+ return createTimeSelections($configValue, $configEntry, $stamps, $align);
+}
+
+// Shortens converting of German comma to Computer's version in POST data
+function convertCommaToDotInPostData ($postEntry) {
+ // Read and convert given entry
+ $postValue = convertCommaToDot(postRequestElement($postEntry));
+
+ // ... and set it again
+ setPostRequestElement($postEntry, $postValue);
+}
+
+// Converts German commas to Computer's version in all entries
+function convertCommaToDotInPostDataArray ($postEntries) {
+ // Replace german decimal comma with computer decimal dot
+ foreach ($postEntries as $entry) {
+ // Is the entry there?
+ if (isPostRequestElementSet($entry)) {
+ // Then convert it
+ convertCommaToDotInPostData($entry);
+ } // END - if
+ } // END - foreach
+}
+
+/**
+ * Parses a string into a US formated float variable, taken from user comments
+ * from PHP documentation website.
+ *
+ * @param $floatString A string holding a float expression
+ * @return $float Corresponding float variable
+ * @author chris<at>georgakopoulos<dot>com
+ * @link http://de.php.net/manual/en/function.floatval.php#92563
+ */
+function parseFloat ($floatString){
+ // Load locale info
+ $LocaleInfo = localeconv();
+
+ // Remove thousand separators
+ $floatString = str_replace($LocaleInfo['mon_thousands_sep'] , '' , $floatString);
+
+ // Convert decimal point
+ $floatString = str_replace($LocaleInfo['mon_decimal_point'] , '.', $floatString);
+
+ // Return float value of converted string
+ return floatval($floatString);
+}
+
+// Generates a YES/NO option list from given default
+function generateYesNoOptionList ($defaultValue = '') {
+ // Generate it
+ return generateOptionList('/ARRAY/', array('Y', 'N'), array('{--YES--}', '{--NO--}'), $defaultValue);
+}
+
+// "Getter" for total available receivers
+function getTotalReceivers ($mode = 'normal') {
+ // Get num rows
+ $numRows = countSumTotalData('CONFIRMED', 'user_data', 'userid', 'status', true, ' AND `receive_mails` > 0' . runFilterChain('exclude_users', $mode));
+
+ // Return value
+ return $numRows;
+}
+
+// Wrapper "getter" to get total unconfirmed mails for given userid
+function getTotalUnconfirmedMails ($userid) {
+ // Do we have cache?
+ if (!isset($GLOBALS[__FUNCTION__][$userid])) {
+ // Determine it
+ $GLOBALS[__FUNCTION__][$userid] = countSumTotalData($userid, 'user_links', 'id', 'userid', true);
+ } // END - if
+
+ // Return cache
+ return $GLOBALS[__FUNCTION__][$userid];
+}
+
+// Checks wether 'mailer_theme' was found in session
+function isMailerThemeSet () {
+ // Check session
+ return isSessionVariableSet('mailer_theme');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Setter for theme in session (This setter does return the success of
+ * setSession() which is required e.g. for destroySponsorSession().
+ */
+function setMailerTheme ($newTheme) {
+ // Set it in session
+ return setSession('mailer_theme', $newTheme);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Getter for theme from session (This getter does return 'mailer_theme' from
+ * session data or throws an error if not possible
+ */
+function getMailerTheme () {
+ // Is 'mailer_theme' set?
+ if (!isMailerThemeSet()) {
+ // No, then abort here
+ debug_report_bug(__FUNCTION__, __LINE__, 'mailer_theme not set in session. Please fix your code.');
+ } // END - if
+
+ // Return the theme from session
+ return getSession('mailer_theme');