Ext.override(Ext.Element, {
	findParent : function(simpleSelector, maxDepth, returnEl){
		var p = this.dom, b = document.body, depth = 0, dq = Ext.DomQuery, stopEl;
		maxDepth = maxDepth || 50;
		if(typeof maxDepth != "number"){
			stopEl = Ext.getDom(maxDepth);
			maxDepth = 10;
		}
		try {
			while(p && p.nodeType == 1 && depth < maxDepth && p != b && p != stopEl){
				if(dq.is(p, simpleSelector)){
					return returnEl ? Ext.get(p) : p;
				}
				depth++;
				p = p.parentNode;
			}
		} catch(e) {};
		return null;
	}
});