function XMessageFieldClass(psObjectName) {
	this.className = "XMessageFieldClass";
	this.objectName = psObjectName;
	this.objectPanel = null;
	this.tablePanel = null;
	this.fadeDelay = "1000";
	this.fadeSpeed = "80";
	this.fadeAlphaStart = "100";
	this.fadeAlphaDecrement = "6";
	
	var mbInitialized = false;
	var moImageEl = null;
	var moTextEl  = null;
	var moNoteEl  = null;
			
	this.initialize = function() {
	   try {
		   this.objectPanel = document.getElementById(this.objectName);
		   this.tablePanel = document.getElementById(this.objectName + "_table");
		   
			moTextEl = document.getElementById(this.objectName + "_text");
			moImageEl = document.getElementById(this.objectName + "_image");
			moNoteEl  = document.getElementById(this.objectName + "_notes");
   		
		   this.fadeDelay = XString.evl(this.objectPanel.getAttribute("axFadeDelay"),"1000")*1;
		   this.fadeSpeed = XString.evl(this.objectPanel.getAttribute("axFadeSpeed"),"80")*1;
		   this.fadeAlphaStart = XString.evl(this.objectPanel.getAttribute("axFadeAlphaStart"),"100")*1;
		   this.fadeAlphaDecrement = XString.evl(this.objectPanel.getAttribute("axFadeAlphaDecrement"),"6")*1;
		   
		   this.cssError = this.objectPanel.getAttribute("axCssError");
		   this.cssWarning = this.objectPanel.getAttribute("axCssWarning");
		   this.cssSuccess = this.objectPanel.getAttribute("axCssSuccess");
		   this.cssInfo = this.objectPanel.getAttribute("axCssInfo");
   		
		   this.imgError = this.objectPanel.getAttribute("axImgError");
		   this.imgWarning = this.objectPanel.getAttribute("axImgWarning");
		   this.imgSuccess = this.objectPanel.getAttribute("axImgSuccess");
		   this.imgInfo = this.objectPanel.getAttribute("axImgInfo");
         
		   this.msgError = this.objectPanel.getAttribute("axMsgError");
		   this.msgWarning = this.objectPanel.getAttribute("axMsgWarning");
		   this.msgSuccess = this.objectPanel.getAttribute("axMsgSuccess");
		   this.msgInfo = this.objectPanel.getAttribute("axMsgInfo");
		   
   		
		   mbInitialized = true;
   		
		   if (XBoolean.parse(this.objectPanel.getAttribute("axFadeOnInit"))) {
		      this.startFade();
		   }
		} catch (e) {
			XError.display(this.className, e, "initialize");
			throw e;
		}
	};
	
	this.checkInit = function() {
	   try {
		   if (!mbInitialized) {
			   this.initialize();
		   }
		} catch (e) {
			XError.display(this.className, e, "checkInit");
			throw e;
		}
	};
	
	this.setMessageText = function(psMessage) {
	   try {
			this.checkInit();
			moTextEl.innerHTML = psMessage + "";
		} catch (e) {
			XError.display(this.className, e, "setMessageText");
			throw e;
		}
	};
	
	this.setMessageType = function(psType) {
	   try {
			this.checkInit();
			switch (psType) {
				case XEMessageBox.warningType :
					this.tablePanel.className = this.cssWarning;
					moImageEl.src = this.imgWarning;
					break;					
				case XEMessageBox.errorType :
					this.tablePanel.className = this.cssError;
					moImageEl.src = this.imgError;
					break;
				case XEMessageBox.successType :
					this.tablePanel.className = this.cssSuccess;
					moImageEl.src = this.imgSuccess;
					break;
				default :
					this.tablePanel.className = this.cssInfo;
					moImageEl.src = this.imgInfo;
					break;
			}
		} catch (e) {
			XError.display(this.className, e, "setMessageType");
			throw e;
		}
	};
	
	this.displayMessage = function(psType, psMessage, psNote, psSplitter) {
		try {
			this.checkInit();
			 var bMessageExists = true;
			 var sMessage = psMessage;
			 if (XString.isEmpty(psType)) {
					return;
				}
			 if (XString.isEmpty(sMessage)) {
				bMessageExists = false;
			 } 
			 if (XString.isEmpty(psNote)) {
				psNote = null;
			 }
			if (XString.isEmpty(psSplitter)) {
				psSplitter = ","; // NOTE: default spliting for the notes (if passed in as text) is a comma - unless you pass an array
			}
			if (this.tablePanel) {
				
				var oImage = moImageEl;
				var oMessage = moTextEl;
				var oNote = moNoteEl;
				            
				switch (psType) {
					case XEMessageBox.warningType :
						this.tablePanel.className = this.cssWarning;
						oImage.src = this.imgWarning;
						sMessage = (!bMessageExists)? this.msgWarning : sMessage;
						break;					
					case XEMessageBox.errorType :
						this.tablePanel.className = this.cssError;
						oImage.src = this.imgError;
						sMessage = (!bMessageExists)? this.msgError : sMessage;
						break;
					case XEMessageBox.successType :
						this.tablePanel.className = this.cssSuccess;
						oImage.src = this.imgSuccess;
						sMessage = (!bMessageExists)? this.msgSuccess : sMessage;
						break;
					default :
						this.tablePanel.className = this.cssInfo;
						oImage.src = this.imgInfo;
						sMessage = (!bMessageExists)? this.msgInfo : sMessage;
						break;
				}
                        
				oMessage.innerHTML = sMessage;
				
				var resolveNotes = null;
            
            if ( (oNote) && (psNote) ) {
   				if (psNote[0]) {
   					resolveNotes = psNote;
   				} else {
   					resolveNotes = psNote.split(psSplitter);
   				}
   				var notes = "";
   				for (var i=0; i < resolveNotes.length; i++){
   					notes += "- " + resolveNotes[i] + "<br />";
   				}
   				oNote.innerHTML = notes;
            }
				this.setAlpha(this.fadeAlphaStart);
				this.objectPanel.style.display = "block";
			}
		} catch (e) {
			XError.display(this.className, e, "displayMessage");
		}
	};
	
	this.startFade = function(pnDelay) {
		this.checkInit();
		var delay = XString.evl(pnDelay,this.fadeDelay)*1;
		if (this.tablePanel) {
			window.setTimeout(this.objectName + ".fadeIt()", delay);
		}
	};
	
	this.setAlpha = function (pnAlpha) {
		this.checkInit();
		if (this.tablePanel) {
			if (this.tablePanel.style.filter != null) {
				// BROWSER: IE
				this.tablePanel.style.filter = "alpha(opacity=" + pnAlpha + ")";
			} else {
				// BROWSER: firefox
				this.tablePanel.style.opacity = pnAlpha / 100;
			}
		}
	};
	
	this.fadeIt = function(pnAlpha) {
		try {
			this.checkInit();
			var alpha = XString.evl(pnAlpha,this.fadeAlphaStart)*1;
			alpha = alpha - this.fadeAlphaDecrement;
			
			this.setAlpha(alpha);
			
			if (alpha > 1) {
				window.setTimeout(this.objectName + ".fadeIt(" + alpha + ")", this.fadeSpeed);
				return;
			} else {
				this.objectPanel.style.display = "none";
			}
			return;		
		} catch (e) {
			alert(this.className + ", " +  e.description + ", fnFadeIt");
		}
	};
   
   this.clear = function() {
      this.fadeIt(-1);
   };
	return this;
};