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(function () {

    /**
    * The Container family of components is designed to enable developers to 
    * create different kinds of content-containing modules on the web. Module 
    * and Overlay are the most basic containers, and they can be used directly 
    * or extended to build custom containers. Also part of the Container family 
    * are four UI controls that extend Module and Overlay: Tooltip, Panel, 
    * Dialog, and SimpleDialog.
    * @module container
    * @title Container
    * @requires yahoo, dom, event 
    * @optional dragdrop, animation, button
    */
    
    /**
    * Module is a JavaScript representation of the Standard Module Format. 
    * Standard Module Format is a simple standard for markup containers where 
    * child nodes representing the header, body, and footer of the content are 
    * denoted using the CSS classes "hd", "bd", and "ft" respectively. 
    * Module is the base class for all other classes in the YUI 
    * Container package.
    * @namespace YAHOO.widget
    * @class Module
    * @constructor
    * @param {String} el The element ID representing the Module <em>OR</em>
    * @param {HTMLElement} el The element representing the Module
    * @param {Object} userConfig The configuration Object literal containing 
    * the configuration that should be set for this module. See configuration 
    * documentation for more details.
    */
    YAHOO.widget.Module = function (el, userConfig) {
        if (el) {
            this.init(el, userConfig);
        } else {
            YAHOO.log("No element or element ID specified" + 
                " for Module instantiation", "error");
        }
    };

    var Dom = YAHOO.util.Dom,
        Config = YAHOO.util.Config,
        Event = YAHOO.util.Event,
        CustomEvent = YAHOO.util.CustomEvent,
        Module = YAHOO.widget.Module,

        m_oModuleTemplate,
        m_oHeaderTemplate,
        m_oBodyTemplate,
        m_oFooterTemplate,

        /**
        * Constant representing the name of the Module's events
        * @property EVENT_TYPES
        * @private
        * @final
        * @type Object
        */
        EVENT_TYPES = {
        
            "BEFORE_INIT": "beforeInit",
            "INIT": "init",
            "APPEND": "append",
            "BEFORE_RENDER": "beforeRender",
            "RENDER": "render",
            "CHANGE_HEADER": "changeHeader",
            "CHANGE_BODY": "changeBody",
            "CHANGE_FOOTER": "changeFooter",
            "CHANGE_CONTENT": "changeContent",
            "DESTORY": "destroy",
            "BEFORE_SHOW": "beforeShow",
            "SHOW": "show",
            "BEFORE_HIDE": "beforeHide",
            "HIDE": "hide"
        
        },
            
        /**
        * Constant representing the Module's configuration properties
        * @property DEFAULT_CONFIG
        * @private
        * @final
        * @type Object
        */
        DEFAULT_CONFIG = {
        
            "VISIBLE": { 
                key: "visible", 
                value: true, 
                validator: YAHOO.lang.isBoolean 
            },
        
            "EFFECT": { 
                key: "effect", 
                suppressEvent: true, 
                supercedes: ["visible"] 
            },

            "MONITOR_RESIZE": { 
                key: "monitorresize", 
                value: true  
            },

            "APPEND_TO_DOCUMENT_BODY": { 
                key: "appendtodocumentbody", 
                value: false
            }
        };
    
    /**
    * Constant representing the prefix path to use for non-secure images
    * @property YAHOO.widget.Module.IMG_ROOT
    * @static
    * @final
    * @type String
    */
    Module.IMG_ROOT = null;
    
    /**
    * Constant representing the prefix path to use for securely served images
    * @property YAHOO.widget.Module.IMG_ROOT_SSL
    * @static
    * @final
    * @type String
    */
    Module.IMG_ROOT_SSL = null;
    
    /**
    * Constant for the default CSS class name that represents a Module
    * @property YAHOO.widget.Module.CSS_MODULE
    * @static
    * @final
    * @type String
    */
    Module.CSS_MODULE = "yui-module";
    
