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#ifndef __UIHELPER_H__
#define __UIHELPER_H__

NS_CC_BEGIN

namespace gui {

/**
*   @js NA
*   @lua NA
*/
class Helper
{
public:
    /**
     * Finds a widget whose tag equals to param tag from root widget.
     *
     * @param root      widget which will be seeked.
     *
     * @tag             tag value.
     *
     * @return finded result.
     */
    static Widget* seekWidgetByTag(Widget* root, int tag);
    
    /**
     * Finds a widget whose name equals to param name from root widget.
     *
     * @param root      widget which will be seeked.
     *
     * @name             name value.
     *
     * @return finded result.
     */
    static Widget* seekWidgetByName(Widget* root, const char* name);
    
    /**
     * Finds a widget whose name equals to param name from root widget.
     *
     * RelativeLayout will call this method to find the widget witch is needed.
     *
     * @param root      widget which will be seeked.
     *
     * @name             name value.
     *
     * @return finded result.
     */
    static Widget* seekWidgetByRelativeName(Widget* root, const char* name);
    
    /*temp action*/
    static Widget* seekActionWidgetByActionTag(Widget* root, int tag);
};
}

NS_CC_END

#endif /* defined(__CocoGUI__UISystem__) */