diff -r f761555d8312 -r 8140ba8c005b javaquery/api/src/main/java/org/apidesign/bck2brwsr/htmlpage/api/Element.java
--- a/javaquery/api/src/main/java/org/apidesign/bck2brwsr/htmlpage/api/Element.java	Mon Jan 21 16:26:47 2013 +0100
+++ b/javaquery/api/src/main/java/org/apidesign/bck2brwsr/htmlpage/api/Element.java	Tue Jan 22 19:27:00 2013 +0100
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@
     )
     static native Object getAttribute(Element el, String property);
     
+    @JavaScriptBody(
+        args={"el"},
+        body="return window.document.getElementById(el.fld_id);"
+    )
+    static native Object getElementById(Element el);
+    
     /** Executes given runnable when user performs a "click" on the given
      * element.
      * @param r the runnable to execute, never null