    /**
    * Constant representing the module header
    * @property YAHOO.widget.Module.CSS_HEADER
    * @static
    * @final
    * @type String
    */
    Module.CSS_HEADER = "hd";
    
    /**
    * Constant representing the module body
    * @property YAHOO.widget.Module.CSS_BODY
    * @static
    * @final
    * @type String
    */
    Module.CSS_BODY = "bd";
    
    /**
    * Constant representing the module footer
    * @property YAHOO.widget.Module.CSS_FOOTER
    * @static
    * @final
    * @type String
    */
    Module.CSS_FOOTER = "ft";
    
    /**
    * Constant representing the url for the "src" attribute of the iframe 
    * used to monitor changes to the browser's base font size
    * @property YAHOO.widget.Module.RESIZE_MONITOR_SECURE_URL
    * @static
    * @final
    * @type String
    */
    Module.RESIZE_MONITOR_SECURE_URL = "javascript:false;";
    
    /**
    * Singleton CustomEvent fired when the font size is changed in the browser.
    * Opera's "zoom" functionality currently does not support text 
    * size detection.
    * @event YAHOO.widget.Module.textResizeEvent
    */
    Module.textResizeEvent = new CustomEvent("textResize");

    function createModuleTemplate() {

        if (!m_oModuleTemplate) {
            m_oModuleTemplate = document.createElement("div");
            
            m_oModuleTemplate.innerHTML = ("<div class=\"" + 
                Module.CSS_HEADER + "\"></div>" + "<div class=\"" + 
                Module.CSS_BODY + "\"></div><div class=\"" + 
                Module.CSS_FOOTER + "\"></div>");

            m_oHeaderTemplate = m_oModuleTemplate.firstChild;
            m_oBodyTemplate = m_oHeaderTemplate.nextSibling;
            m_oFooterTemplate = m_oBodyTemplate.nextSibling;
        }

        return m_oModuleTemplate;
    }

    function createHeader() {
        if (!m_oHeaderTemplate) {
            createModuleTemplate();
        }
        return (m_oHeaderTemplate.cloneNode(false));
    }

    function createBody() {
        if (!m_oBodyTemplate) {
            createModuleTemplate();
        }
        return (m_oBodyTemplate.cloneNode(false));
    }

    function createFooter() {
        if (!m_oFooterTemplate) {
            createModuleTemplate();
        }
        return (m_oFooterTemplate.cloneNode(false));
    }

    Module.prototype = {

        /**
        * The class's constructor function
        * @property contructor
        * @type Function
        */
        constructor: Module,
        
        /**
        * The main module element that contains the header, body, and footer
        * @property element
        * @type HTMLElement
        */
        element: null,

        /**
        * The header element, denoted with CSS class "hd"
        * @property header
        * @type HTMLElement
        */
        header: null,

        /**
        * The body element, denoted with CSS class "bd"
        * @property body
        * @type HTMLElement
        */
        body: null,

        /**
        * The footer element, denoted with CSS class "ft"
        * @property footer
        * @type HTMLElement
        */
        footer: null,

        /**
        * The id of the element
        * @property id
        * @type String
        */
        id: null,

        /**
        * A string representing the root path for all images created by
        * a Module instance.
        * @deprecated It is recommend that any images for a Module be applied
        * via CSS using the "background-image" property.
        * @property imageRoot
        * @type String
        */
        imageRoot: Module.IMG_ROOT,

        /**
        * Initializes the custom events for Module which are fired 
        * automatically at appropriate times by the Module class.
        * @method initEvents
        */
        initEvents: function () {

            var SIGNATURE = CustomEvent.LIST;

            /**
            * CustomEvent fired prior to class initalization.
            * @event beforeInitEvent
            * @param {class} classRef class reference of the initializing 
            * class, such as this.beforeInitEvent.fire(Module)
            */
            this.beforeInitEvent = this.createEvent(EVENT_TYPES.BEFORE_INIT);
            this.beforeInitEvent.signature = SIGNATURE;

