/**
 * Utilities functions
 * 
 * @author Pierre HUBERT
 */

/**
 * Create a new HTML node
 * 
 * @param {String} nodeType The type of the HTML node
 * @param {HTMLElement} appendTo Optionnal, defines node on which the new node will be applied
 * @return {HTMLElement} The newly created element
 */
function createElem(nodeType, appendTo){
    var newElem = document.createElement(nodeType);

    if(appendTo)
        appendTo.appendChild(newElem);

    //Return result
    return newElem;
}

/**
 * Get an HTML element specified by an ID
 * 
 * @param {String} nodeName The ID of the element
 * @return {HTMLElement} The elemnt / False for a failure
 */
function byId(nodeName){
    return document.getElementById(nodeName);
}