Prototype Deconstructed

	emptyFunction: function() { },

	K: function(x) { return x }

	function subclass() {};

	function create() {
		var parent = null, properties = $A(arguments);
		if (Object.isFunction(properties[0]))
			parent = properties.shift();

		function klass() {
			this.initialize.apply(this, arguments);
		}

		Object.extend(klass, Class.Methods);
		klass.superclass = parent;
		klass.subclasses = [];

		if (parent) {
			subclass.prototype = parent.prototype;
			klass.prototype = new subclass;
			parent.subclasses.push(klass);
		}

		for (var i = 0; i < properties.length; i++)
			klass.addMethods(properties[i]);

		if (!klass.prototype.initialize)
			klass.prototype.initialize = Prototype.emptyFunction;

		klass.prototype.constructor = klass;
		return klass;
	}

	function addMethods(source) {
		var ancestor   = this.superclass && this.superclass.prototype;
		var properties = Object.keys(source);

		if (!Object.keys({ toString: true }).length) {
			if (source.toString != Object.prototype.toString)
				properties.push("toString");
			if (source.valueOf != Object.prototype.valueOf)
				properties.push("valueOf");
		}

		for (var i = 0, length = properties.length; i < length; i++) {
			var property = properties[i], value = source[property];
			if (ancestor && Object.isFunction(value) &&
					value.argumentNames().first() == "$super") {
				var method = value;
				value = (function(m) {
					return function() { return ancestor[m].apply(this, arguments); };
				})(property).wrap(method);

				value.valueOf = method.valueOf.bind(method);
				value.toString = method.toString.bind(method);
			}
			this.prototype[property] = value;
		}

		return this;
	}

	function each(iterator, context) {
		var index = 0;
		try {
			this._each(function(value) {
				iterator.call(context, value, index++);
			});
		} catch (e) {
			if (e != $break) throw e;
		}
		return this;
	}

	function eachSlice(number, iterator, context) {
		var index = -number, slices = [], array = this.toArray();
		if (number < 1) return array;
		while ((index += number) < array.length)
			slices.push(array.slice(index, index+number));
		return slices.collect(iterator, context);
	}

	function all(iterator, context) {
		iterator = iterator || Prototype.K;
		var result = true;
		this.each(function(value, index) {
			result = result && !!iterator.call(context, value, index);
			if (!result) throw $break;
		});
		return result;
	}

	function any(iterator, context) {
		iterator = iterator || Prototype.K;
		var result = false;
		this.each(function(value, index) {
			if (result = !!iterator.call(context, value, index))
				throw $break;
		});
		return result;
	}

	function collect(iterator, context) {
		iterator = iterator || Prototype.K;
		var results = [];
		this.each(function(value, index) {
			results.push(iterator.call(context, value, index));
		});
		return results;
	}

	function detect(iterator, context) {
		var result;
		this.each(function(value, index) {
			if (iterator.call(context, value, index)) {
				result = value;
				throw $break;
			}
		});
		return result;
	}

	function findAll(iterator, context) {
		var results = [];
		this.each(function(value, index) {
			if (iterator.call(context, value, index))
				results.push(value);
		});
		return results;
	}

	function grep(filter, iterator, context) {
		iterator = iterator || Prototype.K;
		var results = [];

		if (Object.isString(filter))
			filter = new RegExp(RegExp.escape(filter));

		this.each(function(value, index) {
			if (filter.match(value))
				results.push(iterator.call(context, value, index));
		});
		return results;
	}

	function include(object) {
		if (Object.isFunction(this.indexOf))
			if (this.indexOf(object) != -1) return true;

		var found = false;
		this.each(function(value) {
			if (value == object) {
				found = true;
				throw $break;
			}
		});
		return found;
	}

	function inGroupsOf(number, fillWith) {
		fillWith = Object.isUndefined(fillWith) ? null : fillWith;
		return this.eachSlice(number, function(slice) {
			while(slice.length < number) slice.push(fillWith);
			return slice;
		});
	}

	function inject(memo, iterator, context) {
		this.each(function(value, index) {
			memo = iterator.call(context, memo, value, index);
		});
		return memo;
	}

	function invoke(method) {
		var args = $A(arguments).slice(1);
		return this.map(function(value) {
			return value[method].apply(value, args);
		});
	}

