function StateSuggestions(str) {
//alert(str);
this.states=str.split(",");
}
StateSuggestions.prototype.requestSuggestions = function (oAutoSuggestControl /*:AutoSuggestControl*/,
                                                          bTypeAhead /*:boolean*/) {
    var aSuggestions = [];
    var sTextboxValue = oAutoSuggestControl.textbox.value;
    
    if (sTextboxValue.length > 0){
    
        //search for matching states
        for (var i=0; i < this.states.length; i++) { 
            if (this.states[i].indexOf(sTextboxValue) == 0) {
                aSuggestions.push(this.states[i]);
            } 
        }
    }

    //provide suggestions to the control
    oAutoSuggestControl.autosuggest(aSuggestions, bTypeAhead);
};