/***** TIMEINC Utilities Full *****/

/***** This library needs the jQuery library *****/



/* TIMEINC namespace initializer */

if (typeof TIMEINC != 'object' || !TIMEINC)

{

	window.TIMEINC = {};

}



/* Stops the default action of an event, such as following a link or submitting a form */

TIMEINC.stopDefaultAction = function (event)

{

	event.returnValue = false;

	if (typeof event.preventDefault != 'undefined')

	{

		event.preventDefault ();

	}

};



/* Gets the parameter value from the current page's url, stripping the anchor reference if it exists

   Sample url: http://somehost.com?state=NY&zip=10020#goToThisAnchor

   Default usage:

   TIMEINC.getUrlParameter ('zip') returns '10020'

   Alternate usage:

   TIMEINC.getUrlParameter ('zip', 'state=NJ&zip=07306#anchor') returns '07306' */

TIMEINC.getUrlParameter = function (key, alternateQueryString)

{

	key = key.replace (/[\[]/, '\\\[').replace (/[\]]/, '\\\]');

	var regex = new RegExp ('[\\?&]' + key + '=([^&#]*)');

	var result = regex.exec (typeof alternateQueryString == 'string' && alternateQueryString.length > 0 ? alternateQueryString : location.href);

	return result == null ? '' : result [1];

};



/* Replaces all hexadecimal HTML entities, such as '`', with their single character versions, e.g., '`'

   This method is currently used to retrieve John Neilson's RSS Fetch (reader) hexadecimally-encrypted JSON text correctly */

TIMEINC.hexToChar = function (text)

{

	return text.replace (/&#.*?;/g, function (matchedInstance)

	{

		return String.fromCharCode (parseInt (matchedInstance.replace (/&#x/, '').replace (/;/, ''), 16));

	});

};



/* Make the current page the homepage automatically if the browser is Internet Explorer; otherwise, the link should point to a page that gives instructions on how to do this task manually for other browsers

   Parameters:

   jQueryAnchorSelector (required): jQuery selector with which to retrieve the "Make this my homepage" anchor (<a>)

   homepageOrAlternateUrl (optional): If this parameter is specified, the homepage will be set to its value (e.g., 'http://www.timeinc.com') */

TIMEINC.makeThisMyHomepage = function (jQueryAnchorSelector, homepageOrAlternateUrl)

{

	jQuery (document).ready (function ()

	{

		var performAction = function (event)

		{

			var anchor = jqAnchor.get (0);

			

			/* Omniture tracking for all browsers - will fail silently if Omniture is not enabled */

			try { s_gi (s_account).tl (anchor, 'o', 'MakeThisMyHomePage: Clicks'); }

			catch (error) {}

			

			/* If the browser is Internet Explorer */

			if (/MSIE/.test (navigator.userAgent))

			{

				anchor.style.behavior = 'url(#default#homepage)';

				anchor.sethomepage (typeof homepageOrAlternateUrl == 'string' && homepageOrAlternateUrl.length > 0 ? homepageOrAlternateUrl : location.href);

				TIMEINC.stopDefaultAction (event);

			}

		};

		var jqAnchor = jQuery (jQueryAnchorSelector);

		jqAnchor.click (performAction);

	});

}