jQuery.create = function() {
    if (arguments.length == 0) return [];
    var args = arguments[0] || {}, elem = null, elements = null;
    var siblings = null;

    // In case someone passes in a null object,
    // assume that they want an empty string.
    if (args == null) args = "";
    if (args.constructor == String) {
        if (arguments.length > 1) {
            var attributes = arguments[1];
            if (attributes.constructor == String) {
                elem = document.createTextNode(args);
                elements = [];
                elements.push(elem);
                siblings =
        jQuery.create.apply(null, Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1));
                elements = elements.concat(siblings);
                return elements;

            } else {
                elem = document.createElement(args);

                // Set element attributes.
                var attributes = arguments[1];
                for (var attr in attributes)
                    jQuery(elem).attr(attr, attributes[attr]);

                // Add children of this element.
                var children = arguments[2];
                children = jQuery.create.apply(null, children);
                jQuery(elem).append(children);

                // If there are more siblings, render those too.
                if (arguments.length > 3) {
                    siblings =
        jQuery.create.apply(null, Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 3));
                    return [elem].concat(siblings);
                }
                return elem;
            }
        } else return document.createTextNode(args);
    } else {
        elements = [];
        elements.push(args);
        siblings =
        jQuery.create.apply(null, (Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1)));
        elements = elements.concat(siblings);
        return elements;
    }
};