    /*!
     * Ext JS Library 3.4.0
     * Copyright(c) 2006-2011 Sencha Inc.
     * licensing@sencha.com
     * http://www.sencha.com/license
     */
    /**
     * @class Ext.Element
     */
    Ext.Element.addMethods(function(){
    	var PARENTNODE = 'parentNode',
    		NEXTSIBLING = 'nextSibling',
    		PREVIOUSSIBLING = 'previousSibling',
    		DQ = Ext.DomQuery,
    		GET = Ext.get;

    	return {
    		/**
    	     * Looks at this node and then at parent nodes for a match of the passed simple selector (e.g. div.some-class or span:first-child)
    	     * @param {String} selector The simple selector to test
    	     * @param {Number/Mixed} maxDepth (optional) The max depth to search as a number or element (defaults to 50 || document.body)
    	     * @param {Boolean} returnEl (optional) True to return a Ext.Element object instead of DOM node
    	     * @return {HTMLElement} The matching DOM node (or null if no match was found)
    	     */
    	    findParent : function(simpleSelector, maxDepth, returnEl){
    	        var p = this.dom,
    	        	b = document.body,
    	        	depth = 0,
    	        	stopEl;
                if(Ext.isGecko && Object.prototype.toString.call(p) == '[object XULElement]') {
                    return null;
                }
    	        maxDepth = maxDepth || 50;
    	        if (isNaN(maxDepth)) {
    	            stopEl = Ext.getDom(maxDepth);
    	            maxDepth = Number.MAX_VALUE;
    	        }
    	        while(p && p.nodeType == 1 && depth < maxDepth && p != b && p != stopEl){
    	            if(DQ.is(p, simpleSelector)){
    	                return returnEl ? GET(p) : p;
    	            }
    	            depth++;
    	            p = p.parentNode;
    	        }
    	        return null;
    	    },

    	    /**
    	     * Looks at parent nodes for a match of the passed simple selector (e.g. div.some-class or span:first-child)
    	     * @param {String} selector The simple selector to test
    	     * @param {Number/Mixed} maxDepth (optional) The max depth to
    	            search as a number or element (defaults to 10 || document.body)
    	     * @param {Boolean} returnEl (optional) True to return a Ext.Element object instead of DOM node
    	     * @return {HTMLElement} The matching DOM node (or null if no match was found)
    	     */
    	    findParentNode : function(simpleSelector, maxDepth, returnEl){
    	        var p = Ext.fly(this.dom.parentNode, '_internal');
    	        return p ? p.findParent(simpleSelector, maxDepth, returnEl) : null;
    	    },

    	    /**
    	     * Walks up the dom looking for a parent node that matches the passed simple selector (e.g. div.some-class or span:first-child).
    	     * This is a shortcut for findParentNode() that always returns an Ext.Element.
    	     * @param {String} selector The simple selector to test
    	     * @param {Number/Mixed} maxDepth (optional) The max depth to
    	            search as a number or element (defaults to 10 || document.body)
    	     * @return {Ext.Element} The matching DOM node (or null if no match was found)
    	     */
    	    up : function(simpleSelector, maxDepth){
    	        return this.findParentNode(simpleSelector, maxDepth, true);
    	    },

    	    /**
    	     * Creates a {@link Ext.CompositeElement} for child nodes based on the passed CSS selector (the selector should not contain an id).
    	     * @param {String} selector The CSS selector
    	     * @return {CompositeElement/CompositeElementLite} The composite element
    	     */
    	    select : function(selector){
    	        return Ext.Element.select(selector, this.dom);
    	    },

    	    /**
    	     * Selects child nodes based on the passed CSS selector (the selector should not contain an id).
    	     * @param {String} selector The CSS selector
    	     * @return {Array} An array of the matched nodes
    	     */
    	    query : function(selector){
    	        return DQ.select(selector, this.dom);
    	    },