            /**
            * CustomEvent fired after class initalization.
            * @event initEvent
            * @param {class} classRef class reference of the initializing 
            * class, such as this.beforeInitEvent.fire(Module)
            */  
            this.initEvent = this.createEvent(EVENT_TYPES.INIT);
            this.initEvent.signature = SIGNATURE;

            /**
            * CustomEvent fired when the Module is appended to the DOM
            * @event appendEvent
            */
            this.appendEvent = this.createEvent(EVENT_TYPES.APPEND);
            this.appendEvent.signature = SIGNATURE;

            /**
            * CustomEvent fired before the Module is rendered
            * @event beforeRenderEvent
            */
            this.beforeRenderEvent = this.createEvent(EVENT_TYPES.BEFORE_RENDER);
            this.beforeRenderEvent.signature = SIGNATURE;
        
            /**
            * CustomEvent fired after the Module is rendered
            * @event renderEvent
            */
            this.renderEvent = this.createEvent(EVENT_TYPES.RENDER);
            this.renderEvent.signature = SIGNATURE;
        
            /**
            * CustomEvent fired when the header content of the Module 
            * is modified
            * @event changeHeaderEvent
            * @param {String/HTMLElement} content String/element representing 
            * the new header content
            */
            this.changeHeaderEvent = this.createEvent(EVENT_TYPES.CHANGE_HEADER);
            this.changeHeaderEvent.signature = SIGNATURE;
            
            /**
            * CustomEvent fired when the body content of the Module is modified
            * @event changeBodyEvent
            * @param {String/HTMLElement} content String/element representing 
            * the new body content
            */  
            this.changeBodyEvent = this.createEvent(EVENT_TYPES.CHANGE_BODY);
            this.changeBodyEvent.signature = SIGNATURE;
            
            /**
            * CustomEvent fired when the footer content of the Module 
            * is modified
            * @event changeFooterEvent
            * @param {String/HTMLElement} content String/element representing 
            * the new footer content
            */
            this.changeFooterEvent = this.createEvent(EVENT_TYPES.CHANGE_FOOTER);
            this.changeFooterEvent.signature = SIGNATURE;
        
            /**
            * CustomEvent fired when the content of the Module is modified
            * @event changeContentEvent
            */
            this.changeContentEvent = this.createEvent(EVENT_TYPES.CHANGE_CONTENT);
            this.changeContentEvent.signature = SIGNATURE;

            /**
            * CustomEvent fired when the Module is destroyed
            * @event destroyEvent
            */
            this.destroyEvent = this.createEvent(EVENT_TYPES.DESTORY);
            this.destroyEvent.signature = SIGNATURE;

            /**
            * CustomEvent fired before the Module is shown
            * @event beforeShowEvent
            */
            this.beforeShowEvent = this.createEvent(EVENT_TYPES.BEFORE_SHOW);
            this.beforeShowEvent.signature = SIGNATURE;

            /**
            * CustomEvent fired after the Module is shown
            * @event showEvent
            */
            this.showEvent = this.createEvent(EVENT_TYPES.SHOW);
            this.showEvent.signature = SIGNATURE;

            /**
            * CustomEvent fired before the Module is hidden
            * @event beforeHideEvent
            */
            this.beforeHideEvent = this.createEvent(EVENT_TYPES.BEFORE_HIDE);
            this.beforeHideEvent.signature = SIGNATURE;

            /**
            * CustomEvent fired after the Module is hidden
            * @event hideEvent
            */
            this.hideEvent = this.createEvent(EVENT_TYPES.HIDE);
            this.hideEvent.signature = SIGNATURE;
        }, 

        /**
        * String representing the current user-agent platform
        * @property platform
        * @type String
        */
        platform: function () {
            var ua = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();

            if (ua.indexOf("windows") != -1 || ua.indexOf("win32") != -1) {
                return "windows";
            } else if (ua.indexOf("macintosh") != -1) {
                return "mac";
            } else {
                return false;
            }
        }(),
        
