var MAX = 1500;
var MIN = 10;
var range = 145;
var BUF = 10;
var minPrice = -1;
var maxPrice = -1;

var cf = (MAX - MIN)/(range - BUF);

YAHOO.namespace('slider');

var Dom = YAHOO.util.Dom;

// Slider has a range of 200 pixels

// No ticks for this example
var tickSize = 0;

// We'll set a minimum distance the thumbs can be from one another
var minThumbDistance = 5;

// Initial values for the thumbs
var initValues = [0,123];

// Conversion factor from 0-200 pixels to 100-1000
// Note 20 pixels are subtracted from the range to account for the
// thumb values calculated from their center point (10 pixels from
// the center of the left thumb + 10 pixels from the center of the
// right thumb)

// Set up a function to convert the min and max values into something useful
var convert = function (val) {
    return Math.round(val * cf + MIN);
};

// Slider set up is done when the DOM is ready
var div = Dom.get("slider"),
    info    = Dom.get("price");

// Create the DualSlider
var slider = YAHOO.widget.Slider.getHorizDualSlider(div,
    "min_thumb", "max_thumb",
    range, tickSize, initValues);

slider.minRange = minThumbDistance;

// Custom function to update the text fields, the converted value
// report and the slider's title attribute
var updateUI = function () {
    //from.value = slider.minVal;
    //to.value   = slider.maxVal;

    // Update the converted values and the slider's title.
    // Account for the thumb width offsetting the value range by
    // subtracting the thumb width from the max value.
    var min = convert(slider.minVal),
        max = convert(slider.maxVal - BUF);

if (isNaN(min) == true) {
	min = 10;
}
if (isNaN(max) == true) {
	max = 60;
}

	if (priceRange > 0) {
      	info.innerHTML =  "btw €" + min + " and €" + max;
      
      	minPrice = min;
      	maxPrice = max;
      } else {
      	info.innerHTML =  "no price range";
      	minPrice = maxPrice = -1;
      }
  }; // END var updateUI = function ()
  
  var slideEnd = function () {
  //alert("slide end");
  	// from init.jsp
  	hotelMap.downloadHotels();
  }

  // Subscribe to the dual thumb slider's change and ready events to
  // report the state.
  slider.subscribe('ready', updateUI);
  slider.subscribe('change', updateUI);
  slider.subscribe('slideEnd', slideEnd);

  // Attach the slider to the YAHOO.example namespace for public probing
  YAHOO.example.slider = slider;