Alternate Div Colour

<script type="text/javascript">

function colourDivs(){

el=document.getElementById("container").getElementsByTagName("DIV")

numOfDivs=el.length

for(i=0;i<numOfDivs;i++){

if((i+1)%2==0){
el[i].style.backgroundColor="#554444"
el[i].style.color="#aa7777"
}
else{
el[i].style.backgroundColor="#aa7777"
el[i].style.color="#554444"
}

}

}

// add  onload="colourDivs()" to the opening BODY tag

</script>

<div id="container">
<div>Alternately Colour Divs and/or Text</div>
<div>Alternately Colour Divs and/or Text</div>
<div>Alternately Colour Divs and/or Text</div>
<div>Alternately Colour Divs and/or Text</div>
<div>Alternately Colour Divs and/or Text</div>
<div>Alternately Colour Divs and/or Text</div>
<div>Alternately Colour Divs and/or Text</div>
<div>Alternately Colour Divs and/or Text</div>
</div>