        /**
        * String representing the user-agent of the browser
        * @deprecated Use YAHOO.env.ua
        * @property browser
        * @type String
        */
        browser: function () {
            var ua = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();
            /*
                 Check Opera first in case of spoof and check Safari before
                 Gecko since Safari's user agent string includes "like Gecko"
            */
            if (ua.indexOf('opera') != -1) { 
                return 'opera';
            } else if (ua.indexOf('msie 7') != -1) {
                return 'ie7';
            } else if (ua.indexOf('msie') != -1) {
                return 'ie';
            } else if (ua.indexOf('safari') != -1) { 
                return 'safari';
            } else if (ua.indexOf('gecko') != -1) {
                return 'gecko';
            } else {
                return false;
            }
        }(),
        
        /**
        * Boolean representing whether or not the current browsing context is 
        * secure (https)
        * @property isSecure
        * @type Boolean
        */
        isSecure: function () {
            if (window.location.href.toLowerCase().indexOf("https") === 0) {
                return true;
            } else {
                return false;
            }
        }(),
        
        /**
        * Initializes the custom events for Module which are fired 
        * automatically at appropriate times by the Module class.
        */
        initDefaultConfig: function () {
            // Add properties //
            /**
            * Specifies whether the Module is visible on the page.
            * @config visible
            * @type Boolean
            * @default true
            */
            this.cfg.addProperty(DEFAULT_CONFIG.VISIBLE.key, {
                handler: this.configVisible, 
                value: DEFAULT_CONFIG.VISIBLE.value, 
                validator: DEFAULT_CONFIG.VISIBLE.validator
            });

            /**
            * Object or array of objects representing the ContainerEffect 
            * classes that are active for animating the container.
            * @config effect
            * @type Object
            * @default null
            */
            this.cfg.addProperty(DEFAULT_CONFIG.EFFECT.key, {
                suppressEvent: DEFAULT_CONFIG.EFFECT.suppressEvent, 
                supercedes: DEFAULT_CONFIG.EFFECT.supercedes
            });

            /**
            * Specifies whether to create a special proxy iframe to monitor 
            * for user font resizing in the document
            * @config monitorresize
            * @type Boolean
            * @default true
            */
            this.cfg.addProperty(DEFAULT_CONFIG.MONITOR_RESIZE.key, {
                handler: this.configMonitorResize,
                value: DEFAULT_CONFIG.MONITOR_RESIZE.value
            });

            /**
            * Specifies if the module should be rendered as the first child 
            * of document.body or appended as the last child when render is called
            * with document.body as the "appendToNode".
            * <p>
            * Appending to the body while the DOM is still being constructed can 
            * lead to Operation Aborted errors in IE hence this flag is set to 
            * false by default.
            * </p>
            * 
            * @config appendtodocumentbody
            * @type Boolean
            * @default false
            */
            this.cfg.addProperty(DEFAULT_CONFIG.APPEND_TO_DOCUMENT_BODY.key, {
                value: DEFAULT_CONFIG.APPEND_TO_DOCUMENT_BODY.value
            });
        },

        /**
        * The Module class's initialization method, which is executed for
        * Module and all of its subclasses. This method is automatically 
        * called by the constructor, and  sets up all DOM references for 
        * pre-existing markup, and creates required markup if it is not 
        * already present.
        * @method init
        * @param {String} el The element ID representing the Module <em>OR</em>
        * @param {HTMLElement} el The element representing the Module
        * @param {Object} userConfig The configuration Object literal 
        * containing the configuration that should be set for this module. 
        * See configuration documentation for more details.
        */
        init: function (el, userConfig) {

            var elId, i, child;

            this.initEvents();
            this.beforeInitEvent.fire(Module);

