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// Boolean variable specified if alert should be displayed if cookie exceeds 4KB
var caution = false

// name - name of the cookie
// value - value of the cookie
// [expires] - expiration date of the cookie (defaults to end of current session)
// [path] - path for which the cookie is valid (defaults to path of calling document)
// [domain] - domain for which the cookie is valid (defaults to domain of calling document)
// [secure] - Boolean value indicating if the cookie transmission requires a secure transmission
// * an argument defaults when it is assigned null as a placeholder
// * a null placeholder is not required for trailing omitted arguments
function setCookie(name, value, expires, path, domain, secure) {
        var curCookie = name + "=" + escape(value) +
                ((expires) ? "; expires=" + expires.toGMTString() : "") +
                ((path) ? "; path=" + path : "") +
                ((domain) ? "; domain=" + domain : "") +
                ((secure) ? "; secure" : "")
        if (!caution || (name + "=" + escape(value)).length <= 4000)
                document.cookie = curCookie
        else
                if (confirm("Cookie exceeds 4KB and will be cut!"))
                        document.cookie = curCookie
}

// name - name of the desired cookie
// * return string containing value of specified cookie or null if cookie does not exist
function getCookie(name) {
        var prefix = name + "="
        var cookieStartIndex = document.cookie.indexOf(prefix)
        if (cookieStartIndex == -1)
                return null
        var cookieEndIndex = document.cookie.indexOf(";", cookieStartIndex + prefix.length)
        if (cookieEndIndex == -1)
                cookieEndIndex = document.cookie.length
        return unescape(document.cookie.substring(cookieStartIndex + prefix.length, cookieEndIndex))
}

// name - name of the cookie
// [path] - path of the cookie (must be same as path used to create cookie)
// [domain] - domain of the cookie (must be same as domain used to create cookie)
// * path and domain default if assigned null or omitted if no explicit argument proceeds
function deleteCookie(name, path, domain) {
        if (getCookie(name)) {
                document.cookie = name + "=" + 
                ((path) ? "; path=" + path : "") +
                ((domain) ? "; domain=" + domain : "") +
                "; expires=Thu, 01-Jan-70 00:00:01 GMT"
        }
}

// date - any instance of the Date object
// * you should hand all instances of the Date object to this function for "repairs"
// * this function is taken from Chapter 14, "Time and Date in JavaScript", in "Learn Advanced JavaScript Programming"
function fixDate(date) {
        var base = new Date(0)
        var skew = base.getTime()
        if (skew > 0)
                date.setTime(date.getTime() - skew)
}

// constructor function to create an entry (parent or child)
function item(parent, text, depth) {
        this.parent = parent // is this item a parent?
        this.text = text // text for link (may include HTML)
        this.depth = depth // nested depth
}

// constructor function to create array (compatible with all browsers)
function makeArray(length) {
        this.length = length // length of array (integer)
}

// create items of outline
function makeDatabase() {
        outline = new makeArray(20) // create global object

        // create items in outline
        outline[0] = new item(true, 'Prova titolo 1', 0)
        outline[1] = new item(false, '<a href="#" class="testoblu">Prova1</a>', 1)
        outline[2] = new item(true, 'Cartella 1', 1)
        outline[3] = new item(false, '<a href="#" class="testoblu">Prova2</a>', 2)
        outline[4] = new item(false, '<a href="#" class="testoblu">Prova3</a>', 2)
        outline[5] = new item(false, '<a href="#" class="testoblu">Prova4</a>', 1)
        outline[6] = new item(true, 'Prova titolo 2', 0)
        outline[7] = new item(false, '<a href="#" class="testoblu">Prova5</a>', 1)
        outline[8] = new item(false, '<a href="#" class="testoblu">Prova6</a>', 1)
		outline[9] = new item(false, '<a href="#" class="testoblu">Prova7</a>', 1)
		outline[10] = new item(false, '<a href="#" class="testoblu">Prova8</a>', 1)
		outline[11] = new item(true, 'Prova titolo 3', 0)
        outline[12] = new item(false, '<a href="#" class="testoblu">Prova9</a>', 1)
        outline[13] = new item(true, 'Cartella 3', 1)
        outline[14] = new item(false, '<a href="#" class="testoblu">Prova10</a>', 2)
		outline[15] = new item(true, 'Cartella 4', 1)
        outline[16] = new item(false, '<a href="#" class="testoblu">Prova11</a>', 2)
		outline[17] = new item(true, 'Cartella 5', 2)
        outline[18] = new item(false, '<a href="#" class="testoblu">Prova12</a>', 3)
		outline[19] = new item(false, '<a href="#" class="testoblu">Prova13</a>', 3)
        
        // determine current state of each item and assign to state properties
        setStates()

        // set image for each item (only items with true state)
        setImages()
}

function setStates() {
        // assign current cookie to local variable
        var storedValue = getCookie("outline")
        
        // if desired cookie not found (null)
        if (!storedValue) {
                // set states to default if no cookie found
                for (var i = 0; i < outline.length; ++i) {
                        // only topmost level is visible by default
                        if (outline[i].depth == 0)
                                outline[i].state = true
                        else
                                outline[i].state = false
                }
        } else {
                // extract current states from cookie (0 => false, 1 => true)
                for (var i = 0; i < outline.length; ++i) {
                        if (storedValue.charAt(i) == '1')
                                outline[i].state = true
                        else
                                outline[i].state = false
                }
        }
}

function setImages() {
        // loop through all elements of the outline "array" (object)
        for (var i = 0; i < outline.length; ++i) {
                if (outline[i].state)
                        if (outline[i].parent) // outline[i] is a parent
                                if (outline[i + 1].state) // outline[i] is exploded
                                        outline[i].pic = '<img src="../images/space.gif" width="'+6*outline[i].depth+'"><a href="javascript:toggle(' + i + ')"><img src="../images/folder4.gif" BORDER=0></a>'
                                else // outline[i] is collapsed
                                        outline[i].pic = '<img src="../images/space.gif" width="'+6*outline[i].depth+'"><a href="javascript:toggle(' + i + ')"><img src="../images/folder3.gif" BORDER=0></a>'
                        else // outline[i] is only a child (not a parent)
                                outline[i].pic = '<img src="../images/space.gif" width="'+6*outline[i].depth+'"><img src="../images/folder5.gif" BORDER=0>'
        }
}

// change from expanded to collapsed and vice versa
function toggle(num) {
        // loop starts at item following argument
        // terminate loop when:
        //   a) last element of outline "array" reached
        //   b) current item (outline[i]) is not deeper than toggled item (outline[num])
        for (var i = num + 1; i < outline.length && outline[i].depth >= outline[num].depth + 1; ++i) {
                // if current item (outline[i]) is a direct child of outline[num]
                if (outline[i].depth == outline[num].depth + 1)
                        outline[i].state = !outline[i].state // toggle state
        }

        // store new states in cookie
        setStorage()

        // reload page
        history.go(0)
}

function setStorage() {
        // initialize local variable to empty string
        var text = ""

        // loop through all properties of outline "array"
        for (var i = 0; i < outline.length; ++i) {
                // use "1" character to represent true state, and "0" for false state
                text += (outline[i].state) ? "1" : "0"
        }

        // create cookie named "outline" with "binary" string
        setCookie("outline", text)
}

// update database
makeDatabase()

// -->


