// ======================
// News Ticker
// ======================
// Usage:
// initTicker(Number To Show, Character Delay (in ms), String Delay (in ms), Link Page)
// Example:
// initTicker(3, 500, 5000, "news.aspx")
var arrNews = new Array("", "", "", "", "", "", "");
var arrIDs = new Array("", "", "", "", "", "");
var chrPos = 0; // Starting character position
var strPos = 0; // Starting string position
var chrPeriod = 100; // Delay between characters = 0.1 secs
var strPeriod = 500; // Delay between strings = 2 secs
var chrTimer = null; // Timer to show next character
var strTimer = null; // Timer to show next string
var MainLoop = 5; // Number of strings in main loop
var RunningTimer = "c" // To flag which timer is running: c / s
var NewsPage = "../news/full.aspx"; // The news page to link to for each item
function ShowNextChr() {
var currStr = arrNews[strPos]; // The current string
if (chrPos <= currStr.length) // As long as we have not passed the end of the string
{
RunningTimer = "c";
var tickerobj = document.getElementById('ticker');
if (arrIDs[strPos] == "DEADLINKACTIVE")
tickerobj.innerHTML = currStr.substr(0, chrPos); // write from beginning to current chr position
else
//tickerobj.innerHTML = "" + currStr.substr(0, chrPos) + ""; // write from beginning to current chr position
tickerobj.setAttribute("href", arrIDs[strPos]);
tickerobj.innerHTML = "" + currStr.substr(0, chrPos) + ""; // write from beginning to current chr position
chrPos++; // Increment chr position
chrTimer = setTimeout("ShowNextChr()", chrPeriod); // call this function again
}
else // We've reached the end of the current string, so stop showing chrs, and move to next string
{
RunningTimer = "s";
chrPos = 0; // Reset back to starting character position as we will move to next string now
strTimer = setTimeout("ShowNextStr()", strPeriod);
}
}
function Pause() {
if (RunningTimer == "c") // If char timer running
{
clearTimeout(chrTimer); // Cancel the current timer
chrPos = arrNews[strPos].length; // Set char position to final char in current string
var currStr = arrNews[strPos]; // The current string
if (chrPos <= currStr.length) // As long as we have not passed the end of the string
{
RunningTimer = "c";
var tickerobj = document.getElementById('ticker');
//tickerobj.innerHTML = "" + currStr.substr(0, chrPos) + ""; // write from beginning to current chr position
tickerobj.setAttribute("href", arrIDs[strPos]);
tickerobj.innerHTML = "" + currStr.substr(0, chrPos) + ""; // write from beginning to current chr position
chrPos++; // Increment chr position
chrTimer = setTimeout("ShowNextChr()", chrPeriod); // call this function again
}
}
}
function ShowNextStr() {
// Check if position is at end of available items or end of items to show
if ((strPos < arrNews.length - 1) && (strPos < MainLoop - 1))
strPos++; // Go to next string in array
else
strPos = 0; // Reset to starting position
chrTimer = setTimeout("ShowNextChr()", chrPeriod); // In either case, start showing chrs again
}
function showPrev() {
// This function is different from ShowNext, since when Previous is clicked,
// the user is taken directly to the string *before* the current one,
// and not the previous character. In case it's clicked on the first string
// nothing will happen.
// Clear both timers
clearTimeout(chrTimer);
clearTimeout(strTimer);
if (strPos > 0)
strPos--;
chrPos = 0;
ShowNextChr();
}
function showNext() // called when the Next button is clicked
{
// Check which is the running timer currrenty
if (RunningTimer == "c") // If char timer running
{
clearTimeout(chrTimer); // Cancel the current timer
chrPos = arrNews[strPos].length; // Set char position to final char in current string
ShowNextChr(); // Show the next (i.e. till last) char of current string
}
else // If str timer running
{
clearTimeout(strTimer); // Cancel the current timer
if (strPos < arrNews.length - 1) // Check that we are not past the number of total items in the array
strPos++; // Go to next string
else
strPos = 0; // Go back to first string
chrPos = 0; // In either case, set char position back to first char of string
ShowNextChr(); // Show the next char
}
}
function initTicker(mainloop, chrdelay, strdelay, newspage) {
MainLoop = mainloop;
chrPeriod = chrdelay;
strPeriod = strdelay;
NewsPage = newspage;
var cName = document.URL;
if (cName.indexOf("Default.aspx") > -1) {
cName = "tickerPos";
}
else {
cName = "tickerInnerPos";
}
/*document.write("");*/
document.write("");
chrTimer = setTimeout("ShowNextChr()", chrPeriod); // Start the timer
}
//Sapinder 20-Aug-07
//Client Call back recieving function
//function RecieveLatestScore(context)
//{
// var contents=context.split('@');
// if(contents.length>1)
// {
// context=contents[0].replace('#','(');
// context=context.replace('#',')');
// var tickerobj = document.getElementById('ticker');
//
// tickerobj.innerHTML =''+ context +'';
// //tickerobj.innerHTML ='+ context +';
// }
//}
//function initCricketTicker(scoreString)
//{
// var contents=scoreString.split('@');
// if(contents.length>1)
// {
// scoreString=contents[0].replace('#','(');
// scoreString=scoreString.replace('#',')');
// document.write(""+''+ scoreString +'' +"");
// // document.write(""+''+ scoreString +'' +"");
// }
//}
