// constructor method of custom class for the ticker
function TickerMessage(message, link)
{
	this.Message = message;
	this.Link = link;
}

// ticker is the HTML element in which the ticker messages will display.
function Ticker_PreInit(ticker)
{
	var messages = new Array();
	messages[0] = new TickerMessage('Worldwide Machinery supports clean energy', '/WIPS/NewsArticleDetails.aspx?NewsArticleID=1116047');

	Ticker_Init(ticker, messages);
}

// sets up properties/methods of the ticker
function Ticker_Init(ticker, messages)
{
	ticker.MESSAGE_INTERVAL = 5000;
	ticker.CHARACTER_INTERVAL = 50;
	ticker.CurrentMessageIndex = 0;
	ticker.CurrentCharacterIndex = 0;
	ticker.Messages = messages;

	ticker.CurrentMessage = function() { return this.Messages[this.CurrentMessageIndex].Message; }
	ticker.CurrentLink = function() { return this.Messages[this.CurrentMessageIndex].Link; }

	ticker.NextCharacter = function()
	{
		this.innerHTML = this.CurrentMessage().substr(0, this.CurrentCharacterIndex);
		this.href = this.CurrentLink();
		
		if(this.CurrentCharacterIndex < this.CurrentMessage().length)
		{
			if(this.CurrentCharacterIndex % 2 == 0)
				this.innerHTML += "_";
			else
				this.innerHTML += "-";
			
			this.CurrentCharacterIndex++;			
		}
		else
		{
			this.CurrentMessageIndex = (this.CurrentMessageIndex + 1) % this.Messages.length;
			this.CurrentCharacterIndex = 0;
			this.DelayStart();
		}
	}
	
	ticker.DelayStart = function() { this.Stop(); this.IntervalID = setTimeout("document.getElementById('ticker').Start()", this.MESSAGE_INTERVAL); }
	ticker.Start = function() { this.Stop(); this.IntervalID = setInterval("document.getElementById('ticker').NextCharacter()", this.CHARACTER_INTERVAL); }
	ticker.Stop = function() { clearInterval(this.IntervalID); }

	ticker.onmouseover = function() { this.Stop(); }
	ticker.onmouseout = function() { this.CurrentCharacterIndex == 0 ? this.DelayStart() : this.Start(); }
	
	ticker.DelayStart();
}