	function max(iterator, context) {
		iterator = iterator || Prototype.K;
		var result;
		this.each(function(value, index) {
			value = iterator.call(context, value, index);
			if (result == null || value >= result)
				result = value;
		});
		return result;
	}

	function min(iterator, context) {
		iterator = iterator || Prototype.K;
		var result;
		this.each(function(value, index) {
			value = iterator.call(context, value, index);
			if (result == null || value < result)
				result = value;
		});
		return result;
	}

	function partition(iterator, context) {
		iterator = iterator || Prototype.K;
		var trues = [], falses = [];
		this.each(function(value, index) {
			(iterator.call(context, value, index) ?
				trues : falses).push(value);
		});
		return [trues, falses];
	}

	function pluck(property) {
		var results = [];
		this.each(function(value) {
			results.push(value[property]);
		});
		return results;
	}

	function reject(iterator, context) {
		var results = [];
		this.each(function(value, index) {
			if (!iterator.call(context, value, index))
				results.push(value);
		});
		return results;
	}

	function sortBy(iterator, context) {
		return this.map(function(value, index) {
			return {
				value: value,
				criteria: iterator.call(context, value, index)
			};
		}).sort(function(left, right) {
			var a = left.criteria, b = right.criteria;
			return a < b ? -1 : a > b ? 1 : 0;
		}).pluck('value');
	}

	function toArray() {
		return this.map();
	}

	function zip() {
		var iterator = Prototype.K, args = $A(arguments);
		if (Object.isFunction(args.last()))
			iterator = args.pop();

		var collections = [this].concat(args).map($A);
		return this.map(function(value, index) {
			return iterator(collections.pluck(index));
		});
	}

	function size() {
		return this.toArray().length;
	}

	function inspect() {
		return '#<Enumerable:' + this.toArray().inspect() + '>';
	}

	getTransport: function() {
		return Try.these(
			function() {return new XMLHttpRequest()},
			function() {return new ActiveXObject('Msxml2.XMLHTTP')},
			function() {return new ActiveXObject('Microsoft.XMLHTTP')}
		) || false;
	},

	_each: function(iterator) {
		this.responders._each(iterator);
	},

	register: function(responder) {
		if (!this.include(responder))
			this.responders.push(responder);
	},

	unregister: function(responder) {
		this.responders = this.responders.without(responder);
	},

	dispatch: function(callback, request, transport, json) {
		this.each(function(responder) {
			if (Object.isFunction(responder[callback])) {
				try {
					responder[callback].apply(responder, [request, transport, json]);
				} catch (e) { }
			}
		});
	}

	visible: function(element) {
		return $(element).style.display != 'none';
	},

	toggle: function(element) {
		element = $(element);
		Element[Element.visible(element) ? 'hide' : 'show'](element);
		return element;
	},

	hide: function(element) {
		element = $(element);
		element.style.display = 'none';
		return element;
	},

	show: function(element) {
		element = $(element);
		element.style.display = '';
		return element;
	},

	remove: function(element) {
		element = $(element);
		element.parentNode.removeChild(element);
		return element;
	},

	update: (function(){

		var SELECT_ELEMENT_INNERHTML_BUGGY = (function(){
			var el = document.createElement("select"),
					isBuggy = true;
			el.innerHTML = "<option value=\"test\">test</option>";
			if (el.options && el.options[0]) {
				isBuggy = el.options[0].nodeName.toUpperCase() !== "OPTION";
			}
			el = null;
			return isBuggy;
		})();

		var TABLE_ELEMENT_INNERHTML_BUGGY = (function(){
			try {
				var el = document.createElement("table");
				if (el && el.tBodies) {
					el.innerHTML = "<tbody><tr><td>test</td></tr></tbody>";
					var isBuggy = typeof el.tBodies[0] == "undefined";
					el = null;
					return isBuggy;
				}
			} catch (e) {
				return true;
			}
		})();

		var SCRIPT_ELEMENT_REJECTS_TEXTNODE_APPENDING = (function () {
			var s = document.createElement("script"),
					isBuggy = false;
			try {
				s.appendChild(document.createTextNode(""));
				isBuggy = !s.firstChild ||
					s.firstChild && s.firstChild.nodeType !== 3;
			} catch (e) {
				isBuggy = true;
			}
			s = null;
			return isBuggy;
		})();

