jslt.element = {}
jslt.element.removeAllChildren = function(elRef){
	var l = elRef.childNodes.length
	if (l >= 1) {
		for (var i = l - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
			elRef.removeChild(elRef.childNodes[i])
		}
	}
	
}
jslt.element.createElement = function(parent,name,attributes){
	var d=document.createElement("span")
	parent.appendChild(d)
	var s="<"+name
	for(var p in attributes){
		s+=" "+p+"='"+attributes[p]+"'"
	}
	s+="></"+name+">"
	d.innerHTML=s
	return d.firstChild
}