var xmlHttp

function closeHintBox(){
 document.getElementById("txtHint").innerHTML = "";
}

function toggleHoverEffect(elem, colour){
  document.getElementById(elem).style.backgroundColor = colour;
}

function fillSearchField(str, talentid){
 document.getElementById("name").value = str;
 document.getElementById("txtHint").innerHTML = "";
 //document.searchform.submit();
 document.location.href = "/talent/show.php?id="+talentid;
}

function showHint(str){
 if(str.length == 0){ 
  document.getElementById("txtHint").innerHTML = "";
  return;
 }
 xmlHttp = GetXmlHttpObject();
 if(xmlHttp == null){
  alert("Your browser does not support AJAX!");
  return;
 } 
 var url="/talent/gethint.php";
 url=url+"?q="+str;
 url=url+"&sid="+Math.random();
 xmlHttp.onreadystatechange=stateChanged;
 xmlHttp.open("GET",url,true);
 xmlHttp.send(null);
}

function stateChanged(){ 
 if(xmlHttp.readyState == 4){ 
  document.getElementById("txtHint").innerHTML = xmlHttp.responseText;
 }
}

function GetXmlHttpObject(){
 var xmlHttp = null;
 try{
  // Firefox, Opera 8.0+, Safari
  xmlHttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
 }catch(e){
  // Internet Explorer
  try{
   xmlHttp = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
  }catch(e){
   xmlHttp = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
  }
 }
 return xmlHttp;
}