function fillSelect(url, target, data, callback, default_label_, empty_callback) {
        var default_label = default_label_ ? default_label_ : _["Select"];
        var empty_callback = empty_callback || function() {};
		target.children().remove();
        if (!data) {
            empty_callback();
            return;
        }
		
		$.getJSON(url, data,
		function (items) {
			var item;
			target.append("<option value=''>-- " + default_label + " --</option>");
			for (var i=0; i<items.length; i++) {
				item = items[i];
				target.append("<option value='"+item[0]+"'>"+item[1]+"</option>");
			}
			if (callback) {
			  if ($.browser.msie && parseInt($.browser.version) <= 6) {
			    setTimeout(callback, 10);
			  } else {
			    callback();
			  }
			}
		});
}

/* Some helper functions */
function endsWith(str, pattern) {
  var d = str.length - pattern.length;
  return d >= 0 && str.lastIndexOf(pattern) === d;
}

function startsWith(str, pattern) {
    return str.indexOf(pattern) === 0;
}

function createCookie(name,value,days) {
	if (days) {
		var date = new Date();
		date.setTime(date.getTime()+(days*24*60*60*1000));
		var expires = "; expires="+date.toGMTString();
	}
	else var expires = "";
	document.cookie = name+"="+value+expires+"; path=/";
}

function readCookie(name) {
	var nameEQ = name + "=";
	var ca = document.cookie.split(';');
	for(var i=0;i < ca.length;i++) {
		var c = ca[i];
		while (c.charAt(0)==' ') c = c.substring(1,c.length);
		if (c.indexOf(nameEQ) == 0) return c.substring(nameEQ.length,c.length);
	}
	return null;
}

function eraseCookie(name) {
	createCookie(name,"",-1);
}

jQuery.fn.maxLength = function(max){
	this.each(function(){
		//Get the type of the matched element
		var type = this.tagName.toLowerCase();
		//If the type property exists, save it in lower case
		var inputType = this.type? this.type.toLowerCase() : null;
		//Check if is a input type=text OR type=password
		if(type == "input" && inputType == "text" || inputType == "password"){
			//Apply the standard maxLength
			this.maxLength = max;
		}
		//Check if the element is a textarea
		else if(type == "textarea"){
			//Add the key press event
			this.onkeypress = function(e){
				//Get the event object (for IE)
				var ob = e || event;
				//Get the code of key pressed
				var keyCode = ob.keyCode;
				//Check if it has a selected text
				var hasSelection = document.selection? document.selection.createRange().text.length > 0 : this.selectionStart != this.selectionEnd;
				//return false if can't write more
				return !(this.value.length >= max && (keyCode > 50 || keyCode == 32 || keyCode == 0 || keyCode == 13) && !ob.ctrlKey && !ob.altKey && !hasSelection);
			};
			//Add the key up event
			this.onkeyup = function(){
				//If the keypress fail and allow write more text that required, this event will remove it
				if(this.value.length > max){
					this.value = this.value.substring(0,max);
				}
			};
		}
	});
};