function fadeout() {
		$("#blink").fadeOut(1000);
		setTimeout("fadein()",1000);
	}
	function fadein() {
		$("#blink").fadeIn(1700);
		fadeout();
	}

	function shrunk( obj, divid ) {
		var e = $( '#'+divid );
		if( e.is( ':hidden' ) ) {
			e.slideDown( 'slow' );
			$( '#'+divid+'_img' ).attr( 'src', 'web/images/dock_min.gif' );
		}else {
			e.slideUp( 'slow' );
			$( '#'+divid+'_img' ).attr( 'src', 'web/images/dock_max.gif' );
		}
	}

	function toggleElementSlide( elementId ) {
		var elementObj = $( '#' + elementId );
		if( elementObj.is( ':hidden' ) ) {
			elementObj.slideDown( 'slow' );
		}else {
			elementObj.slideUp( 'slow' );
		}
	}

	function toggleElementDisplay( elementId ) {
		var elementObj = $( '#' + elementId );
		if( elementObj.is( ':hidden' ) ) {
			elementObj.show( 'slow' );
		}else {
			elementObj.hide( 'slow' );
		}
	}

	function openNewWindow( theURL, winName, features ) {
		window.open( theURL, winName, features );
	}
	/*
	*Cookie functions
	*
	*/
	function createCookie(name,value,days) {
		if (days) {
			var date = new Date();
			date.setTime(date.getTime()+(days*24*60*60*1000));
			var expires = "; expires="+date.toGMTString();
		}
		else var expires = "";
		document.cookie = name+"="+value+expires+"; path=/";
	}

	function readCookie(name) {
		var nameEQ = name + "=";
		var ca = document.cookie.split(';');
		for(var i=0;i < ca.length;i++) {
			var c = ca[i];
			while (c.charAt(0)==' ') c = c.substring(1,c.length);
			if (c.indexOf(nameEQ) == 0) return c.substring(nameEQ.length,c.length);
		}
		return null;
	}

	function eraseCookie(name) {
		createCookie(name,"",-1);
	}
	
	function digitOnly( value ) {
		return (new RegExp( /^[0-9]+$/ig )).test( value );
	}
	
	function auto_fill( formObj ) {
		if( formObj.same.checked==true){
			formObj.student_permanent_address.value=formObj.student_present_address.value;
			formObj.student_permanent_pincode.value=formObj.student_present_pincode.value;
		}else{
			formObj.student_permanent_address.value='';
			formObj.student_permanent_pincode.value='';
		}
	}
	
	/**Email Validation**/
	function validateEmail( email ) {
		var emailRegEx = /^([a-zA-Z0-9_\.\-])+\@(([a-zA-Z0-9\-])+\.)+[a-zA-Z0-9]{2,4}$/;
		return email.match( emailRegEx );
	}