// JavaScript Document

function theRotator(timer,elementID) {
	//Set the opacity of all images to 0
	$('div#'+elementID+' ul li').css({opacity: 0.0});
	
	//Get the first image and display it (gets set to full opacity)
	$('div#'+elementID+' ul li:first').css({opacity: 1.0});
		
	//Call the rotator function to run the slideshow, 6000 = change to next image after 6 seconds
	setInterval("rotate('"+elementID+"')", 5000);
	
}

function rotate(elementID) {	
	//Get the first image
	var current = ($('div#'+elementID+' ul li.show')?  $('div#'+elementID+' ul li.show') : $('div#'+elementID+' ul li:first'));

	//Get next image, when it reaches the end, rotate it back to the first image
	var next = ((current.next().length) ? ((current.next().hasClass('show')) ? $('div#'+elementID+' ul li:first') :current.next()) : $('div#'+elementID+' ul li:first'));	
	
	//Set the fade in effect for the next image, the show class has higher z-index
	next.css({opacity: 0.0})
	.addClass('show')
	.animate({opacity: 1.0}, 2000);

	//Hide the current image
	current.animate({opacity: 0.0}, 2000)
	.removeClass('show');
	
};