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DataLoaders - Unified Data to Object Binding

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A framework to completely separate objects from their data source - allowing any data source to be used without prior consideration in your code or designs. Databases, text files, web services and potentially anything else can all be used or swapped transparently.
/* Copyright � 2002 Jean-Claude Manoli [jc@manoli.net]
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var treeSelected = null; //last treeNode clicked

//pre-load tree nodes images
var imgPlus = new Image();
imgPlus.src="treenodeplus.gif";
var imgMinus = new Image();
imgMinus.src="treenodeminus.gif";
var imgDot = new Image();
imgPlus.src="treenodedot.gif";


function findNode(el)
{
// Takes element and determines if it is a treeNode.
// If not, seeks a treeNode in its parents.
	while (el != null)
	{
		if (el.className == "treeNode")
		{
			break;
		}
		else
		{
			el = el.parentNode;
		}
	}
	return el;
}


function clickAnchor(el)
{
// handles click on a TOC link
//
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	selectNode(el.parentNode);
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}


function selectNode(el)
{
// Un-selects currently selected node, if any, and selects the specified node
//
	if (treeSelected != null)
	{
		setSubNodeClass(treeSelected, 'A', 'treeUnselected');
	}
	setSubNodeClass(el, 'A', 'treeSelected');
	treeSelected = el;
}


function setSubNodeClass(el, nodeName, className)
{
// Sets the specified class name on el's first child that is a nodeName element
//
	var child;
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	{
		child = el.childNodes[i];
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		{
			child.className = className;
			break;
		}
	}
}


function expandCollapse(el)
{
//	If source treeNode has child nodes, expand or collapse view of treeNode
//
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		return;	//Do nothing if it isn't a treeNode
		
	var child;
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	{
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		else if (child.className == "treeSubnodesHidden")
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			child.className = "treeSubnodes";
			imgEl.src = "treenodeminus.gif";
			break;
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		else if (child.className == "treeSubnodes")
		{
			child.className = "treeSubnodesHidden";
			imgEl.src = "treenodeplus.gif";
			break;
		}
	}
}


function expandNode(el)
{
//	If source treeNode has child nodes, expand it
//
	var child;
	var imgEl;
	for(var i=0; i < el.childNodes.length; i++)
	{
		child = el.childNodes[i];
		if (child.src)
		{
			imgEl = child;
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		if (child.className == "treeSubnodesHidden")
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			child.className = "treeSubnodes";
			imgEl.src = "treenodeminus.gif";
			break;
		}
	}
}


function syncTree(href)
{
// Selects and scrolls into view the node that references the specified URL
//
	var loc = new String();
	loc = href;
	if (loc.substring(0, 7) == 'file://')
	{
		loc = 'file:///' + loc.substring(7, loc.length);
		loc = loc.replace(/\\/g, '/');
	}
	
	var base = loc.substr(0, loc.lastIndexOf('/') + 1);
	
	var tocEl = findHref(document.getElementById('treeRoot'), loc, base);
	if (tocEl != null)
	{
		selectAndShowNode(tocEl);
	}
}

function findHref(node, href, base)
{
// find the <a> element with the specified href value
//
	var el;
	var anchors = node.getElementsByTagName('A');
	for (var i = 0; i < anchors.length; i++)
	{
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		var aref = new String();
		aref = el.getAttribute('href');
		
		if ((aref.substring(0, 7) != 'http://') 
			&& (aref.substring(0, 8) != 'https://')
			&& (aref.substring(0, 7) != 'file://'))
		{
			aref = base + aref;
		}
		
		if (aref == href)
		{
			return el;
		}
	}
	return null;
}

function selectAndShowNode(node)
{
// Selects and scrolls into view the specified node
//
	var el = findNode(node);
	if (el != null) 
	{
		selectNode(el);
		do 
		{
			expandNode(el);
			el = findNode(el.parentNode);
		} while ((el != null))  
		
		//vertical scroll element into view
		var windowTop;
		var windowBottom;
		var treeDiv = document.getElementById('tree');
		
		var ua = window.navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();
		if ((i = ua.indexOf('msie')) != -1)
		{
			windowTop = node.offsetTop - treeDiv.scrollTop;
			windowBottom = treeDiv.clientHeight - windowTop - node.offsetHeight;
		}
		else if (ua.indexOf('gecko') != -1)
		{
			windowTop = node.offsetTop - treeDiv.offsetTop - treeDiv.scrollTop;
			windowBottom = treeDiv.clientHeight - windowTop - node.offsetHeight;
		}
		else 
		{
			return;
		}
		
		if (windowTop < 0)
		{
			treeDiv.scrollTop += windowTop - 18;
			return;
		}
		if (windowBottom < 0)
		{
			treeDiv.scrollTop -= windowBottom - 18;
			return;
		}
	}
}


function resizeTree()
{
	var treeDiv = document.getElementById('tree');
	//treeDiv.setAttribute('style', 'width: ' + document.body.offsetWidth + 'px; height: ' + (document.body.offsetHeight - 27) + 'px;');
	treeDiv.style.width = document.documentElement.offsetWidth;
	treeDiv.style.height = document.documentElement.offsetHeight - 27;
}

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