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// XMLHELPER OBJECT
// = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =

var tXMLHelper = Class.create(); //IE sucks big time
tXMLHelper.prototype = {
			
	initialize: function( pXMLDocument ){
		this.xmldocument = pXMLDocument;
	},
	
	getFirstValue: function ( pTag ) {
		if (pTag.has('.')) 
		{
			var pTags = pTag.split('.');
			return(this.xmldocument.getElementsByTagName(pTags[0])[0].getAttribute(pTags[1]));
		}
		if ((this.xmldocument.getElementsByTagName(pTag)[0].firstChild) == null) return ''; //tag IS empty!
		return(this.xmldocument.getElementsByTagName(pTag)[0].firstChild.nodeValue);
	},
	
	getAll: function ( pTag ) { 
		//return(this.xmldocument.getElementsByTagName(pTag)[0].getElementsByTagName('*'));
	},
	
	nodeExists: function ( pTag ) {
		if (this.xmldocument.getElementsByTagName(pTag)[0] == undefined) return false
				else return true;
	},
	
	nodeToString: function ( pTag ) {
		var xmlNode = this.xmldocument.getElementsByTagName(pTag)[0];
		var text = '';
		if (xmlNode.text) text = xmlNode.text
				else text = xmlNode.textContent;
		if (text == undefined) text = '';
		return text; //#WARNING: modified after revision #69
	},
	
	getFirstNodeNamed: function (pTag) {
		var xmlNode = this.xmldocument.getElementsByTagName(pTag)[0];
		return xmlNode;
	}
}