diff --git a/js/ajax.js b/js/ajax.js
index 220a98ba29..d6b4242b9d 100644
--- a/js/ajax.js
+++ b/js/ajax.js
@@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ var AJAX = {
             return true;
         } else if (href && href.match(/^mailto/)) {
             return true;
-        } else if ($(this).hasClass('ui-datepicker-next')
-            || $(this).hasClass('ui-datepicker-prev')
+        } else if ($(this).hasClass('ui-datepicker-next') ||
+            $(this).hasClass('ui-datepicker-prev')
         ) {
             return true;
         }
@@ -513,8 +513,7 @@ AJAX.cache = {
         if (rel === 'newpage' ||
             (
                 typeof rel === 'undefined' && (
-                    typeof this.pages[this.current - 1] === 'undefined'
-                    ||
+                    typeof this.pages[this.current - 1] === 'undefined' ||
                     this.pages[this.current - 1].hash !== hash
                 )
             )
diff --git a/js/common.js b/js/common.js
index 432e9216e0..4affac95b7 100644
--- a/js/common.js
+++ b/js/common.js
@@ -195,8 +195,8 @@ var PMA_querywindow = (function ($, window) {
 
             if (! querywindow.closed && querywindow.location) {
                 var href = querywindow.location.href;
-                if (href != url
-                    && href != PMA_commonParams.get('pma_absolute_uri') + url
+                if (href != url &&
+                    href != PMA_commonParams.get('pma_absolute_uri') + url
                 ) {
                     if (PMA_commonParams.get('safari_browser')) {
                         querywindow.location.href = targeturl;
diff --git a/js/config.js b/js/config.js
index f8d290ee4e..58522b79cb 100644
--- a/js/config.js
+++ b/js/config.js
@@ -681,8 +681,9 @@ AJAX.registerOnload('config.js', function () {
         var disabled = false;
         if (!ls_supported) {
             disabled = form.find('input[type=radio][value$=local_storage]').prop('checked');
-        } else if (!ls_exists && form.attr('name') == 'prefs_import'
-                && $('#import_local_storage')[0].checked) {
+        } else if (!ls_exists && form.attr('name') == 'prefs_import' &&
+            $('#import_local_storage')[0].checked
+            ) {
             disabled = true;
         }
         form.find('input[type=submit]').prop('disabled', disabled);
diff --git a/js/functions.js b/js/functions.js
index ad00086069..d935a7465a 100644
--- a/js/functions.js
+++ b/js/functions.js
@@ -340,9 +340,12 @@ function confirmQuery(theForm1, sqlQuery1)
         do_confirm_re_1.test(sqlQuery1.value) ||
         do_confirm_re_2.test(sqlQuery1.value) ||
         do_confirm_re_3.test(sqlQuery1.value)) {
-        var message      = (sqlQuery1.value.length > 100)
-                         ? sqlQuery1.value.substr(0, 100) + '\n    ...'
-                         : sqlQuery1.value;
+        var message;
+        if (sqlQuery1.value.length > 100) {
+            message = sqlQuery1.value.substr(0, 100) + '\n    ...';
+        } else {
+            message = sqlQuery1.value;
+        }
         var is_confirmed = confirm($.sprintf(PMA_messages.strDoYouReally, message));
         // statement is confirmed -> update the
         // "is_js_confirmed" form field so the confirm test won't be
diff --git a/js/navigation.js b/js/navigation.js
index 354cba6cb9..dafe234a54 100644
--- a/js/navigation.js
+++ b/js/navigation.js
@@ -379,8 +379,8 @@ function PMA_showCurrentNavigation()
         if ($dbItem) {
             var $expander = $dbItem.children('div:first').children('a.expander');
             // if not loaded or loaded but collapsed
-            if (! $expander.hasClass('loaded')
-                || $expander.find('img').is('.ic_b_plus')
+            if (! $expander.hasClass('loaded') ||
+                $expander.find('img').is('.ic_b_plus')
             ) {
                 expandTreeNode($expander, function () {
                     handleTableOrDb(table, $dbItem);
@@ -512,8 +512,8 @@ function PMA_showCurrentNavigation()
         var $expander = $viewContainer
             .children('div:first')
             .children('a.expander');
-        if (! $expander.hasClass('loaded')
-            || $expander.find('img').is('.ic_b_plus')
+        if (! $expander.hasClass('loaded') ||
+            $expander.find('img').is('.ic_b_plus')
         ) {
             expandTreeNode($expander, function () {
                 var $view = findLoadedItem(
@@ -554,8 +554,8 @@ function PMA_reloadNavigation(callback) {
     // various levels, if necessary.
