var interval_rotate_banner = 3; //seconds

var rotateBannerImages = new Array();
var numberOfRotateBannerImages = 0;
var currentRotateBannerImage = 0;
var timer_rotate_banner = null;

function preloadRotateBannerImages()
{
	numberOfRotateBannerImages = preloadRotateBannerImages.arguments.length;
	
	for(i=0;i<preloadRotateBannerImages.arguments.length;i++)
	{
		rotateBannerImages[i]=new Image();
		rotateBannerImages[i].src=preloadRotateBannerImages.arguments[i];
	}
}

function changeRotateBannerImage()
{
	currentRotateBannerImage++;
	if(currentRotateBannerImage>=numberOfRotateBannerImages) currentRotateBannerImage=0;
	
	document.getElementById('the_image').src = rotateBannerImages[currentRotateBannerImage].src;
	
	//initRotateBannerTimer();
}

function initRotateBannerTimer()
{
	timer_rotate_banner = setInterval("changeRotateBannerImage()", 1000*interval_rotate_banner);
}

function clearRotateBannerTimer()
{
	if(timer_rotate_banner) clearInterval(timer_rotate_banner);
}