var DOMElement =
{
	extend: function(name,fn)
	{
		if(!document.all)
			eval("HTMLElement.prototype." + name + " = fn");
		else
		{
			//
			//	IE doesn't allow access to HTMLElement
			//	so we need to override
			//	*document.createElement
			//	*document.getElementById
			//	*document.getElementsByTagName
			//

			//take a copy of
			//document.createElement
			var _createElement = document.createElement;

			//override document.createElement
			document.createElement = function(tag)
			{
				var _elem = _createElement(tag);
				eval("_elem." + name + " = fn");
				return _elem;
			}

			//take copy of
			//document.getElementById
			var _getElementById = document.getElementById;

			//override document.getElementById
			document.getElementById = function(id)
			{
				var _elem = _getElementById(id);
				eval("_elem." + name + " = fn");
				return _elem;
			}

			//take copy of
			//document.getElementsByTagName
			var _getElementsByTagName = document.getElementsByTagName;

			//override document.getElementsByTagName
			document.getElementsByTagName = function(tag)
			{
				var _arr = _getElementsByTagName(tag);
				for(var _elem=0;_elem<_arr.length;_elem++)
					eval("_arr[_elem]." + name + " = fn");
				return _arr;
			}
		}
	}
};