     var count = 0;
     $('#pma_navigation_tree').find('a.expander:visible').each(function () {
-        if ($(this).find('img').is('.ic_b_minus')
-            && $(this).closest('li').find('div.list_container .ic_b_minus').length === 0
+        if ($(this).find('img').is('.ic_b_minus') &&
+            $(this).closest('li').find('div.list_container .ic_b_minus').length === 0
         ) {
             params['n' + count + '_aPath'] = $(this).find('span.aPath').text();
             params['n' + count + '_vPath'] = $(this).find('span.vPath').text();
@@ -910,9 +910,9 @@ var PMA_fastFilter = {
         this.timeout = null;
 
         var $filterInput = $this.find('li.fast_filter input.searchClause');
-        if ($filterInput.length !== 0
-            && $filterInput.val() !== ''
-            && $filterInput.val() != $filterInput[0].defaultValue
+        if ($filterInput.length !== 0 &&
+            $filterInput.val() !== '' &&
+            $filterInput.val() != $filterInput[0].defaultValue
         ) {
             this.request();
         }
@@ -952,8 +952,8 @@ var PMA_fastFilter = {
                 .closest('div.list_container');
         }
         var searchClause2 = '';
-        if ($filterInput.length !== 0
-            && $filterInput.first().val() != $filterInput[0].defaultValue
+        if ($filterInput.length !== 0 &&
+            $filterInput.first().val() != $filterInput[0].defaultValue
         ) {
             searchClause2 = $filterInput.val();
         }
diff --git a/js/rte.js b/js/rte.js
index 6d068aa735..569931ce7f 100644
--- a/js/rte.js
+++ b/js/rte.js
@@ -278,8 +278,9 @@ RTE.COMMON = {
                                 });
                                 // If this is the first item being added, remove
                                 // the "No items" message and show the list.
-                                if ($('table.data').find('tr').has('td').length > 0
-                                    && $('#nothing2display').is(':visible')) {
+                                if ($('table.data').find('tr').has('td').length > 0 &&
+                                    $('#nothing2display').is(':visible')
+                                    ) {
                                     $('#nothing2display').hide("slow", function () {
                                         $('table.data').show("slow");
                                     });
@@ -526,8 +527,9 @@ RTE.ROUTINE = {
             var $inputtyp = $(this).find('select[name^=item_param_type]');
             var $inputlen = $(this).find('input[name^=item_param_length]');
             if ($inputtyp.length && $inputlen.length) {
-                if (($inputtyp.val() === 'ENUM' || $inputtyp.val() === 'SET' || $inputtyp.val().substr(0, 3) === 'VAR')
-                   && $inputlen.val() === '') {
+                if (($inputtyp.val() === 'ENUM' || $inputtyp.val() === 'SET' || $inputtyp.val().substr(0, 3) === 'VAR') &&
+                    $inputlen.val() === ''
+                   ) {
                     $inputlen.focus();
                     isSuccess = false;
                     return false;
@@ -543,8 +545,9 @@ RTE.ROUTINE = {
             // be set, if the type is SET, ENUM, VARCHAR or VARBINARY.
