var usingNewText = true;

// Clears the search textbox and sets the styles to plain for entry
function clearText(element) {
    if (usingNewText) {
        document.getElementById(element).setAttribute("class", "text");
        document.getElementById(element).setAttribute("className", "text"); //IE6
        document.getElementById(element).value = "";
        usingNewText = false;
    }
}

// Resets the search textbox with default text
function resetText(element) {
    if (document.getElementById(element).value == "" || document.getElementById(element).value == "i.e. Batemans Bay, Moruya, Broulee, 2537") {
        document.getElementById(element).setAttribute("class", "newText");
        document.getElementById(element).setAttribute("className", "newText"); //IE6
        document.getElementById(element).value = "i.e. Batemans Bay, Moruya, Broulee, 2537";
        usingNewText = true;
        return true;
    } else {
        document.getElementById(element).setAttribute("class", "text");
        document.getElementById(element).setAttribute("className", "text"); //IE6
        usingNewText = false;
        return false;
    }
}

// Updates the styled select with value from true select
function updateSelect(element) {
    document.getElementById(element + "_content").innerHTML = document.getElementById(element).options[document.getElementById(element).selectedIndex].innerHTML;
}

// Updates the styled checkbox with value from true checkbox
function checkCheckbox(element) {
    if (!document.getElementById(element).checked) {
        document.getElementById(element + "_fcb").setAttribute("class", "uncheckedbox");
        document.getElementById(element + "_fcb").setAttribute("className", "uncheckedbox"); //IE6
    } else {
        document.getElementById(element + "_fcb").setAttribute("class", "checkedbox");
        document.getElementById(element + "_fcb").setAttribute("className", "checkedbox"); //IE6
    }
}