function $(id)
{
  return document.getElementById(id);
}

// Postback
function __doPostBack(eventTarget, eventArgument) 
{
  if (!theForm.onsubmit || (theForm.onsubmit() != false)) 
  {
    theForm.__EVENTTARGET.value = eventTarget;
    theForm.__EVENTARGUMENT.value = eventArgument;
    theForm.submit();
  }
}

// Validation
function InitValidators()
{
  var Page_ValidationActive = false;
  if (typeof(ValidatorOnLoad) == "function") 
  {
    ValidatorOnLoad();
  }
}

function ValidatorOnSubmit() 
{
  if (Page_ValidationActive) 
  {
    return ValidatorCommonOnSubmit();
  }
  else 
  {
    return true;
  }
}

// Form submit
function CleanForm_OnSubmit()
{
  if (typeof(ValidatorOnSubmit) == "function" && ValidatorOnSubmit() == false) return false;
  return true;
}

String.prototype.trim = function() {
	return this.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g,"");
}