             var $returntyp = this.$ajaxDialog.find('select[name=item_returntype]');
             var $returnlen = this.$ajaxDialog.find('input[name=item_returnlength]');
-            if (($returntyp.val() === 'ENUM' || $returntyp.val() === 'SET' || $returntyp.val().substr(0, 3) === 'VAR')
-               && $returnlen.val() === '') {
+            if (($returntyp.val() === 'ENUM' || $returntyp.val() === 'SET' || $returntyp.val().substr(0, 3) === 'VAR') &&
+                $returnlen.val() === ''
+                ) {
                 $returnlen.focus();
                 alert(PMA_messages.strFormEmpty);
                 return false;
diff --git a/js/server_status_monitor.js b/js/server_status_monitor.js
index 90d6d0ab00..efc6751998 100644
--- a/js/server_status_monitor.js
+++ b/js/server_status_monitor.js
@@ -915,8 +915,8 @@ AJAX.registerOnload('server_status_monitor.js', function () {
     $('input[name="chartType"]').change(function () {
         $('#chartVariableSettings').toggle(this.checked && this.value == 'variable');
         var title = $('input[name="chartTitle"]').val();
-        if (title == PMA_messages.strChartTitle
-           || title == $('label[for="' + $('input[name="chartTitle"]').data('lastRadio') + '"]').text()
+        if (title == PMA_messages.strChartTitle ||
+            title == $('label[for="' + $('input[name="chartTitle"]').data('lastRadio') + '"]').text()
         ) {
             $('input[name="chartTitle"]')
                 .data('lastRadio', $(this).attr('id'))
@@ -1186,13 +1186,14 @@ AJAX.registerOnload('server_status_monitor.js', function () {
             }
         };
 
-        if (settings.title === PMA_messages.strSystemCPUUsage
-            || settings.title === PMA_messages.strQueryCacheEfficiency) {
+        if (settings.title === PMA_messages.strSystemCPUUsage ||
+            settings.title === PMA_messages.strQueryCacheEfficiency
+        ) {
             settings.axes.yaxis.tickOptions = {
                 formatString: "%d %%"
             };
-        } else if (settings.title === PMA_messages.strSystemMemory
-            || settings.title === PMA_messages.strSystemSwap
+        } else if (settings.title === PMA_messages.strSystemMemory ||
+            settings.title === PMA_messages.strSystemSwap
         ) {
             settings.stackSeries = true;
             settings.axes.yaxis.tickOptions = {
@@ -1202,8 +1203,8 @@ AJAX.registerOnload('server_status_monitor.js', function () {
             settings.axes.yaxis.tickOptions = {
                 formatter: $.jqplot.byteFormatter(1) // KiB
             };
-        } else if (settings.title === PMA_messages.strQuestions
-            || settings.title === PMA_messages.strConnections
+        } else if (settings.title === PMA_messages.strQuestions ||
+            settings.title === PMA_messages.strConnections
         ) {
             settings.axes.yaxis.tickOptions = {
                 formatter: function (format, val) {
@@ -1552,9 +1553,11 @@ AJAX.registerOnload('server_status_monitor.js', function () {
                             elem.nodes[j].transformFn,
                             chartData[key][j],
                             // Check if first iteration (oldChartData==null), or if newly added chart oldChartData[key]==null
-                            (oldChartData === null
-                             || oldChartData[key] === null
-                             || oldChartData[key] === undefined ? null : oldChartData[key][j])
+                            (
+                                oldChartData === null ||
+                                oldChartData[key] === null ||
+                                oldChartData[key] === undefined ? null : oldChartData[key][j]
+                            )
                         );
 
                     // Otherwise use original value and apply differential and divisor if given,
@@ -1563,9 +1566,9 @@ AJAX.registerOnload('server_status_monitor.js', function () {
                         value = parseFloat(chartData[key][j][0].value);
 
                         if (elem.nodes[j].display == 'differential') {
-                            if (oldChartData === null
-                             || oldChartData[key] === null
-                             || oldChartData[key] === undefined
+                            if (oldChartData === null ||
+                                oldChartData[key] === null ||
+                                oldChartData[key] === undefined