            /**
            * The Module's Config object used for monitoring 
            * configuration properties.
            * @property cfg
            * @type YAHOO.util.Config
            */
            this.cfg = new Config(this);

            if (this.isSecure) {
                this.imageRoot = Module.IMG_ROOT_SSL;
            }

            if (typeof el == "string") {
                elId = el;
                el = document.getElementById(el);
                if (! el) {
                    el = (createModuleTemplate()).cloneNode(false);
                    el.id = elId;
                }
            }

            this.element = el;

            if (el.id) {
                this.id = el.id;
            }

            child = this.element.firstChild;

            if (child) {
                var fndHd = false, fndBd = false, fndFt = false;
                do {
                    // We're looking for elements
                    if (1 == child.nodeType) {
                        if (!fndHd && Dom.hasClass(child, Module.CSS_HEADER)) {
                            this.header = child;
                            fndHd = true;
                        } else if (!fndBd && Dom.hasClass(child, Module.CSS_BODY)) {
                            this.body = child;
                            fndBd = true;
                        } else if (!fndFt && Dom.hasClass(child, Module.CSS_FOOTER)){
                            this.footer = child;
                            fndFt = true;
                        }
                    }
                } while ((child = child.nextSibling));
            }

            this.initDefaultConfig();

            Dom.addClass(this.element, Module.CSS_MODULE);

            if (userConfig) {
                this.cfg.applyConfig(userConfig, true);
            }

            /*
                Subscribe to the fireQueue() method of Config so that any 
                queued configuration changes are excecuted upon render of 
                the Module
            */ 

            if (!Config.alreadySubscribed(this.renderEvent, this.cfg.fireQueue, this.cfg)) {
                this.renderEvent.subscribe(this.cfg.fireQueue, this.cfg, true);
            }

            this.initEvent.fire(Module);
        },

        /**
        * Initialized an empty IFRAME that is placed out of the visible area 
        * that can be used to detect text resize.
        * @method initResizeMonitor
        */
        initResizeMonitor: function () {

            var oDoc, 
                oIFrame, 
                sHTML;

            function fireTextResize() {
                Module.textResizeEvent.fire();
            }

            if (!YAHOO.env.ua.opera) {
                oIFrame = Dom.get("_yuiResizeMonitor");

                if (!oIFrame) {
                    oIFrame = document.createElement("iframe");

                    if (this.isSecure && Module.RESIZE_MONITOR_SECURE_URL && YAHOO.env.ua.ie) {
                        oIFrame.src = Module.RESIZE_MONITOR_SECURE_URL;
                    }

                    /*
                        Need to set "src" attribute of the iframe to 
                        prevent the browser from reporting duplicate 
                        cookies. (See SourceForge bug #1721755)
                    */
                    if (YAHOO.env.ua.gecko) {
                        sHTML = "<html><head><script " +
                                "type=\"text/javascript\">" + 
                                "window.onresize=function(){window.parent." +
                                "YAHOO.widget.Module.textResizeEvent." +
                                "fire();};window.parent.YAHOO.widget.Module." +
                                "textResizeEvent.fire();</script></head>" + 
                                "<body></body></html>";

                        oIFrame.src = "data:text/html;charset=utf-8," + 
                            encodeURIComponent(sHTML);
                    }

                    oIFrame.id = "_yuiResizeMonitor";
                    /*
                        Need to set "position" property before inserting the 
                        iframe into the document or Safari's status bar will 
                        forever indicate the iframe is loading 
                        (See SourceForge bug #1723064)
                    */
                    oIFrame.style.position = "absolute";
                    oIFrame.style.visibility = "hidden";

                    var fc = document.body.firstChild;
                    if (fc) {
                        document.body.insertBefore(oIFrame, fc);
                    } else {
                        document.body.appendChild(oIFrame);
                    }

                    oIFrame.style.width = "10em";
                    oIFrame.style.height = "10em";
                    oIFrame.style.top = (-1 * oIFrame.offsetHeight) + "px";
                    oIFrame.style.left = (-1 * oIFrame.offsetWidth) + "px";
                    oIFrame.style.borderWidth = "0";
                    oIFrame.style.visibility = "visible";

