$(document).ready(function() {
 // hides the slickbox as soon as the DOM is ready
  $('#slickbox').hide();
 // shows the slickbox on clicking the noted link
  $('#slick-show').click(function() {
 $('#slickbox').show('slow');
 return false;
  });
 // hides the slickbox on clicking the noted link
  $('#slick-hide').click(function() {
 $('#slickbox').hide('fast');
 return false;
  });
 // toggles the slickbox on clicking the noted link
  $('#slick-toggle').click(function() {
 $('#slickbox').toggle(400);
 return false;
  });
});

function init(slickbox, showlink, hidelink, togglelink) {
 
    // hides the slickbox as soon as the DOM is ready
    $('#'+slickbox).hide();
 
    // shows the slickbox on clicking the noted link
    $('#'+showlink).click(function() {
        $('#'+slickbox).show('slow');
        return false;
    });
 
    // hides the slickbox on clicking the noted link
    $('#'+hidelink).click(function() {
        $('#'+slickbox).hide('fast');
        return false;
    });
 
    // toggles the slickbox on clicking the noted link
    $('#'+togglelink).click(function() {
        $('#'+slickbox).toggle(400);
        return false;
    });
 
}
 
$(document).ready(function() {
    init("slickbox", "slick-show", "slick-hide", "slick-toggle");
});