		function update(element, content) {
			element = $(element);

			if (content && content.toElement)
				content = content.toElement();

			if (Object.isElement(content))
				return element.update().insert(content);

			content = Object.toHTML(content);

			var tagName = element.tagName.toUpperCase();

			if (tagName === 'SCRIPT' && SCRIPT_ELEMENT_REJECTS_TEXTNODE_APPENDING) {
				element.text = content;
				return element;
			}

			if (SELECT_ELEMENT_INNERHTML_BUGGY || TABLE_ELEMENT_INNERHTML_BUGGY) {
				if (tagName in Element._insertionTranslations.tags) {
					while (element.firstChild) {
						element.removeChild(element.firstChild);
					}
					Element._getContentFromAnonymousElement(tagName, content.stripScripts())
						.each(function(node) {
							element.appendChild(node)
						});
				}
				else {
					element.innerHTML = content.stripScripts();
				}
			}
			else {
				element.innerHTML = content.stripScripts();
			}

			content.evalScripts.bind(content).defer();
			return element;
		}

		return update;
	})(),

	replace: function(element, content) {
		element = $(element);
		if (content && content.toElement) content = content.toElement();
		else if (!Object.isElement(content)) {
			content = Object.toHTML(content);
			var range = element.ownerDocument.createRange();
			range.selectNode(element);
			content.evalScripts.bind(content).defer();
			content = range.createContextualFragment(content.stripScripts());
		}
		element.parentNode.replaceChild(content, element);
		return element;
	},

	insert: function(element, insertions) {
		element = $(element);

		if (Object.isString(insertions) || Object.isNumber(insertions) ||
				Object.isElement(insertions) || (insertions && (insertions.toElement || insertions.toHTML)))
					insertions = {bottom:insertions};

		var content, insert, tagName, childNodes;

		for (var position in insertions) {
			content  = insertions[position];
			position = position.toLowerCase();
			insert = Element._insertionTranslations[position];

			if (content && content.toElement) content = content.toElement();
			if (Object.isElement(content)) {
				insert(element, content);
				continue;
			}

			content = Object.toHTML(content);

			tagName = ((position == 'before' || position == 'after')
				? element.parentNode : element).tagName.toUpperCase();

			childNodes = Element._getContentFromAnonymousElement(tagName, content.stripScripts());

			if (position == 'top' || position == 'after') childNodes.reverse();
			childNodes.each(insert.curry(element));

			content.evalScripts.bind(content).defer();
		}

		return element;
	},

	wrap: function(element, wrapper, attributes) {
		element = $(element);
		if (Object.isElement(wrapper))
			$(wrapper).writeAttribute(attributes || { });
		else if (Object.isString(wrapper)) wrapper = new Element(wrapper, attributes);
		else wrapper = new Element('div', wrapper);
		if (element.parentNode)
			element.parentNode.replaceChild(wrapper, element);
		wrapper.appendChild(element);
		return wrapper;
	},

	inspect: function(element) {
		element = $(element);
		var result = '<' + element.tagName.toLowerCase();
		$H({'id': 'id', 'className': 'class'}).each(function(pair) {
			var property = pair.first(), attribute = pair.last();
			var value = (element[property] || '').toString();
			if (value) result += ' ' + attribute + '=' + value.inspect(true);
		});
		return result + '>';
	},

	recursivelyCollect: function(element, property) {
		element = $(element);
		var elements = [];
		while (element = element[property])
			if (element.nodeType == 1)
				elements.push(Element.extend(element));
		return elements;
	},

	ancestors: function(element) {
		return Element.recursivelyCollect(element, 'parentNode');
	},

	descendants: function(element) {
		return Element.select(element, "*");
	},

	firstDescendant: function(element) {
		element = $(element).firstChild;
		while (element && element.nodeType != 1) element = element.nextSibling;
		return $(element);
	},

	immediateDescendants: function(element) {
		if (!(element = $(element).firstChild)) return [];
		while (element && element.nodeType != 1) element = element.nextSibling;
		if (element) return [element].concat($(element).nextSiblings());
		return [];
	},

	previousSiblings: function(element) {
		return Element.recursivelyCollect(element, 'previousSibling');
	},

