function updateHTML(elmId, value) {
         // document.getElementById(elmId).innerHTML = value;
        }

 

        function onYouTubePlayerReady(playerId) {
          ytplayer = document.getElementById("lw-player");

        }

  

        function onPlayerError(errorCode) {
          alert("An error occured: " + errorCode);
        }

 

        // functions for the api calls
        function loadNewVideo(id, startSeconds) {
          if (ytplayer) {           
          	clearVideo();
           ytplayer.loadVideoById(id, parseInt(startSeconds));
          	//setTimeout(,1250);
           play();
          }
        }

        function cueNewVideo(id, startSeconds) {
          if (ytplayer) {
            ytplayer.cueVideoById(id, startSeconds);
          }
        }

        function play() {
          if (ytplayer) {
            ytplayer.playVideo();
          }
        }

        function pause() {
          if (ytplayer) {
            ytplayer.pauseVideo();
          }
        }

        function stop() {
          if (ytplayer) {
            ytplayer.stopVideo();
          }
        }

        function getPlayerState() {
          if (ytplayer) {
            return ytplayer.getPlayerState();
          }
        }

        function seekTo(seconds) {
          if (ytplayer) {
            ytplayer.seekTo(seconds, true);
          }
        }

        function getBytesLoaded() {
          if (ytplayer) {
            return ytplayer.getVideoBytesLoaded();
          }
        }

        function getBytesTotal() {
          if (ytplayer) {
            return ytplayer.getVideoBytesTotal();
          }
        }

        function getCurrentTime() {
          if (ytplayer) {
            return ytplayer.getCurrentTime();
          }
        }

        function getDuration() {
          if (ytplayer) {
            return ytplayer.getDuration();
          }
        }

        function getStartBytes() {
          if (ytplayer) {
            return ytplayer.getVideoStartBytes();
          }
        }

        function mute() {
          if (ytplayer) {
            ytplayer.mute();
          }
        }

        function unMute() {
          if (ytplayer) {
            ytplayer.unMute();
          }
        }
        
        function getEmbedCode() {
          alert(ytplayer.getVideoEmbedCode());
        }

        function getVideoUrl() {
          alert(ytplayer.getVideoUrl());
        }
        
        function setVolume(newVolume) {
          if (ytplayer) {
            ytplayer.setVolume(newVolume);
          }
        }

        function getVolume() {
          if (ytplayer) {
            return ytplayer.getVolume();
          }
        }

        function clearVideo() {
          if (ytplayer) {
            ytplayer.clearVideo();
          }
        }