// slideshowfunctions.js
// the following to be placed in the <head>...
// <script type="text/javascript" src="slideshowfunctions.js"></script>
function imageItem(image_location) {
    this.image_item = new Image();
    this.image_item.src = image_location;
}
function get_ImageItemLocation(imageObj) {
    return(imageObj.image_item.src)
}
function randNum(x, y) {
    var range = y - x + 1;
    return Math.floor(Math.random() * range) + x;
}
function getNextImage() {
    if (random_display) {
	imageNum = randNum(0, totalImages-1);
    }
    else {
    imageNum = (imageNum+1) % totalImages;
    }
    var new_image = get_ImageItemLocation(imageArray[imageNum]);
    return(new_image);
}
function getFirstImage() {
    imageNum = 0;
    var new_image = get_ImageItemLocation(imageArray[imageNum]);
    return(new_image);
}
function firstImage(place) {
    var new_image = getFirstImage();
    document[place].src = new_image;
}
function getLastImage() {
    imageNum = totalImages-1;
    var new_image = get_ImageItemLocation(imageArray[imageNum]);
    return(new_image);
}
function lastImage(place) {
    var new_image = getLastImage();
    document[place].src = new_image;
}
function getPrevImage() {
    imageNum = (imageNum-1) % totalImages;
    var new_image = get_ImageItemLocation(imageArray[imageNum]);
    return(new_image);
}
function prevImage(place) {
    var new_image = getPrevImage();
    document[place].src = new_image;
}
function switchImage(place) {
    var new_image = getNextImage();
    document[place].src = new_image;
    var recur_call = "switchImage('"+place+"')";
    timerID = setTimeout(recur_call, interval);
}