	nextSiblings: function(element) {
		return Element.recursivelyCollect(element, 'nextSibling');
	},

	siblings: function(element) {
		element = $(element);
		return Element.previousSiblings(element).reverse()
			.concat(Element.nextSiblings(element));
	},

	match: function(element, selector) {
		if (Object.isString(selector))
			selector = new Selector(selector);
		return selector.match($(element));
	},

	up: function(element, expression, index) {
		element = $(element);
		if (arguments.length == 1) return $(element.parentNode);
		var ancestors = Element.ancestors(element);
		return Object.isNumber(expression) ? ancestors[expression] :
			Selector.findElement(ancestors, expression, index);
	},

	down: function(element, expression, index) {
		element = $(element);
		if (arguments.length == 1) return Element.firstDescendant(element);
		return Object.isNumber(expression) ? Element.descendants(element)[expression] :
			Element.select(element, expression)[index || 0];
	},

	previous: function(element, expression, index) {
		element = $(element);
		if (arguments.length == 1) return $(Selector.handlers.previousElementSibling(element));
		var previousSiblings = Element.previousSiblings(element);
		return Object.isNumber(expression) ? previousSiblings[expression] :
			Selector.findElement(previousSiblings, expression, index);
	},

	next: function(element, expression, index) {
		element = $(element);
		if (arguments.length == 1) return $(Selector.handlers.nextElementSibling(element));
		var nextSiblings = Element.nextSiblings(element);
		return Object.isNumber(expression) ? nextSiblings[expression] :
			Selector.findElement(nextSiblings, expression, index);
	},

	select: function(element) {
		var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1);
		return Selector.findChildElements(element, args);
	},

	adjacent: function(element) {
		var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1);
		return Selector.findChildElements(element.parentNode, args).without(element);
	},

	identify: function(element) {
		element = $(element);
		var id = Element.readAttribute(element, 'id');
		if (id) return id;
		do { id = 'anonymous_element_' + Element.idCounter++ } while ($(id));
		Element.writeAttribute(element, 'id', id);
		return id;
	},

	readAttribute: function(element, name) {
		element = $(element);
		if (Prototype.Browser.IE) {
			var t = Element._attributeTranslations.read;
			if (t.values[name]) return t.values[name](element, name);
			if (t.names[name]) name = t.names[name];
			if (name.include(':')) {
				return (!element.attributes || !element.attributes[name]) ? null :
 				element.attributes[name].value;
			}
		}
		return element.getAttribute(name);
	},

	writeAttribute: function(element, name, value) {
		element = $(element);
		var attributes = { }, t = Element._attributeTranslations.write;


		if (typeof name == 'object') attributes = name;
		else attributes[name] = Object.isUndefined(value) ? true : value;

		for (var attr in attributes) {
			name = t.names[attr] || attr;
			value = attributes[attr];
			if (t.values[attr]) name = t.values[attr](element, value);
			if (value === false || value === null)
				element.removeAttribute(name);
			else if (value === true)
				element.setAttribute(name, name);
			else element.setAttribute(name, value);
		}
		return element;
	},

	getHeight: function(element) {
		return Element.getDimensions(element).height;
	},

	getWidth: function(element) {
		return Element.getDimensions(element).width;
	},

	classNames: function(element) {
		return new Element.ClassNames(element);
	},

	hasClassName: function(element, className) {
		if (!(element = $(element))) return;
		var elementClassName = element.className;
		return (elementClassName.length > 0 && (elementClassName == className ||
			new RegExp("(^|\\s)" + className + "(\\s|$)").test(elementClassName)));
	},

	addClassName: function(element, className) {
		if (!(element = $(element))) return;
		if (!Element.hasClassName(element, className))
			element.className += (element.className ? ' ' : '') + className;
		return element;
	},

	removeClassName: function(element, className) {
		if (!(element = $(element))) return;
		element.className = element.className.replace(
			new RegExp("(^|\\s+)" + className + "(\\s+|$)"), ' ').strip();
		return element;
	},

	toggleClassName: function(element, className) {
		if (!(element = $(element))) return;
		return Element[Element.hasClassName(element, className) ?
			'removeClassName' : 'addClassName'](element, className);
	},

