// this function is needed to work around 
// a bug in IE related to element attributes
function hasClass(obj) {
	var result = false;
	if (obj.getAttributeNode("class") != null) {
		result = obj.getAttributeNode("class").value;
	}
	return result;
}   

function stripe(table,startAt) {	
	// the flag we'll use to keep track of 
	// whether the current row is odd or even
	var even = false;
	
	// if arguments are provided to specify the colours
	// of the even & odd rows, then use the them;
	// otherwise use the following defaults:
	var evenColor = arguments[1] ? arguments[1] : "#fff";
	var oddColor = arguments[2] ? arguments[2] : "#eee";
	
	// obtain a reference to the desired table
	// if no such table exists, abort
	// var table = document.getElementById(id);
	if (! table) { return; }
	
	// ... and iterate through them
	
	for (i=startAt;i<table.rows.length;i++) {
	
		// avoid rows that have a class attribute
		// or backgroundColor style
		if (! hasClass(table.rows[i]) &&
				! table.rows[i].style.backgroundColor) {
	
			// get all the cells in this row...
			var tds = table.rows[i].getElementsByTagName("td");
		
			// and iterate through them...
			for (var j = 0; j < tds.length; j++) {
		
				var mytd = tds[j];

				// avoid cells that have a class attribute
				// or backgroundColor style
				//if (! hasClass(mytd) &&
						//! mytd.style.backgroundColor) {
					//mytd.style.backgroundColor =
						//even ? evenColor : oddColor;
					mytd.className = even ? "evenRow" : "oddRow";
				//}
			}
		}
		// flip from odd to even, or vice-versa
		even =  ! even;
	}
}

function zebraHiliteRow( tableRow )
{
	for(i=0;i<tableRow.childNodes.length;i++)
	{
		if( tableRow.childNodes[i].tagName == "TD" )
		{
			rowArray[tableRow.id] = tableRow.childNodes[i].className;
			tableRow.childNodes[i].className = "rowHilite";
		}
	}
	return true;
}

function zebraResetRow( tableRow )
{
	for(i=0;i<tableRow.childNodes.length;i++)
	{
		if( tableRow.childNodes[i].tagName == "TD" )
		{
			tableRow.childNodes[i].className = rowArray[tableRow.id];
		}
	}
}