$(document).ready(function () {


var j = 1;

var defaults = {
    colNumber: 2, // Insert here the number of columns you want. Consider that the plugin will create the number of cols requested only if there are enough items in the list.
    direction: 'vertical'
};



$('ul.local')(function () {

    var obj = jQuery(this);
    var settings = jQuery.extend(defaults);
    var totalListElements = jQuery(this).children('li').size();
    var baseColItems = Math.ceil(totalListElements / settings.colNumber);
    var listClass = jQuery(this).attr('class');

    // -------- Create List Elements given colNumber ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    for (i = 1; i <= settings.colNumber; i++) {
        if (i == 1) {
            jQuery(this).addClass('listCol1').wrap('<div class="listContainer' + j + '"></div>');
        } else if (jQuery(this).is('ul')) { // Check whether the list is ordered or unordered
            jQuery(this).parents('.listContainer' + j).append('<ul class="listCol' + i + '"></ul>');
        } else {
            jQuery(this).parents('.listContainer' + j).append('<ol class="listCol' + i + '"></ol>');
        }
        jQuery('.listContainer' + j + ' > ul,.listContainer' + j + ' > ol').addClass(listClass);
    }

    var listItem = 0;
    var k = 1;
    var l = 0;

    if (settings.direction == 'vertical') { // -------- Append List Elements to the respective listCol  - Vertical -------------------------------

        jQuery(this).children('li').each(function () {
            listItem = listItem + 1;
            if (listItem > baseColItems * (settings.colNumber - 1)) {
                jQuery(this).parents('.listContainer' + j).find('.listCol' + settings.colNumber).append(this);
            }
            else {
                if (listItem <= (baseColItems * k)) {
                    jQuery(this).parents('.listContainer' + j).find('.listCol' + k).append(this);
                }
                else {
                    jQuery(this).parents('.listContainer' + j).find('.listCol' + (k + 1)).append(this);
                    k = k + 1;
                }
            }
        });

        jQuery('.listContainer' + j).find('ol,ul').each(function () {
            if (jQuery(this).children().size() == 0) {
                jQuery(this).remove();
            }
        });

    } else {  // -------- Append List Elements to the respective listCol  - Horizontal ----------------------------------------------------------

        jQuery(this).children('li').each(function () {
            l = l + 1;

            if (l <= settings.colNumber) {
                jQuery(this).parents('.listContainer' + j).find('.listCol' + l).append(this);

            } else {
                l = 1;
                jQuery(this).parents('.listContainer' + j).find('.listCol' + l).append(this);
            }
        });
    }

    jQuery('.listContainer' + j).find('ol:last,ul:last').addClass('last'); // Set class last on the last UL or OL	
    j = j + 1;

});
});