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    for (var i=0; i < ar.length; i++) {
        if (ar[i][xx] == lookup){
        	return ar[i];
        }
        if (ar[i][POS_CHILDS].length > 0) {
        	var result=this.getByXx(lookup, xx, ar[i][POS_CHILDS]);
            if (result != null){
                return result;
               }
        }
    }
    return null;
};

function gotoPage(lookup) {
	if(__path_prefix__ == "/servlet/CMServeRES" && typeof (changePage) == 'function'){
		changePage(lookup);
		return;
	}
	var page = theSitetree.getHREF(lookup);
	if (!page) {
		var testFor = [ POS_NAME, POS_NAVIGATIONTEXT ];
		for (var i=0 ; i < testFor.length ; i++) {
			var p = theSitetree.getByXx(lookup, testFor[i]);
			if (p != null) {
				page = p[POS_HREF];
				break;
			}
		}
	}
	document.location.href = (new URL(__path_prefix__ + page, true, true)).toString();
};