﻿    var tickerdata = new Array();
	//var theSiteLinks = new Array();

    //theSummaries[0] = "This website will be launching soon - please keep checking for the latest updates";
	//theSiteLinks[0] = "http://www.wales.nhs.uk/newsitem.cfm?contentid=10777";
	
	//theSummaries[1] = "This site is currently under construction";
	//theSiteLinks[1] = "http://www.wales.nhs.uk/newsitem.cfm?contentid=10777";

    var i=1;
    var j=0;
    var delay = 40;
    var timeoutdelay = 3000;
    var typeeffectone = "_";
    var typeeffecttwo = "-";
    var typeend = "";
    
    function type()
    {  
            theAnchorObject = document.getElementById("ticker");
            
            if((i<=tickerdata[j].length)) {
                //theAnchorObject.href = theSiteLinks[j];
                theAnchorObject.innerHTML=tickerdata[j].substring(0,i) + GetTyperEffect();
                
                i++;
                setTimeout("type()",delay);   
            }
            else {
                i=1;
                if (j+1<=tickerdata.length-1) {
                    j++;  
                }
                else {
                    j=0;
                }       
                setTimeout("type()",timeoutdelay);
            }   
    }
    
    function GetTyperEffect() {
        if (i==tickerdata[j].length) {
            return typeend;
        }

        if ((i % 2) == 1) {
            return typeeffectone;
        } 
        else {
            return typeeffecttwo;
        }
     
    }

