/* News rotator
Flemming Rothmann, 2005
Based on ideas found on the net
Handles more rotator areas on an html page.
*/
function rotatorBlock(area,timeout,transdelay) {
this.area = area;
this.newsArray = new Array();
this.nIndex = 0;
this.timerID = null;
this.delay = timeout;
this.transdelay = transdelay;
}
function rotatorMakeNews(h,c,l,f,i){
this.heading = h;
this.story = c;
this.link = l;
this.follow = f;
this.img = new Image();
if (i != null && i != '') {
this.img.src = i;
} else {
this.img = null;
}
this.write = writeNews;
}
function writeNews(){
var str = '';
if (this.heading.length > 0) {
str += '' + this.heading + '
';
}
if (this.img != null) {
str += '';
str += '
';
} else {
str += '
';
}
str += this.story + '
';
str += '
';
return str;
}
var rotatorItems = Array();
function addNews(heading,story,link,follow,image) {
rotatorItems[rotatorItems.length - 1].newsArray[rotatorItems[rotatorItems.length - 1].newsArray.length] = new rotatorMakeNews(heading,story,link,follow,image).write();
}
function blankNews(what) {
document.getElementById(rotatorItems[what].area).innerHTML = ""
rotatorItems[what].timerID = setTimeout('rotatorGoNext(' + what + ')',rotatorItems[what].transdelay);
}
function rotatorGoNext(what){
var len = rotatorItems[what].newsArray.length;
if(rotatorItems[what].nIndex >= len)
rotatorItems[what].nIndex = 0;
document.getElementById(rotatorItems[what].area).innerHTML = rotatorItems[what].newsArray[rotatorItems[what].nIndex];
rotatorItems[what].nIndex++;
rotatorItems[what].timerID = setTimeout('blankNews(' + what + ')',rotatorItems[what].delay);
}
function rotatorDoPause(what) {
if (rotatorItems[what].timerID != null) {
clearTimeout(rotatorItems[what].timerID);
rotatorItems[what].timerID = null;
}
}
function rotatorStartPlaying(what) {
if (rotatorItems[what].timerID == null) {
rotatorItems[what].timerID = setTimeout('rotatorGoNext(' + what + ')', 1000);
}
}
function rotatorInitialStartup() {
if (initTimerID != null) {
clearTimeout(initTimerID);
initTimerID=null;
}
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