lol very easy javascript i coded but i little thing wont work :P

  <script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.js"></script>

<script type="text/javascript">

function doFunky(nav_name)
 {

   if(divStatus('mp3s_menu')=="block"){
    nav_from = "mp3s";
   }

   if(divStatus('videos_menu')=="block"){
    nav_from = "videos";
   }

   if(divStatus('files_menu')=="block"){
    nav_from = "files";
   }


  $("#" + nav_from + "_menu").fadeOut("slow",function()
   {
    $("#" + nav_name + "_menu").fadeIn("slow");
   });

 }

 function divStatus(the_thing){
  if (document.getElementById){
   return document.getElementById(the_thing).style.display;
  }
  else{
   if (document.layers){
    return document.the_thing.display;
   }
   else{
    return document.all.the_thing.style.display;
   }
  }
 } 
</script>

<small><a href="javascript:doFunky('videos')">1</a></small>
<small><a href="javascript:doFunky('mp3s')">2</a></small>

HTML:

it is menna work.. but it doesnt..


the problem is this:

it doesnt get the divStatus('files_menu') etc
BUT it works if i do document.write(divStatus('files_menu'));
so its the if() function that i have done wrong probs :S whats wrong with it lol

 

please remember i might be confused with php as there to similar :S

 

*fixed it now* but theres problem still but i will see if i can fix it before asking