function az_getObj(element) {
	  if (arguments.length > 1) {
		for (var i = 0, elements = [], length = arguments.length; i < length; i++)
		  elements.push($(arguments[i]));
		return elements;
	  }
	  if (typeof element == 'string')
		element = document.getElementById(element);
	  return element;
	}

	var searchString = "";
	
	function az_alphabetize(a, b){
		return (a.pageName.toUpperCase() > b.pageName.toUpperCase()) - (a.pageName.toUpperCase() < b.pageName.toUpperCase());
	}
	
	function isNumeric(sText){
		var ValidChars = "0123456789";
		var IsNumber=true;
		var Char;
	   
		for (var i = 0; i < sText.length && IsNumber == true; i++){ 
			Char = sText.charAt(i); 
			if (ValidChars.indexOf(Char) == -1){
				IsNumber = false;
			}
		}
		return IsNumber;
	}
	
	
	function az_init(){
		az_resortlist();
	}
	
	function az_resortlist(filter){
	
		schoolPageList.sort(az_alphabetize)
	
		var lastLetter = "", thisLetter = "", thisPageName = "";
		var azListString = "";
		var azAlphaString = "";
		
		if(!filter) filter = ""
		
		var schoolMatch = new RegExp(".*" + filter + ".*", "i")
		
		for(var i = 0; i < schoolPageList.length; i++){
			thisPageName = schoolPageList[i].pageName;
			
			if(schoolMatch.test(thisPageName)){
				thisLetter = thisPageName.substring(0,1).toUpperCase()
				if(isNumeric(thisLetter)) thisLetter = "#";
				
				//debug(thisLetter + "/" + lastLetter)
				if(thisLetter != lastLetter){
					azListString += "<div class='az_letter_header' id='letter" + thisLetter + "'>" + thisLetter + "</div>";
					azAlphaString += "<a href='javascript:void(0);' onClick='az_scrollTo(\"letter" + thisLetter + "\");'>" + thisLetter + "</a>";
					lastLetter = thisPageName.substring(0,1).toUpperCase()
					if(isNumeric(lastLetter)) lastLetter = "#";
				}
				pageTarget = "";
				if(schoolPageList[i].target) pageTarget = " target=\"_blank\"";
				azListString += "<a href='" + schoolPageList[i].pageURL + "'" + pageTarget + ">" + schoolPageList[i].pageName + "</a><br>"
			}
		}
		
		if(listContainer = az_getObj("az_alphabet"))
			listContainer.innerHTML = azAlphaString;
			
		if(listContainer = az_getObj("az_mainlist"))
			listContainer.innerHTML = azListString;
		
		return true;
	}
	
	function az_scrollTo(anchor){
		var letter_span = az_getObj(anchor)
		
		var offset = letter_span.offsetTop - az_getObj(letter_span).parentNode.offsetTop;
		
		az_getObj(letter_span).parentNode.parentNode.scrollTop = offset;
		
		//alert(letter_span.offsetTop + " - " + letter_span.parentNode.offsetTop + " = " + offset);
	}
	
	function openAZBanner(x, y){
		azSearch = az_getObj("az_main")
		if(azSearch.style.display == ""){
			closeAZBanner();
		}else{
			azSearch.style.display = "";
			azSearch.style.position = "absolute";
			azSearch.style.top = y + "px";
			azSearch.style.left = x + "px";
			azIEFrame = az_getObj("az_ieframe")
			azIEFrame.style.display = "";
			azIEFrame.style.position = "absolute";
			azIEFrame.style.top = y + "px";
			azIEFrame.style.left = x + "px";
		}
	}

	function closeAZBanner(){
		azSearch = az_getObj("az_main")
		azSearch.style.display = "none";
		azIEFrame = az_getObj("az_ieframe")
		azIEFrame.style.display = "none";
	}