function checkemail(str)
{
	var reg = /^([a-zA-Z0-9_\.\-])+\@(([a-zA-Z0-9\-])+\.)+([a-zA-Z0-9]{2,4})+$/;
	if(!reg.test(str))
	return str;
}

function trim(str, chars) {
    return ltrim(rtrim(str, chars), chars);
}

function ltrim(str, chars) {
    chars = chars || "\\s";
    return str.replace(new RegExp("^[" + chars + "]+", "g"), "");
}

function rtrim(str, chars) {
    chars = chars || "\\s";
    return str.replace(new RegExp("[" + chars + "]+$", "g"), "");
}
	
function findAbsolutePosition(obj) {
	var curleft = curtop = 0;
	if (obj.offsetParent) {
		do {
			curleft += obj.offsetLeft;
			curtop += obj.offsetTop;
		} while (obj = obj.offsetParent);
	}
	return [curleft,curtop];
//returns an array
}
function createAjax()
{
return window.XMLHttpRequest ? new XMLHttpRequest() : ( window.ActiveXObject ? new window.ActiveXObject('Microsoft.XMLHTTP') : null)
}