// JavaScript Document
/**
 * This function, get_params, takes the id of a form in a page and parses out
 * all form elements, creating a parameter string to be used in an Ajax call.
 *
 * @param {String} p_formId The id of the form to parse elements from.
 * @return Returns the parameter string containing all of the form elements and
 *     their values.
 * @type String
 */
function get_params(p_formId) {
    var params = '';
    var selects = $(p_formId).getElementsByTagName('select');

    /* Loop through any <select> elements in the form and get their values */
    for (var i = 0, il = selects.length; i < il; i++)
        params += ((params.length > 0) ? '&' : '') + selects[i].id + '=' +
            selects[i].value;
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    var inputs = $(p_formId).getElementsByTagName('input');

    /* Loop through any <input> elements in the form and get their values */
    for (var i = 0, il = inputs.length; i < il; i++) {
        var type = inputs[i].getAttribute('type');

        /* Is this <input> element of type text, password, hidden, or checkbox? */
        if (type == 'text' || type == 'password' || type == 'hidden' ||
                (type == 'checkbox' && inputs[i].checked))
            params += ((params.length > 0) ? '&' : '') + inputs[i].id + '=' +
                inputs[i].value;
        /* Is this <input> element of type radio? */
        if ((type == 'radio' && inputs[i].checked))
            params += ((params.length > 0) ? '&' : '') + inputs[i].name + '=' +
                inputs[i].value;
    }

    var textareas = $(p_formId).getElementsByTagName('textarea');

    /* Loop through any <textarea> elements in the form and get their values */
    for (var i = 0, il = textareas.length; i < il; i++)
        params += ((params.length > 0) ? '&' : '') + textareas[i].id +
'=' + textareas[i].value;
    return (params);
}