// jQuery no conflict mode.
var $j = jQuery.noConflict();

function clickclear(thisfield, defaulttext) {
    if (thisfield.value == defaulttext) {
        thisfield.value = "";
    }
}

function clickrecall(thisfield, defaulttext) {
    if (thisfield.value == "") {
        thisfield.value = defaulttext;
    }
}

/**
* Strips illegal characters.
*
* @param   string  a   The string to strip.
* @return  string     
*/
function _siteStatStrip(a) {
    // Remvove " and '.
    a = a.replace(/\"/g, '');
    a = a.replace(/\'/g, '');

    // Trim leading and trailing white space.
    a = a.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, '');

    // Trim anything that's not a letter or number.
    a = a.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]+/g, '-');

    // Lowercase the everything.
    a = a.toLowerCase();

    // Return the formatted string.
    return a;
}

function pause(numberMillis) {
    var now = new Date();
    var exitTime = now.getTime() + numberMillis;
    while (true) {
        now = new Date();
        if (now.getTime() > exitTime)
            return;
    }
}