function $() {
if (arguments.length == 1) return get$(arguments[0]);
var elements = [];
$c(arguments).each(function(el){
elements.push(get$(el));
});
return elements;

function get$(el){
if (typeof el == ’string’) el = document.getElementById(el);
return el;
}
}

function $c(array){
var nArray = [];
for (var i=0;i<array.length;i++) nArray.push(array[i]);
return nArray;
}

var name = document.getElementById(‘name’);
return name.value;

return $(‘name’).value