function class(name,type) {
      var r = [];
      // Locate the class name (allows for multiple class names)
      var re = new RegExp("(^|\\s)" + name + "(\\s|$)");$// Limit search by type, or look through all elements
      var e = document.getElementsByTagName(type || “*”);
      for ( var j = 0; j < e.length; j++ )
          // If the element has the class, add it for return
          if ( re.test(e[j]) ) r.push( e[j] );
  
      // Return the list of matched elements
      return r;
  }