/*
 * A routine to generate the list of state abbreviations for a drop-down list
 */
 var stateCodes = [
['ALABAMA','AL'],
['ALASKA','AK'],
['AMERICAN SAMOA','AS'],
['ARIZONA','AZ'],
['ARKANSAS','AR'],
['CALIFORNIA','CA'],
['COLORADO','CO'],
['CONNECTICUT','CT'],
['DELAWARE','DE'],
['DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA','DC'],
['FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA','FM'],
['FLORIDA','FL'],
['GEORGIA','GA'],
['GUAM','GU'],
['HAWAII','HI'],
['IDAHO','ID'],
['ILLINOIS','IL'],
['INDIANA','IN'],
['IOWA','IA'],
['KANSAS','KS'],
['KENTUCKY','KY'],
['LOUISIANA','LA'],
['MAINE','ME'],
['MARSHALL ISLANDS','MH'],
['MARYLAND','MD'],
['MASSACHUSETTS','MA'],
['MICHIGAN','MI'],
['MINNESOTA','MN'],
['MISSISSIPPI','MS'],
['MISSOURI','MO'],
['MONTANA','MT'],
['NEBRASKA','NE'],
['NEVADA','NV'],
['NEW HAMPSHIRE','NH'],
['NEW JERSEY','NJ'],
['NEW MEXICO','NM'],
['NEW YORK','NY'],
['NORTH CAROLINA','NC'],
['NORTH DAKOTA','ND'],
['NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS','MP'],
['OHIO','OH'],
['OKLAHOMA','OK'],
['OREGON','OR'],
['PALAU','PW'],
['PENNSYLVANIA','PA'],
['PUERTO RICO','PR'],
['RHODE ISLAND','RI'],
['SOUTH CAROLINA','SC'],
['SOUTH DAKOTA','SD'],
['TENNESSEE','TN'],
['TEXAS','TX'],
['UTAH','UT'],
['VERMONT','VT'],
['VIRGIN ISLANDS','VI'],
['VIRGINIA','VA'],
['WASHINGTON','WA'],
['WEST VIRGINIA','WV'],
['WISCONSIN','WI'],
['WYOMING','WY']];

var statesByName = 1;
var statesByAbbreviation = 2;
var statesByBoth = 3; /* display name, store abbreviation */
function generateStateOptions(selectedState, displayOption)
{
    var valueIndex = (displayOption == statesByName) ? 0 : 1;
    var textIndex  = (displayOption == statesByAbbreviation) ? 1 : 0;
    var s = '';

    for (var i = 0;i < stateCodes.length; i++) {

        if (selectedState == stateCodes[i][1]) {s = ' selected';} else { s = ''; } /* ?: operator fails...? */

        document.writeln("<option"+s+" value='"+stateCodes[i][valueIndex]+"'>"+stateCodes[i][textIndex]);
    }
}