function displayComponent(comp, val) {
		if (comp != null) {
			 comp.style.display=val;
		}
}

function getComponent(compId) {
	 return document.getElementById(compId);
}

function gotoLoginPage() {
	 window.location = "login.php";
}




 // Removes leading whitespaces
   function LTrim( value ) {   
    var re = /\s*((\S+\s*)*)/;
    return value.replace(re, "$1");  	
   }
  function RTrim( value ) {
    var re = /((\s*\S+)*)\s*/;
    return value.replace(re, "$1");  	
  }
  function trim( value ) {
    return LTrim(RTrim(value));   	
  }