//>>excludeStart("exclude", pragmas.exclude);
define([ "shoestring" ], function(){
//>>excludeEnd("exclude");


	/**
	 * Get the value of the first element or set the value of all elements in the current set.
	 *
	 * @param {string} value The value to set.
	 * @return shoestring
	 * @this shoestring
	 */
	shoestring.fn.val = function( value ){
		var el;
		if( value !== undefined ){
			return this.each(function(){
				if( this.tagName === "SELECT" ){
					var optionSet, option,
						options = this.options,
						values = [],
						i = options.length,
						newIndex;

					values[0] = value;
					while ( i-- ) {
						option = options[ i ];
						if ( (option.selected = shoestring.inArray( option.value, values ) >= 0) ) {
							optionSet = true;
							newIndex = i;
						}
					}
					// force browsers to behave consistently when non-matching value is set
					if ( !optionSet ) {
						this.selectedIndex = -1;
					} else {
						this.selectedIndex = newIndex;
					}
				} else {
					this.value = value;
				}
			});
		} else {
			el = this[0];

			if( el.tagName === "SELECT" ){
				if( el.selectedIndex < 0 ){ return ""; }
				return el.options[ el.selectedIndex ].value;
			} else {
				return el.value;
			}
		}
	};

//>>excludeStart("exclude", pragmas.exclude);
});
//>>excludeEnd("exclude");