	cleanWhitespace: function(element) {
		element = $(element);
		var node = element.firstChild;
		while (node) {
			var nextNode = node.nextSibling;
			if (node.nodeType == 3 && !/\S/.test(node.nodeValue))
				element.removeChild(node);
			node = nextNode;
		}
		return element;
	},

	empty: function(element) {
		return $(element).innerHTML.blank();
	},

	descendantOf: function(element, ancestor) {
		element = $(element), ancestor = $(ancestor);

		if (element.compareDocumentPosition)
			return (element.compareDocumentPosition(ancestor) & 8) === 8;

		if (ancestor.contains)
			return ancestor.contains(element) && ancestor !== element;

		while (element = element.parentNode)
			if (element == ancestor) return true;

		return false;
	},

	scrollTo: function(element) {
		element = $(element);
		var pos = Element.cumulativeOffset(element);
		window.scrollTo(pos[0], pos[1]);
		return element;
	},

	getStyle: function(element, style) {
		element = $(element);
		style = style == 'float' ? 'cssFloat' : style.camelize();
		var value = element.style[style];
		if (!value || value == 'auto') {
			var css = document.defaultView.getComputedStyle(element, null);
			value = css ? css[style] : null;
		}
		if (style == 'opacity') return value ? parseFloat(value) : 1.0;
		return value == 'auto' ? null : value;
	},

	getOpacity: function(element) {
		return $(element).getStyle('opacity');
	},

	setStyle: function(element, styles) {
		element = $(element);
		var elementStyle = element.style, match;
		if (Object.isString(styles)) {
			element.style.cssText += ';' + styles;
			return styles.include('opacity') ?
				element.setOpacity(styles.match(/opacity:\s*(\d?\.?\d*)/)[1]) : element;
		}
		for (var property in styles)
			if (property == 'opacity') element.setOpacity(styles[property]);
			else
				elementStyle[(property == 'float' || property == 'cssFloat') ?
					(Object.isUndefined(elementStyle.styleFloat) ? 'cssFloat' : 'styleFloat') :
						property] = styles[property];

		return element;
	},

	setOpacity: function(element, value) {
		element = $(element);
		element.style.opacity = (value == 1 || value === '') ? '' :
			(value < 0.00001) ? 0 : value;
		return element;
	},

	getDimensions: function(element) {
		element = $(element);
		var display = Element.getStyle(element, 'display');
		if (display != 'none' && display != null) // Safari bug
			return {width: element.offsetWidth, height: element.offsetHeight};

		var els = element.style;
		var originalVisibility = els.visibility;
		var originalPosition = els.position;
		var originalDisplay = els.display;
		els.visibility = 'hidden';
		if (originalPosition != 'fixed') // Switching fixed to absolute causes issues in Safari
			els.position = 'absolute';
		els.display = 'block';
		var originalWidth = element.clientWidth;
		var originalHeight = element.clientHeight;
		els.display = originalDisplay;
		els.position = originalPosition;
		els.visibility = originalVisibility;
		return {width: originalWidth, height: originalHeight};
	},

	makePositioned: function(element) {
		element = $(element);
		var pos = Element.getStyle(element, 'position');
		if (pos == 'static' || !pos) {
			element._madePositioned = true;
			element.style.position = 'relative';
			if (Prototype.Browser.Opera) {
				element.style.top = 0;
				element.style.left = 0;
			}
		}
		return element;
	},

	undoPositioned: function(element) {
		element = $(element);
		if (element._madePositioned) {
			element._madePositioned = undefined;
			element.style.position =
				element.style.top =
				element.style.left =
				element.style.bottom =
				element.style.right = '';
		}
		return element;
	},

	makeClipping: function(element) {
		element = $(element);
		if (element._overflow) return element;
		element._overflow = Element.getStyle(element, 'overflow') || 'auto';
		if (element._overflow !== 'hidden')
			element.style.overflow = 'hidden';
		return element;
	},

	undoClipping: function(element) {
		element = $(element);
		if (!element._overflow) return element;
		element.style.overflow = element._overflow == 'auto' ? '' : element._overflow;
		element._overflow = null;
		return element;
	},

	cumulativeOffset: function(element) {
		var valueT = 0, valueL = 0;
		do {
			valueT += element.offsetTop  || 0;
			valueL += element.offsetLeft || 0;
			element = element.offsetParent;
		} while (element);
		return Element._returnOffset(valueL, valueT);
	},

