function AjaxRequest(url,returnObjectID) {
    /** @private */
    var self = this;

    /** @private */
    var xmlHttp = createXMLHttpRequest();
    
    /** @private */
    var queryString = "";

    /** @private */
    var requestURL = url;

    /** @private */
    var method = "GET";

    /** @private */
    var preRequest = null;

    /** @private */
    var postRequest = null;
	
	/** @private */
	var objectReturn =document.getElementById(returnObjectID);

    /**
        Return the instance of the XMLHttpRequest object wrapped by this object.
        @return XMLHttpRequest
    */
    this.getXMLHttpRequestObject = function() {
        return xmlHttp;
    }

    /**
        Set the pre-request function. This function will be called prior to 
        sending the Ajax request. The pre-request function is passed a reference
        to this object.
        @param {Function} The function to be called prior to sending the Ajax
        request. The function is passed a refernce of this object.
    */
    this.setPreRequest = function(func) {
        preRequest = func;
    }

    /**
        Set the post-request function. This function will be called after the
        response has been received and after eval() has been called using the 
        XMLHttpRequest object's responseText. The post-request function is passed 
        a reference to this object.
        @param {Function} The function to be called after receiving the Ajax
        response. The function is passed a refernce of this object.
    */
    this.setPostRequest = function(func) {
        postRequest = func;
    }

    /**
        Send the Ajax request using the POST method. Use with caution -- some
        browsers do not support the POST method with the XMLHttpRequest object.
    */
    this.setUsePOST = function() {
        method = "POST";
    }

    /**
        Send the Ajax request using the GET method, where parameters are sent
        as a query string appended to the URL. This is the default behavior.
    */
    this.setUseGET = function() {
        method = "GET";
    }

    /**
        Add all of the form elements under the specified form to the query
        string to be sent to the server as part of the Ajax request. The values
        are automatically encoded.
        @param {String} formID, the value of the id attribute of the form from
        which you wish to accumulate the form values.
    */
    this.addFormElements = function(formID) {
        var formElements = document.getElementById(formID).elements;
        var values = toQueryString(formElements);
        accumulateQueryString(values);
    }

    /** @private */
    function accumulateQueryString(newValues) {
        if(queryString == "") {
            queryString = newValues; 
        }
        else {
            queryString = this.queryString + "&" +  newValues;
        }
    }

    /**
        Add the values of the named form elements to the query string to be
        sent to the server as part of the Ajax request. This method takes any 
        number of Strings representing the form elements for wish you wish to 
        accumulate the values. The Strings must be the value of the element's 
        name attribute.<br><br>For example, these are all valid uses:<br>
        <br>ajaxRequest.addNamedFormElements("element-name-1");
        <br>ajaxRequest.addNamedFormElements("element-name-1", "element-name-2", "element-name-3");
    */
    this.addNamedFormElements = function() {
        var elementName = "";
        var namedElements = null;

        for(var i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++) {
            elementName = arguments[i];
            namedElements = document.getElementsByName(elementName);

            elementValues = toQueryString(namedElements);

            accumulateQueryString(elementValues);
        }

    }

    /**
        Add the values of the id'd form elements to the query string to be
        sent to the server as part of the Ajax request. This method takes any 
        number of Strings representing the ids of the form elements for wish you wish to 
        accumulate the values. The Strings must be the value of the element's 
        name attribute.<br><br>For example, these are all valid uses:<br>
        <br>ajaxRequest.addFormElementsById("element-id-1");
        <br>ajaxRequest.addFormElementsById("element-id-1", "element-id-2", "element-id-3");
    */
    this.addFormElementsById = function() {
        var id = "";
        var element = null;
        var elements = new Array();

        for(var h = 0; h < arguments.length; h++) {
            element = document.getElementById(arguments[h]);
            if(element != null) {
                elements[h] = element;
            }
        }

        elementValues = toQueryString(elements);
        accumulateQueryString(elementValues);
    }

    /**
        Send the Ajax request.
    */
    this.sendRequest = function() {
        if(preRequest) {
            preRequest(self);
        }

        var obj = this;

        xmlHttp.onreadystatechange = function () { handleStateChange(self) };
		
		if(requestURL.indexOf("?")!=-1){
        	requestURL = requestURL + "&ts=" + new Date().getTime();
		}else{
			requestURL = requestURL + "?ts=" + new Date().getTime();
		}
		
        if(method == "GET") {
            requestURL = requestURL + "&" + queryString;
            xmlHttp.open(method, requestURL, true);
            xmlHttp.send(null);
        }
        else {
            xmlHttp.open(method, requestURL, true);
            xmlHttp.setRequestHeader("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
            //alert(queryString);
            xmlHttp.send(queryString);
        }
    }

    handleStateChange = function(ajaxRequest) {
        if(ajaxRequest.getXMLHttpRequestObject().readyState != 4) {
            return;
        }
        if(ajaxRequest.getXMLHttpRequestObject().status == 200) {
			objectReturn.innerHTML=ajaxRequest.getXMLHttpRequestObject().responseText;
            if(postRequest) {
                postRequest(ajaxRequest);
            }
        }
    }

    /** @private */
    function toQueryString(elements) {
        var node = null;
        var qs = "";
        var name = "";

        var tempString = "";
        for(var i = 0; i < elements.length; i++) {
            tempString = "";
            node = elements[i];
            name = node.getAttribute("name");

            if(node.tagName.toLowerCase() == "input") {
                if(node.type.toLowerCase() == "radio" || node.type.toLowerCase() == "checkbox") {
                    if(node.checked) {
                        tempString = name + "=" + node.value;
                    }
                }

                if(node.type.toLowerCase() == "text" || node.type.toLowerCase() == "hidden" || node.type.toLowerCase() == "password") {
                    tempString = name + "=" + encodeURIComponent(node.value);
                }
            }
            else if(node.tagName.toLowerCase() == "select") {
                tempString = getSelectedOptions(node);
            }

            else if(node.tagName.toLowerCase() == "textarea") {
                tempString = name + "=" + encodeURIComponent(node.value);
            }

            if(tempString != "") {
                if(qs == "") {
                    qs = tempString;
                }
                else {
                    qs = qs + "&" + tempString;
                }
            }

        }

        return qs;

    }

    /** @private */
    function getSelectedOptions(select) {
        var options = select.options;
        var option = null;
        var qs = "";
        var tempString = "";

        for(var x = 0; x < options.length; x++) {
            tempString = "";
            option = options[x];

            if(option.selected) {
                tempString = select.name + "=" + option.value;
            }

            if(tempString != "") {
                if(qs == "") {
                    qs = tempString;
                }
                else {
                    qs = qs + "&" + tempString;
                }
            }
        }

        return qs;
    }



}

/**
    Create an instance of the XMLHttpRequest object, using the appropriate
    method for the type of browser in which this script is running. For Internet
    Explorer, it's an ActiveX object, for all others it's a native JavaScript
    object.
    @return an instance of the XMLHttpRequest object.
*/
function createXMLHttpRequest() {
    if (window.ActiveXObject) {
        return new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
    }
    else if (window.XMLHttpRequest) {
        return new XMLHttpRequest();
    }
}