-outerHTML = (element) ->
-    return element.outerHTML if element.outerHTML
-    tmp = document.createElement("div")
-    tmp.appendChild(element)
-    tmp.innerHTML
-
 class AbstractChosen
 
   constructor: (@form_field, @options={}) ->

  @default_multiple_text: "Select Some Options"
  @default_single_text: "Select an Option"
  @default_no_result_text: "No results match"


    return true

  outerHTML: (element) ->
    return element.outerHTML if element.outerHTML
    tmp = document.createElement("div")
    tmp.appendChild(element)
    tmp.innerHTML

  # class methods and variables ============================================================ 

  @browser_is_supported: ->
