Mini element builder

build.js

$.build = function(params)
{
	if (!params.hasOwnProperty("type"))
		return null;

	var element = $("<" + params.type + "/>");
	for (var propKey in params)
	{
		if (params.hasOwnProperty(propKey))
		{
			var propValue = params[propKey];
			switch (propKey)
			{
				case "type":
					break;

				case "attr":
				case "css":
					if (typeof(propValue) == "object")
						element[propKey](propValue);
					break;

				case "events":
					if (typeof(propValue) == "object") {
						for (var subKey in propValue)
							if (propValue.hasOwnProperty(subKey))
								element.on(subKey, propValue[subKey]);
					}
					break;

				case "class":
					if (!$.isArray(propValue))
						propValue = propValue.split(" ");

					for (var i = 0; i < propValue.length; i++)
						element.addClass(propValue[i]);

					break;

				case "children":
					if (!$.isArray(propValue))
						break;

					for (var c = 0; c < propValue.length; c++)
						element.append($.build(propValue[c]));

					break;

				case "parent":
					if (!(propValue instanceof jQuery))
						propValue = $.build(propValue);

					propValue.append(element);
					break;

				default:
					element[propKey](propValue);
			}
		}
	}
	return element;
};