function $() {
    var elements = new Array();
    for (var i=0,len=arguments.length;i<len;i++) {
        var element = arguments[i];
        if (typeof element == 'string') {
            var matched = document.getElementById(element);
            if (matched) {
                elements.push(matched);
            } else {
                var allels = (document.all) ? document.all : document.getElementsByTagName('*');
                var regexp = new RegExp('(^| )'+element+'( |$)');
                for (var i=0,len=allels.length;i<len;i++) if (regexp.test(allels[i].className)) elements.push(allels[i]);
            }
            if (!elements.length) elements = document.getElementsByTagName(element);
            if (!elements.length) {
                elements = new Array();
                var allels = (document.all) ? document.all : document.getElementsByTagName('*');
                for (var i=0,len=allels.length;i<len;i++) if (allels[i].getAttribute(element)) elements.push(allels[i]);
            }
            if (!elements.length) {
                var allels = (document.all) ? document.all : document.getElementsByTagName('*');
                for (var i=0,len=allels.length;i<len;i++) if (allels[i].attributes) for (var j=0,lenn=allels[i].attributes.length;j<lenn;j++) if (allels[i].attributes[j].specified) if (allels[i].attributes[j].nodeValue == element) elements.push(allels[i]);
            }
        } else {
            elements.push(element);
        }
    }
    if (elements.length == 1) {
        return elements[0];
    } else {
        return elements;
    }
}