    	    /**
    	     * Selects a single child at any depth below this element based on the passed CSS selector (the selector should not contain an id).
    	     * @param {String} selector The CSS selector
    	     * @param {Boolean} returnDom (optional) True to return the DOM node instead of Ext.Element (defaults to false)
    	     * @return {HTMLElement/Ext.Element} The child Ext.Element (or DOM node if returnDom = true)
    	     */
    	    child : function(selector, returnDom){
    	        var n = DQ.selectNode(selector, this.dom);
    	        return returnDom ? n : GET(n);
    	    },

    	    /**
    	     * Selects a single *direct* child based on the passed CSS selector (the selector should not contain an id).
    	     * @param {String} selector The CSS selector
    	     * @param {Boolean} returnDom (optional) True to return the DOM node instead of Ext.Element (defaults to false)
    	     * @return {HTMLElement/Ext.Element} The child Ext.Element (or DOM node if returnDom = true)
    	     */
    	    down : function(selector, returnDom){
    	        var n = DQ.selectNode(" > " + selector, this.dom);
    	        return returnDom ? n : GET(n);
    	    },

    		 /**
    	     * Gets the parent node for this element, optionally chaining up trying to match a selector
    	     * @param {String} selector (optional) Find a parent node that matches the passed simple selector
    	     * @param {Boolean} returnDom (optional) True to return a raw dom node instead of an Ext.Element
    	     * @return {Ext.Element/HTMLElement} The parent node or null
    		 */
    	    parent : function(selector, returnDom){
    	        return this.matchNode(PARENTNODE, PARENTNODE, selector, returnDom);
    	    },

    	     /**
    	     * Gets the next sibling, skipping text nodes
    	     * @param {String} selector (optional) Find the next sibling that matches the passed simple selector
    	     * @param {Boolean} returnDom (optional) True to return a raw dom node instead of an Ext.Element
    	     * @return {Ext.Element/HTMLElement} The next sibling or null
    		 */
    	    next : function(selector, returnDom){
    	        return this.matchNode(NEXTSIBLING, NEXTSIBLING, selector, returnDom);
    	    },

    	    /**
    	     * Gets the previous sibling, skipping text nodes
    	     * @param {String} selector (optional) Find the previous sibling that matches the passed simple selector
    	     * @param {Boolean} returnDom (optional) True to return a raw dom node instead of an Ext.Element
    	     * @return {Ext.Element/HTMLElement} The previous sibling or null
    		 */
    	    prev : function(selector, returnDom){
    	        return this.matchNode(PREVIOUSSIBLING, PREVIOUSSIBLING, selector, returnDom);
    	    },

    	    /**
    	     * Gets the first child, skipping text nodes
    	     * @param {String} selector (optional) Find the next sibling that matches the passed simple selector
    	     * @param {Boolean} returnDom (optional) True to return a raw dom node instead of an Ext.Element
    	     * @return {Ext.Element/HTMLElement} The first child or null
    		 */
    	    first : function(selector, returnDom){
    	        return this.matchNode(NEXTSIBLING, 'firstChild', selector, returnDom);
    	    },

    	    /**
    	     * Gets the last child, skipping text nodes
    	     * @param {String} selector (optional) Find the previous sibling that matches the passed simple selector
    	     * @param {Boolean} returnDom (optional) True to return a raw dom node instead of an Ext.Element
    	     * @return {Ext.Element/HTMLElement} The last child or null
    		 */
    	    last : function(selector, returnDom){
    	        return this.matchNode(PREVIOUSSIBLING, 'lastChild', selector, returnDom);
    	    },

    	    matchNode : function(dir, start, selector, returnDom){
    	        var n = this.dom[start];
    	        while(n){
    	            if(n.nodeType == 1 && (!selector || DQ.is(n, selector))){
    	                return !returnDom ? GET(n) : n;
    	            }
    	            n = n[dir];
    	        }
    	        return null;
    	    }
        };
    }());