                             ) {
                                 continue;
                             }
@@ -1586,8 +1589,9 @@ AJAX.registerOnload('server_status_monitor.js', function () {
                             elem.maxYLabel = 0.5;
                         }
                         // free old data point values and update maxYLabel
-                        if (elem.chart.series[j].data.length > runtime.gridMaxPoints
-                            && elem.chart.series[j].data[0][0] < runtime.xmin) {
+                        if (elem.chart.series[j].data.length > runtime.gridMaxPoints &&
+                            elem.chart.series[j].data[0][0] < runtime.xmin
+                        ) {
                             // check if the next freeable point is highest
                             if (elem.maxYLabel <= elem.chart.series[j].data[0][1]) {
                                 elem.chart.series[j].data.splice(0, elem.chart.series[j].data.length - runtime.gridMaxPoints);
@@ -1596,8 +1600,8 @@ AJAX.registerOnload('server_status_monitor.js', function () {
                                 elem.chart.series[j].data.splice(0, elem.chart.series[j].data.length - runtime.gridMaxPoints);
                             }
                         }
-                        if (elem.title === PMA_messages.strSystemMemory
-                            || elem.title === PMA_messages.strSystemSwap
+                        if (elem.title === PMA_messages.strSystemMemory ||
+                            elem.title === PMA_messages.strSystemSwap
                         ) {
                             total += value;
                         }
@@ -1611,15 +1615,15 @@ AJAX.registerOnload('server_status_monitor.js', function () {
                     (runtime.xmax - tickInterval * 3), (runtime.xmax - tickInterval * 2),
                     (runtime.xmax - tickInterval), runtime.xmax];
 
-                if (elem.title !== PMA_messages.strSystemCPUUsage
-                    && elem.title !== PMA_messages.strQueryCacheEfficiency
-                    && elem.title !== PMA_messages.strSystemMemory
-                    && elem.title !== PMA_messages.strSystemSwap
+                if (elem.title !== PMA_messages.strSystemCPUUsage &&
+                    elem.title !== PMA_messages.strQueryCacheEfficiency &&
+                    elem.title !== PMA_messages.strSystemMemory &&
+                    elem.title !== PMA_messages.strSystemSwap
                 ) {
                     elem.chart['axes']['yaxis']['max'] = Math.ceil(elem.maxYLabel * 1.1);
                     elem.chart['axes']['yaxis']['tickInterval'] = Math.ceil(elem.maxYLabel * 1.1 / 5);
-                } else if (elem.title === PMA_messages.strSystemMemory
-                    || elem.title === PMA_messages.strSystemSwap
+                } else if (elem.title === PMA_messages.strSystemMemory ||
+                    elem.title === PMA_messages.strSystemSwap
                 ) {
                     elem.chart['axes']['yaxis']['max'] = Math.ceil(total * 1.1 / 100) * 100;
                     elem.chart['axes']['yaxis']['tickInterval'] = Math.ceil(total * 1.1 / 5);
diff --git a/js/server_status_variables.js b/js/server_status_variables.js
index 0b006c70b3..410d8cd06e 100644
--- a/js/server_status_variables.js
+++ b/js/server_status_variables.js
@@ -89,9 +89,9 @@ AJAX.registerOnload('server_status_variables.js', function () {
 
         odd_row = false;
         $('#serverstatusvariables th.name').each(function () {
-            if ((textFilter === null || textFilter.exec($(this).text()))
-                && (! alertFilter || $(this).next().find('span.attention').length > 0)
-                && (categoryFilter.length === 0 || $(this).parent().hasClass('s_' + categoryFilter))
+            if ((textFilter === null || textFilter.exec($(this).text())) &&
+                (! alertFilter || $(this).next().find('span.attention').length > 0) &&
+                (categoryFilter.length === 0 || $(this).parent().hasClass('s_' + categoryFilter))
             ) {
                 odd_row = ! odd_row;
                 $(this).parent().css('display', '');
diff --git a/js/tbl_chart.js b/js/tbl_chart.js
index 51b4f397e6..d0794f336f 100644
--- a/js/tbl_chart.js
+++ b/js/tbl_chart.js
@@ -6,6 +6,135 @@ var temp_chart_title;
 var currentChart = null;
 var currentSettings = null;
 
+function extractDate(dateString) {
+    var matches, match;
