function $(id){	//return HTML object by object id
	var obj = document.getElementById(id);
	return obj ? obj : undefined;
}
//------ajax---------
var Ajax = {
  getTransport: function() {
    return Try.these(
      function() {return new XMLHttpRequest()},
      function() {return new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP")},
      function() {return new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP")}
    ) || false;
  },

  activeRequestCount: 0
}

var Try = {
  these: function() {
    var returnValue;

    for (var i = 0, length = arguments.length; i < length; i++) {
      var lambda = arguments[i];
      try {
        returnValue = lambda();
        break;
      } catch (e) {}
    }

    return returnValue;
  }
}

//------select options control-----
function addOptions(selectId, arrValue, arrText){
	if($(selectId) != undefined){
		for(i = 0, arrLen = arrValue.length; i < arrLen; i++){
			$(selectId).options.add( new Option(arrText[i], arrValue[i]) );
		}
	}else{
		return false;
	}
}

function clearOptions(selectId){
	if($(selectId) != undefined){
		$(selectId).options.length=1;
	}else{
		return false;
	}
}
function rclearOptions(selectId){
	if($(selectId) != undefined){
		$(selectId).options.length=0;
	}else{
		return false;
	}
}
function setSelected(selectId, index){
	if($(selectId) != undefined){
		$(selectId).options[index].selected = true;
	}else{
		return false;
	}	
}