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+// Collection of convenient element functions (elements.js)
+HashOverConstructor.prototype.elements = {
+	cache: {},
+
+	// Shorthand for Document.getElementById ()
+	get: function (id, force, prefix)
+	{
+		id = (prefix !== false) ? 'hashover-' + id : id;
+
+		if (force === true || !this.cache[id]) {
+			this.cache[id] = document.getElementById (id);
+		}
+
+		return this.cache[id];
+	},
+
+	// Execute callback function if element isn't false
+	exists: function (element, callback, prefix)
+	{
+		if (element = this.get (element, true, prefix)) {
+			return callback (element);
+		}
+
+		return false;
+	},
+
+	// Adds properties to an element
+	addProperties: function (element, properties)
+	{
+		element = element || document.createElement ('span');
+		properties = properties || {};
+
+		// Add each property to element
+		for (var property in properties) {
+			if (properties.hasOwnProperty (property) === false) {
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			// Property value
+			var value = properties[property];
+
+			// If the property is an object add each item to existing property
+			if (!!value && value.constructor === Object) {
+				this.addProperties (element[property], value);
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			element[property] = value;
+		}
+
+		return element;
+	},
+
+	// Creates an element with attributes
+	create: function (tagName, attributes)
+	{
+		tagName = tagName || 'span';
+		attributes = attributes || {};
+
+		// Create element
+		var element = document.createElement (tagName);
+
+		// Add properties to element
+		element = this.addProperties (element, attributes);
+
+		return element;
+	},
+
+	// Adds duplicate event listeners to an element
+	duplicateProperties: function (element, names, value)
+	{
+		var properties = {};
+
+		// Construct a properties object with duplicate values
+		for (var i = 0, il = names.length; i < il; i++) {
+			properties[(names[i])] = value;
+		}
+
+		// Add the properties to the object
+		return this.addProperties (element, properties);
+	}
+};