// this function is needed to work around 
  // a bug in IE related to element attributes
  function hasClass(obj) {
     var result = false;
     if (obj.getAttributeNode("class") != null) {
         result = obj.getAttributeNode("class").value;
     }
     return result;
  }   

 function stripe(id) {
 
    // the flag we'll use to keep track of 
    // whether the current row is odd or even
    var even = false;
  
    // if arguments are provided to specify the colours
    // of the even & odd rows, then use the them;
    // otherwise use the following defaults:
    var evenColor = arguments[1] ? arguments[1] : "#fff";
    var oddColor = arguments[2] ? arguments[2] : "#eee";
  
    // obtain a reference to the desired table
    // if no such table exists, abort
    var divs = document.getElementById(id);
    if (! divs) { return; }
    
    
    // the div can contain more than one ul or ol
    // element, so we'll have to get the list
    var uls = divs.getElementsByTagName("ul");
    var ols = divs.getElementsByTagName("ol");

    // and iterate through them...
    for (var h = 0; h < uls.length; h++) {

     // find all the list elements... 
      var lis = uls[h].getElementsByTagName("li");
      
      // ... and iterate through them
      for (var i = 0; i < lis.length; i++) {

        // avoid rows that have a class attribute
        // or color style
        if (! hasClass(lis[i]) &&
            ! lis[i].style.color) {
 		  
       
            var myli = lis[i];

              myli.style.color =
                even ? evenColor : oddColor;

        }
        // flip from odd to even, or vice-versa
        even =  ! even;
      }
    }
    // and iterate through them...
    for (var h = 0; h < ols.length; h++) {

    	// find all the list elements... 
    	var lis = ols[h].getElementsByTagName("li");

    	// ... and iterate through them
    	for (var i = 0; i < lis.length; i++) {

    		// avoid rows that have a class attribute
    		// or color style
    		if (!hasClass(lis[i]) &&
            !lis[i].style.color) {


    			var myli = lis[i];

    			myli.style.color =
                even ? evenColor : oddColor;

    		}
    		// flip from odd to even, or vice-versa
    		even = !even;
    	}
    }

  }