function $() {
        
        var elements = new Array();
        for (var i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++) {
        
        var element = arguments[i];
        if (typeof element == 'string')
            element = document.getElementById(element);
        
//        if (arguments.length == 1)
//            return element;
            
            elements.push(element);
        }
        return elements;
    }
    
    function switchMenu(obj) {
        
        var el = document.getElementById(obj);
         
        el.style.display = '';
         
//        if ( el.style.display != 'none' ) {
//        el.style.display = 'none';
//        }
//        else {
//        el.style.display = '';
//        }
    }

    
    
    function collapseAll(objs) {
        var i;
         
            for (i=0;i<objs.length;i++ ) 
            {
               // alert(objs[i].style.display);
                objs[i].style.display = 'none';
            }
        }
        
        function downImage(btnName) {
          if (document.images) {
            document[btnName].src ="UF/Image/System/gaget/arrowDown.jpg" ;
          }
        }
        
        var b_r= new Image();   
        b_r.src = "UF/Image/System/gaget/arrowRight.jpg";
        
        var b_d= new Image();   
        b_d.src = "UF/Image/System/gaget/arrowDown.jpg";
   
        function rightImage(btnName) {
            if (document.images) {
            document.getElementById(btnName).src =b_r.src ;
          }
        }
        function downImage(btnName) {
            if (document.images) {
            document.getElementById(btnName).src =b_d.src ;
          }
        }