                    if (YAHOO.env.ua.webkit) {
                        oDoc = oIFrame.contentWindow.document;
                        oDoc.open();
                        oDoc.close();
                    }
                }

                if (oIFrame && oIFrame.contentWindow) {
                    Module.textResizeEvent.subscribe(this.onDomResize, this, true);

                    if (!Module.textResizeInitialized) {
                        if (!Event.on(oIFrame.contentWindow, "resize", fireTextResize)) {
                            /*
                                 This will fail in IE if document.domain has 
                                 changed, so we must change the listener to 
                                 use the oIFrame element instead
                            */
                            Event.on(oIFrame, "resize", fireTextResize);
                        }
                        Module.textResizeInitialized = true;
                    }
                    this.resizeMonitor = oIFrame;
                }
            }
        },

        /**
        * Event handler fired when the resize monitor element is resized.
        * @method onDomResize
        * @param {DOMEvent} e The DOM resize event
        * @param {Object} obj The scope object passed to the handler
        */
        onDomResize: function (e, obj) {
        
            var nLeft = -1 * this.resizeMonitor.offsetWidth,
                nTop = -1 * this.resizeMonitor.offsetHeight;
        
            this.resizeMonitor.style.top = nTop + "px";
            this.resizeMonitor.style.left =  nLeft + "px";
        
        },
        
        /**
        * Sets the Module's header content to the HTML specified, or appends 
        * the passed element to the header. If no header is present, one will 
        * be automatically created.
        * @method setHeader
        * @param {String} headerContent The HTML used to set the header 
        * <em>OR</em>
        * @param {HTMLElement} headerContent The HTMLElement to append to 
        * the header
        */
        setHeader: function (headerContent) {

            var oHeader = this.header || (this.header = createHeader());
        
            if (typeof headerContent == "string") {

                oHeader.innerHTML = headerContent;

            } else {

                oHeader.innerHTML = "";
                oHeader.appendChild(headerContent);

            }
        
            this.changeHeaderEvent.fire(headerContent);
            this.changeContentEvent.fire();

        },
        
        /**
        * Appends the passed element to the header. If no header is present, 
        * one will be automatically created.
        * @method appendToHeader
        * @param {HTMLElement} element The element to append to the header
        */
        appendToHeader: function (element) {

            var oHeader = this.header || (this.header = createHeader());
        
            oHeader.appendChild(element);

            this.changeHeaderEvent.fire(element);
            this.changeContentEvent.fire();

        },
        
        /**
        * Sets the Module's body content to the HTML specified, or appends the
        * passed element to the body. If no body is present, one will be 
        * automatically created.
        * @method setBody
        * @param {String} bodyContent The HTML used to set the body <em>OR</em>
        * @param {HTMLElement} bodyContent The HTMLElement to append to the body
        */
        setBody: function (bodyContent) {

            var oBody = this.body || (this.body = createBody());
        
            if (typeof bodyContent == "string") {

                oBody.innerHTML = bodyContent;

            } else {

                oBody.innerHTML = "";
                oBody.appendChild(bodyContent);

            }
        
            this.changeBodyEvent.fire(bodyContent);
            this.changeContentEvent.fire();

        },
        
        /**
        * Appends the passed element to the body. If no body is present, one 
        * will be automatically created.
        * @method appendToBody
        * @param {HTMLElement} element The element to append to the body
        */
        appendToBody: function (element) {

            var oBody = this.body || (this.body = createBody());
        
            oBody.appendChild(element);

            this.changeBodyEvent.fire(element);
            this.changeContentEvent.fire();

