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var isDom = (document.getElementById)? true : false; //DOM compliant browser
var isAll = (document.all)? true : false;; // IE browser
var isLayers = (document.layers)? true : false;; //netscape 4 browser
var isDhtml = (isLayers || isAll || isDom)? true : false;


function findDom(objectId, needStyle)
{
    if (needStyle == 1) //if style property is needed to access attribute
    {
        if (isDom)
        {
            return document.getElementById(objectId).style; //dom 'style' syntax
        }
        else if (isAll)
        {
            return document.all[objectId].style; // ie 'style' syntax
        }
        else
        {
            return document.layers[objectId]; // NS 'style' syntax (none)    
        }        
    }
    
    else //no style property is needed 
    {
        if (isDom)
        {
            return document.getElementById(objectId); //dom 'nostyle' syntax
        }
        else if (isAll)
        {
            return document.all[objectId]; // ie 'nostyle' sytax
        }
        else
        {
            return document.layers[objectId]; // NS 'nostyle' syntax (same)    
        }        
    }
}


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