function CitySearch_ddl(value,DDLid)
 {
  //var dropbox = document.getElementById('<%=ddlregion.ClientID %>');
  var dropbox = document.getElementById(DDLid);
 
  if (value == "") 
   {
       dropbox.selectedIndex = 0;
   }
   else 
   {
       for (i = 1; i < dropbox.length; i++) 
       {
       
       var thetext = dropbox.options[i].text;
         thetext = thetext.replace("----", "");
         thetext = thetext.replace("---", "");
         thetext = thetext.replace("--", "");
         thetext = thetext.replace("-", "");
        if (thetext.substring(0, value.length).toLowerCase() == value.toLowerCase())
         {
         dropbox.selectedIndex = i;
         break;
         }
       }
    }
 }