function AddItem(setter,dropdownValue){
??// obtain the dropdownlist control
??var ct1 = null;
??if (setter == "OperateDoctor1"){
???ctl = document.OTRequestForm.ddOperateDoctor1Subspecialty;
??}
??if (setter == "OperateDoctor2"){
???ctl = document.OTRequestForm.ddOperateDoctor2Subspecialty;
??}
??if (setter == "RequestDoctor"){
???ctl = document.OTRequestForm.ddRequestDoctorSubspecialty;
??}
??if (ctl != null){
???clearDropdown(ctl);
??}
??// get the text and value
??var subSpecInfo =? dropdownValue.split("&&");
??for (i=0; i<subSpecInfo.length; i++){
???// create a new option
???var newOpt = document.createElement("option");
???var subSpec = subSpecInfo[i].split("|");
???newOpt.text = subSpec[1];
???newOpt.value = subSpec[0];
???ctl.add(newOpt);
??}
???
}