	positionedOffset: function(element) {
		var valueT = 0, valueL = 0;
		do {
			valueT += element.offsetTop  || 0;
			valueL += element.offsetLeft || 0;
			element = element.offsetParent;
			if (element) {
				if (element.tagName.toUpperCase() == 'BODY') break;
				var p = Element.getStyle(element, 'position');
				if (p !== 'static') break;
			}
		} while (element);
		return Element._returnOffset(valueL, valueT);
	},

	absolutize: function(element) {
		element = $(element);
		if (Element.getStyle(element, 'position') == 'absolute') return element;

		var offsets = Element.positionedOffset(element);
		var top     = offsets[1];
		var left    = offsets[0];
		var width   = element.clientWidth;
		var height  = element.clientHeight;

		element._originalLeft   = left - parseFloat(element.style.left  || 0);
		element._originalTop    = top  - parseFloat(element.style.top || 0);
		element._originalWidth  = element.style.width;
		element._originalHeight = element.style.height;

		element.style.position = 'absolute';
		element.style.top    = top + 'px';
		element.style.left   = left + 'px';
		element.style.width  = width + 'px';
		element.style.height = height + 'px';
		return element;
	},

	relativize: function(element) {
		element = $(element);
		if (Element.getStyle(element, 'position') == 'relative') return element;

		element.style.position = 'relative';
		var top  = parseFloat(element.style.top  || 0) - (element._originalTop || 0);
		var left = parseFloat(element.style.left || 0) - (element._originalLeft || 0);


		element.style.top    = top + 'px';
		element.style.left   = left + 'px';
		element.style.height = element._originalHeight;
		element.style.width  = element._originalWidth;
		return element;
	},

	cumulativeScrollOffset: function(element) {
		var valueT = 0, valueL = 0;
		do {
			valueT += element.scrollTop  || 0;
			valueL += element.scrollLeft || 0;
			element = element.parentNode;
		} while (element);
		return Element._returnOffset(valueL, valueT);
	},

	getOffsetParent: function(element) {
		if (element.offsetParent) return $(element.offsetParent);
		if (element == document.body) return $(element);

		while ((element = element.parentNode) && element != document.body)
			if (Element.getStyle(element, 'position') != 'static')
				return $(element);

		return $(document.body);
	},

	viewportOffset: function(forElement) {
		var valueT = 0, valueL = 0;

		var element = forElement;
		do {
			valueT += element.offsetTop  || 0;
			valueL += element.offsetLeft || 0;

			if (element.offsetParent == document.body &&
				Element.getStyle(element, 'position') == 'absolute') break;

		} while (element = element.offsetParent);

		element = forElement;
		do {
			if (!Prototype.Browser.Opera || (element.tagName && (element.tagName.toUpperCase() == 'BODY'))) {
				valueT -= element.scrollTop  || 0;
				valueL -= element.scrollLeft || 0;
			}
		} while (element = element.parentNode);

		return Element._returnOffset(valueL, valueT);
	},

	clonePosition: function(element, source) {
		var options = Object.extend({
			setLeft:    true,
			setTop:     true,
			setWidth:   true,
			setHeight:  true,
			offsetTop:  0,
			offsetLeft: 0
		}, arguments[2] || { });

		source = $(source);
		var p = Element.viewportOffset(source);

		element = $(element);
		var delta = [0, 0];
		var parent = null;
		if (Element.getStyle(element, 'position') == 'absolute') {
			parent = Element.getOffsetParent(element);
			delta = Element.viewportOffset(parent);
		}

		if (parent == document.body) {
			delta[0] -= document.body.offsetLeft;
			delta[1] -= document.body.offsetTop;
		}

		if (options.setLeft)   element.style.left  = (p[0] - delta[0] + options.offsetLeft) + 'px';
		if (options.setTop)    element.style.top   = (p[1] - delta[1] + options.offsetTop) + 'px';
		if (options.setWidth)  element.style.width = source.offsetWidth + 'px';
		if (options.setHeight) element.style.height = source.offsetHeight + 'px';
		return element;
	}

	reset: function(form) {
		form = $(form);
		form.reset();
		return form;
	},

	serializeElements: function(elements, options) {
		if (typeof options != 'object') options = { hash: !!options };
		else if (Object.isUndefined(options.hash)) options.hash = true;
		var key, value, submitted = false, submit = options.submit;

