var AjaxObject = Class.create();
statusF = 'FORMAT';

AjaxObject.prototype = {
  initialize: function() {},

  isNameTaken: function(username, handlerFN) {
    var url  = '/ajax.request.php';
    var pars = 'usernameExists='+username;
    var myAjax = new Ajax.Request(
      url, {method: 'get', parameters: pars, onComplete: handlerFN});
  },

  isEmailTaken: function(email, handlerFN) {
    var url  = '/ajax.request.php';
    var pars = 'emailExists='+email;
    var myAjax = new Ajax.Request(
      url, {method: 'get', parameters: pars, onComplete: handlerFN});
  }
}