        },
        
        /**
        * Sets the Module's footer content to the HTML specified, or appends 
        * the passed element to the footer. If no footer is present, one will 
        * be automatically created.
        * @method setFooter
        * @param {String} footerContent The HTML used to set the footer 
        * <em>OR</em>
        * @param {HTMLElement} footerContent The HTMLElement to append to 
        * the footer
        */
        setFooter: function (footerContent) {

            var oFooter = this.footer || (this.footer = createFooter());
        
            if (typeof footerContent == "string") {

                oFooter.innerHTML = footerContent;

            } else {

                oFooter.innerHTML = "";
                oFooter.appendChild(footerContent);

            }
        
            this.changeFooterEvent.fire(footerContent);
            this.changeContentEvent.fire();

        },
        
        /**
        * Appends the passed element to the footer. If no footer is present, 
        * one will be automatically created.
        * @method appendToFooter
        * @param {HTMLElement} element The element to append to the footer
        */
        appendToFooter: function (element) {

            var oFooter = this.footer || (this.footer = createFooter());
        
            oFooter.appendChild(element);

            this.changeFooterEvent.fire(element);
            this.changeContentEvent.fire();

        },
        
        /**
        * Renders the Module by inserting the elements that are not already 
        * in the main Module into their correct places. Optionally appends 
        * the Module to the specified node prior to the render's execution. 
        * <p>
        * For Modules without existing markup, the appendToNode argument 
        * is REQUIRED. If this argument is ommitted and the current element is 
        * not present in the document, the function will return false, 
        * indicating that the render was a failure.
        * </p>
        * <p>
        * NOTE: As of 2.3.1, if the appendToNode is the document's body element
        * then the module is rendered as the first child of the body element, 
        * and not appended to it, to avoid Operation Aborted errors in IE when 
        * rendering the module before window's load event is fired. You can 
        * use the appendtodocumentbody configuration property to change this 
        * to append to document.body if required.
        * </p>
        * @method render
        * @param {String} appendToNode The element id to which the Module 
        * should be appended to prior to rendering <em>OR</em>
        * @param {HTMLElement} appendToNode The element to which the Module 
        * should be appended to prior to rendering
        * @param {HTMLElement} moduleElement OPTIONAL. The element that 
        * represents the actual Standard Module container.
        * @return {Boolean} Success or failure of the render
        */
        render: function (appendToNode, moduleElement) {

            var me = this,
                firstChild;

            function appendTo(parentNode) {
                if (typeof parentNode == "string") {
                    parentNode = document.getElementById(parentNode);
                }

                if (parentNode) {
                    me._addToParent(parentNode, me.element);
                    me.appendEvent.fire();
                }
            }

            this.beforeRenderEvent.fire();

            if (! moduleElement) {
                moduleElement = this.element;
            }

            if (appendToNode) {
                appendTo(appendToNode);
            } else { 
                // No node was passed in. If the element is not already in the Dom, this fails
                if (! Dom.inDocument(this.element)) {
                    YAHOO.log("Render failed. Must specify appendTo node if " + " Module isn't already in the DOM.", "error");
                    return false;
                }
            }

            // Need to get everything into the DOM if it isn't already
            if (this.header && ! Dom.inDocument(this.header)) {
                // There is a header, but it's not in the DOM yet. Need to add it.
                firstChild = moduleElement.firstChild;
                if (firstChild) {
                    moduleElement.insertBefore(this.header, firstChild);
                } else {
                    moduleElement.appendChild(this.header);
                }
            }

            if (this.body && ! Dom.inDocument(this.body)) {
                // There is a body, but it's not in the DOM yet. Need to add it.		
                if (this.footer && Dom.isAncestor(this.moduleElement, this.footer)) {
                    moduleElement.insertBefore(this.body, this.footer);
                } else {
                    moduleElement.appendChild(this.body);
                }
            }

            if (this.footer && ! Dom.inDocument(this.footer)) {
                // There is a footer, but it's not in the DOM yet. Need to add it.
                moduleElement.appendChild(this.footer);
            }

            this.renderEvent.fire();
            return true;
        },

        /**
        * Removes the Module element from the DOM and sets all child elements 
        * to null.
        * @method destroy
        */
        destroy: function () {

            var parent,
                e;

            if (this.element) {
                Event.purgeElement(this.element, true);
                parent = this.element.parentNode;
            }

            if (parent) {
                parent.removeChild(this.element);
            }
        
            this.element = null;
            this.header = null;
            this.body = null;
            this.footer = null;

