/************************************************************
        MAKES selectSingleNode && selectNodes && text WORK FOR FIREFOX 
        :)
    **************************************************************/
    
    // check for XPath implementation
    if( document.implementation.hasFeature("XPath", "3.0") )
    {
        // prototying the XMLDocument
        XMLDocument.prototype.selectSingleNode = function( cXPathString, xNode )
        {    
            if( !xNode )
            {
                xNode = this;
            }
            var xItems = this.selectNodes(cXPathString, xNode);
            if( xItems.length > 0 )
            {
                return xItems[0];
            }
            else
            {
                return null;
            }
        }
        // prototying the Element
        Element.prototype.selectSingleNode = function( cXPathString )
        {
            if( this.ownerDocument.selectSingleNode )
            {
                return this.ownerDocument.selectSingleNode( cXPathString, this );
            }
            else
            {
                throw "For XML Elements Only";
            }
        }
        
        // prototying the XMLDocument
        XMLDocument.prototype.selectNodes = function( cXPathString, xNode )
        {
            if( !xNode )
            {
                xNode = this;
            }
            var oNSResolver = this.createNSResolver( this.documentElement )
            var aItems = this.evaluate(cXPathString, xNode, oNSResolver, XPathResult.ORDERED_NODE_SNAPSHOT_TYPE, null );
            var aResult = [];
            for( var i = 0; i < aItems.snapshotLength; i++ )
            {
                aResult[i] = aItems.snapshotItem(i);
            }
            return aResult;
        }
        // prototying the Element
        Element.prototype.selectNodes = function(cXPathString)
        {
            if(this.ownerDocument.selectNodes)
            {
                return this.ownerDocument.selectNodes(cXPathString, this);
            }
            else
            {
                throw "For XML Elements Only";
            }
        }
        
        
        // prototying the XMLDocument
        XMLDocument.prototype.__defineGetter__("text", 
                  function () 
                  { 
                    return( this.textContent ); 
                  } );
        
        // prototying the Element          
        Element.prototype.__defineGetter__("text", 
                  function () 
                  { 
                    return( this.textContent ); 
                  } );
    }