(function ()
{
	var Lang = YAHOO.lang,
	   Dom = YAHOO.util.Dom,
		_FIRST_OF_TYPE = "first-of-type";

   YAHOO.widget.Menu.prototype._removeItemFromGroupByIndex = function (p_nGroupIndex, p_nItemIndex, p_keepEmptyGroup) {

       var nGroupIndex = Lang.isNumber(p_nGroupIndex) ? p_nGroupIndex : 0,
           aGroup = this._getItemGroup(nGroupIndex),
           aArray,
           oItem,
           oUL;

       if (aGroup) {

           aArray = aGroup.splice(p_nItemIndex, 1);
           oItem = aArray[0];
    
           if (oItem) {
    
               // Update the index and className properties of each member        
               this._updateItemProperties(nGroupIndex);
    
               if (aGroup.length === 0 && !p_keepEmptyGroup) {
    
                   // Remove the UL
                   oUL = this._aListElements[nGroupIndex];
    
                   if (this.body && oUL) {
                       this.body.removeChild(oUL);
                   }
    
                   // Remove the group from the array of items
                   this._aItemGroups.splice(nGroupIndex, 1);
    
                   // Remove the UL from the array of ULs
                   this._aListElements.splice(nGroupIndex, 1);
    
                   /*
                        Assign the "first-of-type" class to the new first UL 
                        in the collection
                   */
                   oUL = this._aListElements[0];
    
                   if (oUL) {
                       Dom.addClass(oUL, _FIRST_OF_TYPE);
                   }            
               }

               this.itemRemovedEvent.fire(oItem);
               this.changeContentEvent.fire();
           }
       }

   	// Return a reference to the item that was removed
   	return oItem;
   };

   YAHOO.widget.Menu.prototype._removeItemFromGroupByValue = function (p_nGroupIndex, p_oItem, p_keepEmptyGroup) {

       var aGroup = this._getItemGroup(p_nGroupIndex),
           nItems,
           nItemIndex,
           returnVal,
           i;

       if (aGroup) {
           nItems = aGroup.length;
           nItemIndex = -1;
    
           if (nItems > 0) {
               i = nItems-1;
               do {
                   if (aGroup[i] == p_oItem) {
                       nItemIndex = i;
                       break;    
                   }
               }
               while (i--);
        
               if (nItemIndex > -1) {
                   returnVal = this._removeItemFromGroupByIndex(p_nGroupIndex, nItemIndex, p_keepEmptyGroup);
               }
           }
       }
       return returnVal;
   };

   YAHOO.widget.Menu.prototype.removeItem = function (p_oObject, p_nGroupIndex, p_keepEmptyGroup) {
       var oItem,
       	returnVal;
    
       if (!Lang.isUndefined(p_oObject)) {
           if (p_oObject instanceof YAHOO.widget.MenuItem) {
               oItem = this._removeItemFromGroupByValue(p_nGroupIndex, p_oObject, p_keepEmptyGroup);           
           }
           else if (Lang.isNumber(p_oObject)) {
               oItem = this._removeItemFromGroupByIndex(p_nGroupIndex, p_oObject, p_keepEmptyGroup);
           }

           if (oItem) {
               oItem.destroy();
               returnVal = oItem;
           }
       }

   	return returnVal;
   };
}());