// Finds the absolute X position of an element
function findPosX(obj)
{
  var curleft = 0;
  if(obj.offsetParent)
      while(1) 
      {
        curleft += obj.offsetLeft;
        if(!obj.offsetParent)
          break;
        obj = obj.offsetParent;
      }
  else if(obj.x)
      curleft += obj.x;
  return curleft;
}

// Finds the absolute Y position of an element
function findPosY(obj)
{
  var curtop = 0;
  if(obj.offsetParent)
      while(1)
      {
        curtop += obj.offsetTop;
        if(!obj.offsetParent)
          break;
        obj = obj.offsetParent;
      }
  else if(obj.y)
      curtop += obj.y;
  return curtop;
}

//add trim functionality to String Class
String.prototype.trim = function() {
	return this.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g,"");
}
String.prototype.ltrim = function() {
	return this.replace(/^\s+/,"");
}
String.prototype.rtrim = function() {
	return this.replace(/\s+$/,"");
}