+    var dateTimeRegExp = /[0-9]{4}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{2} [0-9]{2}:[0-9]{2}:[0-9]{2}/;
+    var dateRegExp = /[0-9]{4}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{2}/;
+
+    matches = dateTimeRegExp.exec(dateString);
+    if (matches !== null && matches.length > 0) {
+        match = matches[0];
+        return new Date(match.substr(0, 4), match.substr(5, 2), match.substr(8, 2), match.substr(11, 2), match.substr(14, 2), match.substr(17, 2));
+    } else {
+        matches = dateRegExp.exec(dateString);
+        if (matches !== null && matches.length > 0) {
+            match = matches[0];
+            return new Date(match.substr(0, 4), match.substr(5, 2), match.substr(8, 2));
+        }
+    }
+    return null;
+}
+
+function PMA_queryChart(data, columnNames, settings) {
+    if ($('#querychart').length === 0) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    var jqPlotSettings = {
+        title : {
+            text : settings.title,
+            escapeHtml: true
+        },
+        grid : {
+            drawBorder : false,
+            shadow : false,
+            background : 'rgba(0,0,0,0)'
+        },
+        legend : {
+            show : true,
+            placement : 'outsideGrid',
+            location : 'e'
+        },
+        axes : {
+            xaxis : {
+                label : settings.xaxisLabel
+            },
+            yaxis : {
+                label : settings.yaxisLabel
+            }
+        },
+        stackSeries : settings.stackSeries,
+        highlighter: {
+            show: true,
+            showTooltip: true,
+            tooltipAxes: 'xy'
+        }
+    };
+
+    // create the chart
+    var factory = new JQPlotChartFactory();
+    var chart = factory.createChart(settings.type, "querychart");
+
+    // create the data table and add columns
+    var dataTable = new DataTable();
+    if (settings.type == 'timeline') {
+        dataTable.addColumn(ColumnType.DATE, columnNames[settings.mainAxis]);
+    } else {
+        dataTable.addColumn(ColumnType.STRING, columnNames[settings.mainAxis]);
+    }
+    $.each(settings.selectedSeries, function (index, element) {
+        dataTable.addColumn(ColumnType.NUMBER, columnNames[element]);
+    });
+
+    // set data to the data table
+    var columnsToExtract = [ settings.mainAxis ];
+    $.each(settings.selectedSeries, function (index, element) {
+        columnsToExtract.push(element);
+    });
+    var values = [], newRow, row, col;
+    for (var i = 0; i < data.length; i++) {
+        row = data[i];
+        newRow = [];
+        for (var j = 0; j < columnsToExtract.length; j++) {
+            col = columnNames[columnsToExtract[j]];
+            if (j === 0) {
+                if (settings.type == 'timeline') { // first column is date type
+                    newRow.push(extractDate(row[col]));
+                } else { // first column is string type
+                    newRow.push(row[col]);
+                }
+            } else { // subsequent columns are of type, number
+                newRow.push(parseFloat(row[col]));
+            }
+        }
+        values.push(newRow);
+    }
+    dataTable.setData(values);
+
+    // draw the chart and return the chart object
+    chart.draw(dataTable, jqPlotSettings);
+    return chart;
+}
+
+function drawChart() {
+    currentSettings.width = $('#resizer').width() - 20;
+    currentSettings.height = $('#resizer').height() - 20;
+
+    // todo: a better way using .redraw() ?
+    if (currentChart !== null) {
+        currentChart.destroy();
+    }
+
+    var columnNames = [];
+    $('select[name="chartXAxis"] option').each(function () {
+        columnNames.push($(this).text());
+    });
+    try {
+        currentChart = PMA_queryChart(chart_data, columnNames, currentSettings);
+    } catch (err) {
+        PMA_ajaxShowMessage(err.message, false);
+    }
+}
+
+function getSelectedSeries() {
+    var val = $('select[name="chartSeries"]').val() || [];
+    var ret = [];
+    $.each(val, function (i, v) {
+        ret.push(parseInt(v, 10));
+    });
+    return ret;
+}
+
 /**
  * Unbind all event handlers before tearing down a page
  */
@@ -191,132 +320,3 @@ $("#tblchartform").live('submit', function (event) {
 
     return false;
 }); // end
-
-function drawChart() {
-    currentSettings.width = $('#resizer').width() - 20;
-    currentSettings.height = $('#resizer').height() - 20;
-
-    // todo: a better way using .redraw() ?
