# File temp/functions.rb, line 300
    def Functions::lang( language )
      lang = false
      node = @@context[:node]
      attr = nil
      until node.nil?
        if node.node_type == :element
          attr = node.attributes["xml:lang"]
          unless attr.nil?
            lang = compare_language(string(language), attr)
            break
          else
          end
        end
        node = node.parent
      end
      lang
    end