Move deprecated functions from OpenLayers.Util into deprecated.js.

lib/deprecated.js

@@ -60,6 +60,81 @@ OpenLayers.Class.inherit = function (P) {
     return C.prototype;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Function: clearArray
+ * *Deprecated*. This function will disappear in 3.0.
+ * Please use "array.length = 0" instead.
+ * 
+ * Parameters:
+ * array - {Array}
+ */
+OpenLayers.Util.clearArray = function(array) {
+    OpenLayers.Console.warn(
+        OpenLayers.i18n(
+            "methodDeprecated", {'newMethod': 'array = []'}
+        )
+    );
+    array.length = 0;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Function: setOpacity
+ * *Deprecated*.  This function has been deprecated. Instead, please use 
+ *     <OpenLayers.Util.modifyDOMElement> 
+ *     or 
+ *     <OpenLayers.Util.modifyAlphaImageDiv>
+ * 
+ * Set the opacity of a DOM Element
+ *     Note that for this function to work in IE, elements must "have layout"
+ *     according to:
+ *     http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/author/dhtml/reference/properties/haslayout.asp
+ *
+ * Parameters:
+ * element - {DOMElement} Set the opacity on this DOM element
+ * opacity - {Float} Opacity value (0.0 - 1.0)
+ */
+OpenLayers.Util.setOpacity = function(element, opacity) {
+    OpenLayers.Util.modifyDOMElement(element, null, null, null,
+                                     null, null, null, opacity);
+};
+
+/**
+ * Function: safeStopPropagation
+ * *Deprecated*. This function has been deprecated. Please use directly 
+ *     <OpenLayers.Event.stop> passing 'true' as the 2nd 
+ *     argument (preventDefault)
+ * 
+ * Safely stop the propagation of an event *without* preventing
+ *   the default browser action from occurring.
+ * 
+ * Parameter:
+ * evt - {Event}
+ */
+OpenLayers.Util.safeStopPropagation = function(evt) {
+    OpenLayers.Event.stop(evt, true);
+};
+
+/**
+ * Function: getArgs
+ * *Deprecated*.  Will be removed in 3.0.  Please use instead
+ *     <OpenLayers.Util.getParameters>
+ * 
+ * Parameters:
+ * url - {String} Optional url used to extract the query string.
+ *                If null, query string is taken from page location.
+ * 
+ * Returns:
+ * {Object} An object of key/value pairs from the query string.
+ */
+OpenLayers.Util.getArgs = function(url) {
+    OpenLayers.Console.warn(
+        OpenLayers.i18n(
+            "methodDeprecated", {'newMethod': 'OpenLayers.Util.getParameters'}
+        )
+    );
+    return OpenLayers.Util.getParameters(url);
+};
+
 /**
  * Function: OpenLayers.nullHandler
  * @param {} request