// ################ Absoluter Abstand eines Elementes ################  

function absLeft(el) {
 return (el.offsetParent)? 
 el.offsetLeft+absLeft(el.offsetParent) : el.offsetLeft;
}

function absTop(el) {
 return (el.offsetParent)? 
 el.offsetTop+absTop(el.offsetParent) : el.offsetTop;
}

// ################ sonstige Funktionen ################  

function in_array(needle, haystack)
{
	var hay = haystack.toString();
	if(hay == ''){
		return false;
	}
	var pattern = new RegExp(needle, 'g');
	var matched = pattern.test(haystack);
	return matched;
}