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* Random Content Order script- © Dynamic Drive DHTML code library (www.dynamicdrive.com)
* This notice MUST stay intact for legal use
* Visit Dynamic Drive at http://www.dynamicdrive.com/ for full source code
***********************************************/

function randomizeContent(classname){
	var contents=randomizeContent.collectElementbyClass(classname)
	contents.text.sort(function() {return 0.5 - Math.random();})
	for (var i=0; i<contents.ref.length; i++){
		contents.ref[i].innerHTML=contents.text[i]
		contents.ref[i].style.visibility="visible"
	}
}

randomizeContent.collectElementbyClass=function(classname){ //return two arrays containing elements with specified classname, plus their innerHTML content
	var classnameRE=new RegExp("(^|\\s+)"+classname+"($|\\s+)", "i") //regular expression to screen for classname within element
	var contentobj=new Object()
	contentobj.ref=new Array() //array containing references to the participating contents
	contentobj.text=new Array() //array containing participating contents' contents (innerHTML property)
	var alltags=document.all? document.all : document.getElementsByTagName("*")
	for (var i=0; i<alltags.length; i++){
		if (typeof alltags[i].className=="string" && alltags[i].className.search(classnameRE)!=-1){
			contentobj.ref[contentobj.ref.length]=alltags[i]
			contentobj.text[contentobj.text.length]=alltags[i].innerHTML
		}
	}
	return contentobj
}