+ if (el.dom){
+ return el.dom;
+ } else {
+ if (Ext.isString(el)) {
+ var e = DOC.getElementById(el);
+ // IE returns elements with the 'name' and 'id' attribute.
+ // we do a strict check to return the element with only the id attribute
+ if (e && isIE && strict) {
+ if (el == e.getAttribute('id')) {
+ return e;
+ } else {
+ return null;
+ }
+ }
+ return e;
+ } else {
+ return el;
+ }
+ }