//Used on "inc.new_people.php" within "find_a_friend.php".
//Finds users based on search criteria.
var limit_start  = 0;


function genNewPeople(direction) {//For lack of a better name...(sry)
	
	if (direction.toLowerCase() == "next") {
		limit_start++;
	} else {
		limit_start--;
	}
	
	//Then, use ajax to commit the update.
	var randomNumber = Math.floor(Math.random() * 9999999);
	var page_url = 'ajax.new_people.php?r=' + randomNumber;
	page_url += '&limit_start='  + limit_start;

	var oAJAX = new XMLHttpRequest();

	oAJAX.open("GET", page_url);
	oAJAX.onreadystatechange = function() {
		
		if (oAJAX.readyState == 4 && oAJAX.status == 200) {
			var response_txt = oAJAX.responseText;		
			
			//Check response_txt to see if limit_start needs to be reset.
			var reResponseText = /###RESET_LIMIT_START###(.*)/;
			var result = response_txt.search(reResponseText);
			if (result > -1) {
				limit_start = response_txt.substring(0, result);
				response_txt = response_txt.substring(result + 23);
				limit_start = parseInt(limit_start);
			};

			document.getElementById('new_people').innerHTML = response_txt;
		}//end if response ok
		
	}//end onreadystatechange
	oAJAX.send(null);
	
}//end function friendSearch