(function (window, undefined){ 
'$:nomunge'; 
var $ = window.jQuery || window.Cowboy || (window.Cowboy = { 
}
), jq_getObject; 
$.getObject = jq_getObject = function (parts, create, obj){ 
if (typeof parts === 'string') { 
parts = parts.split('.'); 
} 
if (typeof create !== 'boolean') { 
obj = create; 
create = undefined; 
} 
obj = obj || window; 
var p; 
while (obj && _AN_Read_length('length', parts)){ 
p = parts.shift(); 
if (obj[p] === undefined && create) { 
obj[p] = { 
}
; 
} 
obj = obj[p]; 
} 
return obj; 
} 
; 
$.setObject = function (name, value, context){ 
var parts = name.split('.'), prop = parts.pop(), obj = jq_getObject(parts, true , context); 
return obj && typeof obj === 'object' && prop? (obj[prop] = value): undefined; 
} 
; 
$.exists = function (name, context){ 
return jq_getObject(name, context) !== undefined; 
} 
; 
} 
)(this);