+/**
+ * Returns the notification with the given ID.
+ *
+ * @param notificationId
+ * The ID of the notification
+ * @returns The notification element
+ */
+function getNotification(notificationId) {
+ return $("#sone #notification-area .notification#" + notificationId);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns the notification element closest to the given element.
+ *
+ * @param element
+ * The element to get the closest notification of
+ * @return The closest notification element
+ */
+function getNotificationElement(element) {
+ return $(element).closest(".notification");
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns the ID of the notification element.
+ *
+ * @param notificationElement
+ * The notification element
+ * @returns The ID of the notification
+ */
+function getNotificationId(notificationElement) {
+ return $(notificationElement).attr("id");
+}
+