var GeneralController = Class.create({
    initialize: function() {
    },

    /*
     * This method breaks out of lightview if necessary and redirects to
     * a url.
     * @param string url
     */
    loadUrl: function(url) {
       if(parent.Lightview) {
           parent.Lightview.hide();
       }
       parent.location.href = url;
       return false;
    },

    setCookie: function(c_name,value,expiredays) {
        var exdate=new Date();
        exdate.setDate(exdate.getDate()+expiredays);
        document.cookie=c_name+ "=" +escape(value)+
        ((expiredays==null) ? "" : ";expires="+exdate.toGMTString())+';path=/';
    },

    getCookie: function(c_name) {
	    if (document.cookie.length>0) {
	        c_start=document.cookie.indexOf(c_name + "=");
	        if (c_start!=-1) {
	            c_start=c_start + c_name.length+1;
	            c_end=document.cookie.indexOf(";",c_start);
	            if (c_end==-1) c_end=document.cookie.length;
	            return unescape(document.cookie.substring(c_start,c_end));
	        }
	    }
	    return "";
    }

});

var g = new GeneralController();