {               
       if (document.messages.messageID[i].checked) {
           checkedCounter++;
       }            
   }
   if (checkedCounter == 0) {
       alert ("You must choose at least one message ");
   } else {
        if (confirm ("Are you sure to continue ?")) { 
                if(action != null){
                    document.messages.action = action
                }
                document.messages.submit();
                return false;
        }                
   }
}



/*

The following two functions below are related to the 
messages.jsp textarea for user messages

*/
function textCounter(frmBox,countBox,MaxLimit){
	var iLength = frmBox.value.length;
    if (iLength > MaxLimit){
		if(textCounterFirstTimeThru) {
			alert("You have reached the maximum number of characters allowed");
			removeBannedChars(frmBox,countBox, MaxLimit);
			textCounterFirstTimeThru = false;
		}
		else {
			removeBannedChars(frmBox, countBox, MaxLimit);
		}
	} else {
		countBox.value = iLength;	
	}
}	


function removeBannedChars(frmBox, countBox, MaxLimit) {
	var iLength = frmBox.value.length;
	var iString = frmBox.value;
	if(MaxLimit < iLength){
		frmBox.value = iString.substring(0,MaxLimit);
		countBox.value = frmBox.value.length;			
	}
}

// ******* topics.jsp ******* //
function chgStatusTopics (action, threadID, form) { 
	 var newStatus="";
	 for (var i=0 ; i < form.publicationStatus.length; i++) {
	 	if (form.publicationStatus[i].selected) {     
	       newStatus = form.publicationStatus[i].value;
	       form.newStatus.value=newStatus;
	       form.threadID.value=threadID;
	       break;
	 	}
	 }     
	 
	// form.action= "/discussion/thread/changeStatus.do";
	 form.action = action;
	 form.submit();      
	 return false;           
}


// ******* adminInfoThread.jsp ******* //
function deleteThread(action) { 

  if (confirm ("Are you sure you want to delete this thread ?")) {
     document.threadForm.action = action;
     document.threadForm.submit();  
     return false;
  }
}