function unique(a)
	{
	var r = new Array();
	o:for(var i = 0, n = a.length; i < n; i++)
		{
		for(var x = 0, y = r.length; x < y; x++)
			{
			if(r[x]==a[i]) continue o;
			}
			r[r.length] = a[i];
		}
	return r;
	}

function trim(value) {
  value = value.replace(/^\s+/,'');
  value = value.replace(/\s+$/,'');
  return value;
}
	
function print_array(arr)
	{
	var printedArr = "";
	for(var i=0;i<arr.length;i++){
		printedArr = printedArr+"<b>arr["+i+"] is </b>=>"+arr[i]+"<br>";
		}
	return printedArr;	
	}
	
function toggle(element)
	{
	$("#"+element).slideToggle("fast");
	}

function clearAllResults()
	{
	gmap.clearOverlays();
	
	$("#myBewonerskaartzone").text("");	
	$("#select_houseNumbers").html("");
	
	$(".bewonerskaartzone").attr("checked","");
	$(".tariefzone").attr("checked","");
	$(".parking").attr("checked","");
	getAllParkings();
	}

function clearMap(gOverlays)
	{
	while(gOverlays.length > 0)
		{
		mapExtension.removeFromMap(gOverlays.pop());
		}
	}

function reloadThickBox()
	{
		tb_init('a.thickbox, area.thickbox, input.thickbox');	//thickbox gaat opnieuw zoeken naar links met class thickbox om deze te kunnen opvangen als er op geklikt wordt.
	}
	
function clearBewonerskaarten()
	{
	gOverlaysBewonerskaartzones =[];
	$("#myBewonerskaartzone").text("");
	$('.bewonerskaartzone').each(function(){
		if($(this).attr("checked")){
			//unchecken
			$(this).attr("checked","");
			//remove from map
			toggleFindOneBewonerskaartZone($(this).attr("id"));
			}
		});
	}
	
function clearTarieven()
	{
	while(gOverlaysTariefzones.length > 0)
		{
		mapExtension.removeFromMap(gOverlaysTariefzones.pop());
		}
	}
	
function gup(name) // get URL parameter value for parameter "name"
	{
		name = name.replace(/[\[]/,"\\\[").replace(/[\]]/,"\\\]");
		var regexS = "[\\?&]"+name+"=([^&#]*)";
		var regex = new RegExp( regexS );
		var results = regex.exec( window.location.href );
		if( results == null )
			return "";
		else
			return results[1];
	}