-    if (currentChart !== null) {
-        currentChart.destroy();
-    }
-
-    var columnNames = [];
-    $('select[name="chartXAxis"] option').each(function () {
-        columnNames.push($(this).text());
-    });
-    try {
-        currentChart = PMA_queryChart(chart_data, columnNames, currentSettings);
-    } catch (err) {
-        PMA_ajaxShowMessage(err.message, false);
-    }
-}
-
-function getSelectedSeries() {
-    var val = $('select[name="chartSeries"]').val() || [];
-    var ret = [];
-    $.each(val, function (i, v) {
-        ret.push(parseInt(v, 10));
-    });
-    return ret;
-}
-
-function extractDate(dateString) {
-    var matches, match;
-    var dateTimeRegExp = /[0-9]{4}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{2} [0-9]{2}:[0-9]{2}:[0-9]{2}/;
-    var dateRegExp = /[0-9]{4}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{2}/;
-
-    matches = dateTimeRegExp.exec(dateString);
-    if (matches !== null && matches.length > 0) {
-        match = matches[0];
-        return new Date(match.substr(0, 4), match.substr(5, 2), match.substr(8, 2), match.substr(11, 2), match.substr(14, 2), match.substr(17, 2));
-    } else {
-        matches = dateRegExp.exec(dateString);
-        if (matches !== null && matches.length > 0) {
-            match = matches[0];
-            return new Date(match.substr(0, 4), match.substr(5, 2), match.substr(8, 2));
-        }
-    }
-    return null;
-}
-
-function PMA_queryChart(data, columnNames, settings) {
-    if ($('#querychart').length === 0) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    var jqPlotSettings = {
-        title : {
-            text : settings.title,
-            escapeHtml: true
-        },
-        grid : {
-            drawBorder : false,
-            shadow : false,
-            background : 'rgba(0,0,0,0)'
-        },
-        legend : {
-            show : true,
-            placement : 'outsideGrid',
-            location : 'e'
-        },
-        axes : {
-            xaxis : {
-                label : settings.xaxisLabel
-            },
-            yaxis : {
-                label : settings.yaxisLabel
-            }
-        },
-        stackSeries : settings.stackSeries,
-        highlighter: {
-            show: true,
-            showTooltip: true,
-            tooltipAxes: 'xy'
-        }
-    };
-
-    // create the chart
-    var factory = new JQPlotChartFactory();
-    var chart = factory.createChart(settings.type, "querychart");
-
-    // create the data table and add columns
-    var dataTable = new DataTable();
-    if (settings.type == 'timeline') {
-        dataTable.addColumn(ColumnType.DATE, columnNames[settings.mainAxis]);
-    } else {
-        dataTable.addColumn(ColumnType.STRING, columnNames[settings.mainAxis]);
-    }
-    $.each(settings.selectedSeries, function (index, element) {
-        dataTable.addColumn(ColumnType.NUMBER, columnNames[element]);
-    });
-
-    // set data to the data table
-    var columnsToExtract = [ settings.mainAxis ];
-    $.each(settings.selectedSeries, function (index, element) {
-        columnsToExtract.push(element);
-    });
-    var values = [], newRow, row, col;
-    for (var i = 0; i < data.length; i++) {
-        row = data[i];
-        newRow = [];
-        for (var j = 0; j < columnsToExtract.length; j++) {
-            col = columnNames[columnsToExtract[j]];
-            if (j === 0) {
-                if (settings.type == 'timeline') { // first column is date type
-                    newRow.push(extractDate(row[col]));
-                } else { // first column is string type
-                    newRow.push(row[col]);
-                }
-            } else { // subsequent columns are of type, number
-                newRow.push(parseFloat(row[col]));
-            }
-        }
-        values.push(newRow);
-    }
-    dataTable.setData(values);
-
-    // draw the chart and return the chart object
-    chart.draw(dataTable, jqPlotSettings);
-    return chart;
-}
diff --git a/js/tbl_relation.js b/js/tbl_relation.js
index 6527c6012a..d6ceb1dbd5 100644
--- a/js/tbl_relation.js
+++ b/js/tbl_relation.js
@@ -14,6 +14,20 @@ function show_hide_clauses($thisDropdown)
     }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Sets dropdown options to values
+ */
+function setDropdownValues($dropdown, values) {
+    $dropdown.empty();
+    var optionsAsString = '';
+    // add an empty string to the beginning for empty selection
+    values.unshift('');
+    $.each(values, function () {
+        optionsAsString += "<option value='" + this + "'>" + this + "</option>";
+    });
+    $dropdown.append($(optionsAsString));
+}
+
 /**
  * Retrieves and populates dropdowns to the left based on the selected value
  *
@@ -89,17 +103,6 @@ function getDropdownValues($dropdown) {
     });
 }
 
-function setDropdownValues($dropdown, values) {
-    $dropdown.empty();
-    var optionsAsString = '';
-    // add an empty string to the beginning for empty selection
-    values.unshift('');
-    $.each(values, function () {
-        optionsAsString += "<option value='" + this + "'>" + this + "</option>";
-    });
-    $dropdown.append($(optionsAsString));
-}
-
 /**
  * Unbind all event handlers before tearing down a page
  */