(function() {
  var element, nameTest;
  try {
    nameTest = document.createElement('
');
    nameTest = nameTest.tagName.toLowerCase() == 'div' && nameTest.name == 'Prototype_test';
  } catch (e) { nameTest = false }

  this.Element = Object.extend(function(tagName, attributes) {
    var cache = Element.cache;
    tagName = tagName.toLowerCase();
    if (nameTest && attributes && attributes.name) {
      element = document.createElement('<' + tagName + ' name="' + attributes.name + '">');
      delete attributes.name;
    } else {
      if (!cache[tagName]) cache[tagName] = Element.extend(document.createElement(tagName));
      element = cache[tagName].cloneNode(false);
    }
    if (attributes) Element.writeAttribute(element, attributes);
    return Element.extend(element);
  }, this.Element || { });

  this.Element.cache = { };
}).call(window);