/* 
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Metaobjects is a jQuery plugin for setting properties of DOM elements  by means 
of metaobjects (OBJECT elements with a 'metaobject' class)
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                                               Copyright 2007 / Andrea Ercolino 
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LICENSE: http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
MANUAL:  http://www.mondotondo.com/aercolino/noteslog/?page_id=105
UPDATES: http://www.mondotondo.com/aercolino/noteslog/?cat=20 
=============================================================================== 
*/

( function($) {
$.metaobjects = function( options ) {

	options = $.extend( {
		  context:  document
		, clean:    true
		, selector: 'object.metaobject'
	}, options );

	function jsValue( value ) {
		eval( 'value = ' + value + ";" );
		return value;
	}

	return $( options.selector, options.context )
	.each( function() {

		var settings = { target: this.parentNode };
		$( '> param[@name=metaparam]', this )
		.each( function() { 
			$.extend( settings, jsValue( this.value ) );
		} );

		$( '> param', this )
		.not( '[@name=metaparam]' )
		.each( function() {
			var name = this.name, value = jsValue( this.value );
			$( settings.target )
			.each( function() {
				this[ name ] = value;
			} );
		} );

		if( options.clean ) {
			$( this ).remove();
		}
	} );
}
} ) ( jQuery );