            Module.textResizeEvent.unsubscribe(this.onDomResize, this);

            this.cfg.destroy();
            this.cfg = null;

            this.destroyEvent.fire();
        
            for (e in this) {
                if (e instanceof CustomEvent) {
                    e.unsubscribeAll();
                }
            }

        },
        
        /**
        * Shows the Module element by setting the visible configuration 
        * property to true. Also fires two events: beforeShowEvent prior to 
        * the visibility change, and showEvent after.
        * @method show
        */
        show: function () {
            this.cfg.setProperty("visible", true);
        },
        
        /**
        * Hides the Module element by setting the visible configuration 
        * property to false. Also fires two events: beforeHideEvent prior to 
        * the visibility change, and hideEvent after.
        * @method hide
        */
        hide: function () {
            this.cfg.setProperty("visible", false);
        },
        
        // BUILT-IN EVENT HANDLERS FOR MODULE //
        /**
        * Default event handler for changing the visibility property of a 
        * Module. By default, this is achieved by switching the "display" style 
        * between "block" and "none".
        * This method is responsible for firing showEvent and hideEvent.
        * @param {String} type The CustomEvent type (usually the property name)
        * @param {Object[]} args The CustomEvent arguments. For configuration 
        * handlers, args[0] will equal the newly applied value for the property.
        * @param {Object} obj The scope object. For configuration handlers, 
        * this will usually equal the owner.
        * @method configVisible
        */
        configVisible: function (type, args, obj) {
            var visible = args[0];
            if (visible) {
                this.beforeShowEvent.fire();
                Dom.setStyle(this.element, "display", "block");
                this.showEvent.fire();
            } else {
                this.beforeHideEvent.fire();
                Dom.setStyle(this.element, "display", "none");
                this.hideEvent.fire();
            }
        },
        
        /**
        * Default event handler for the "monitorresize" configuration property
        * @param {String} type The CustomEvent type (usually the property name)
        * @param {Object[]} args The CustomEvent arguments. For configuration 
        * handlers, args[0] will equal the newly applied value for the property.
        * @param {Object} obj The scope object. For configuration handlers, 
        * this will usually equal the owner.
        * @method configMonitorResize
        */
        configMonitorResize: function (type, args, obj) {
            var monitor = args[0];
            if (monitor) {
                this.initResizeMonitor();
            } else {
                Module.textResizeEvent.unsubscribe(this.onDomResize, this, true);
                this.resizeMonitor = null;
            }
        },

        /**
         * This method is a private helper, used when constructing the DOM structure for the module 
         * to account for situations which may cause Operation Aborted errors in IE. It should not 
         * be used for general DOM construction.
         * <p>
         * If the parentNode is not document.body, the element is appended as the last element.
         * </p>
         * <p>
         * If the parentNode is document.body the element is added as the first child to help
         * prevent Operation Aborted errors in IE.
         * </p>
         *
         * @param {parentNode} The HTML element to which the element will be added
         * @param {element} The HTML element to be added to parentNode's children
         * @method _addToParent
         * @protected
         */
        _addToParent: function(parentNode, element) {
            if (!this.cfg.getProperty("appendtodocumentbody") && parentNode === document.body && parentNode.firstChild) {
                parentNode.insertBefore(element, parentNode.firstChild);
            } else {
                parentNode.appendChild(element);
            }
        },

        /**
        * Returns a String representation of the Object.
        * @method toString
        * @return {String} The string representation of the Module
        */
        toString: function () {
            return "Module " + this.id;
        }
    };

    YAHOO.lang.augmentProto(Module, YAHOO.util.EventProvider);

}());

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