Index: trunk/webapps/common/js/displayutils.js
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--- trunk/webapps/common/js/displayutils.js	(revision 373)
+++ trunk/webapps/common/js/displayutils.js	(revision 373)
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+/** Hide an html element given its id */
+function hideElementById(id)
+{
+    // hide the element by setting css attribute
+    document.getElementById(id).style.display = 'none'
+}
+
+