Array.prototype.findObjById = function(searchStr) {
  var returnArray = false;
  for (i=0; i<this.length; i++) {

      if (this[i].id===searchStr) {
          return this[i];
      }
    }
}

var submission;
var listDiv;

function add2list(value, title) {
    submission.uris += encodeURIComponent( value ) + ",";
    newP = document.createElement('p');
    newP.innerHTML = title;
    listDiv.appendChild(newP);
    
}


function init() {
var sel1 = document.getElementById('subject1-select');

submission = { uris: 'courses=' };
listDiv = document.getElementById('listDiv');



    for (var i=0; i<coursesObj.items.length; i++) {
        var newOpt = document.createElement('option');
        //newOpt.appendChild(document.createTextNode("(" + prettifyID(coursesObj.items[i].id) + ") " +coursesObj.items[i].title));
        newOpt.innerHTML =  prettifyID(coursesObj.items[i].id) + ": " +coursesObj.items[i].title;
        newOpt.setAttribute('value', coursesObj.items[i].id);
       
        sel1.appendChild(newOpt);
        
    
    }

    
}


function prettifyID(id) {
    var prettyText = id.replace('.n3#e', '');
    prettyText = prettyText.replace('http://devel.patrickgmj.net/dmcResources/Fall07/', '');
    prettyText = prettyText.replace('s', ' section: ');
    return prettyText;
}