		var data = elements.inject({ }, function(result, element) {
			if (!element.disabled && element.name) {
				key = element.name; value = $(element).getValue();
				if (value != null && element.type != 'file' && (element.type != 'submit' || (!submitted &&
						submit !== false && (!submit || key == submit) && (submitted = true)))) {
					if (key in result) {
						if (!Object.isArray(result[key])) result[key] = [result[key]];
						result[key].push(value);
					}
					else result[key] = value;
				}
			}
			return result;
		});

		return options.hash ? data : Object.toQueryString(data);
	}

	serialize: function(form, options) {
		return Form.serializeElements(Form.getElements(form), options);
	},

	getElements: function(form) {
		var elements = $(form).getElementsByTagName('*'),
				element,
				arr = [ ],
				serializers = Form.Element.Serializers;
		for (var i = 0; element = elements[i]; i++) {
			arr.push(element);
		}
		return arr.inject([], function(elements, child) {
			if (serializers[child.tagName.toLowerCase()])
				elements.push(Element.extend(child));
			return elements;
		})
	},

	getInputs: function(form, typeName, name) {
		form = $(form);
		var inputs = form.getElementsByTagName('input');

		if (!typeName && !name) return $A(inputs).map(Element.extend);

		for (var i = 0, matchingInputs = [], length = inputs.length; i < length; i++) {
			var input = inputs[i];
			if ((typeName && input.type != typeName) || (name && input.name != name))
				continue;
			matchingInputs.push(Element.extend(input));
		}

		return matchingInputs;
	},

	disable: function(form) {
		form = $(form);
		Form.getElements(form).invoke('disable');
		return form;
	},

	enable: function(form) {
		form = $(form);
		Form.getElements(form).invoke('enable');
		return form;
	},

	findFirstElement: function(form) {
		var elements = $(form).getElements().findAll(function(element) {
			return 'hidden' != element.type && !element.disabled;
		});
		var firstByIndex = elements.findAll(function(element) {
			return element.hasAttribute('tabIndex') && element.tabIndex >= 0;
		}).sortBy(function(element) { return element.tabIndex }).first();

		return firstByIndex ? firstByIndex : elements.find(function(element) {
			return /^(?:input|select|textarea)$/i.test(element.tagName);
		});
	},

	focusFirstElement: function(form) {
		form = $(form);
		form.findFirstElement().activate();
		return form;
	},

	request: function(form, options) {
		form = $(form), options = Object.clone(options || { });

		var params = options.parameters, action = form.readAttribute('action') || '';
		if (action.blank()) action = window.location.href;
		options.parameters = form.serialize(true);

		if (params) {
			if (Object.isString(params)) params = params.toQueryParams();
			Object.extend(options.parameters, params);
		}

		if (form.hasAttribute('method') && !options.method)
			options.method = form.method;

		return new Ajax.Request(action, options);
	}

	focus: function(element) {
		$(element).focus();
		return element;
	},

	select: function(element) {
		$(element).select();
		return element;
	}

	serialize: function(element) {
		element = $(element);
		if (!element.disabled && element.name) {
			var value = element.getValue();
			if (value != undefined) {
				var pair = { };
				pair[element.name] = value;
				return Object.toQueryString(pair);
			}
		}
		return '';
	},

	getValue: function(element) {
		element = $(element);
		var method = element.tagName.toLowerCase();
		return Form.Element.Serializers[method](element);
	},

	setValue: function(element, value) {
		element = $(element);
		var method = element.tagName.toLowerCase();
		Form.Element.Serializers[method](element, value);
		return element;
	},

	clear: function(element) {
		$(element).value = '';
		return element;
	},

	present: function(element) {
		return $(element).value != '';
	},

	activate: function(element) {
		element = $(element);
		try {
			element.focus();
			if (element.select && (element.tagName.toLowerCase() != 'input' ||
					!(/^(?:button|reset|submit)$/i.test(element.type))))
				element.select();
		} catch (e) { }
		return element;
	},

	disable: function(element) {
		element = $(element);
		element.disabled = true;
		return element;
	},

	enable: function(element) {
		element = $(element);
		element.disabled = false;
		return element;
	}