Allow use of array for bounds.

lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes/Bounds.js

@@ -67,6 +67,12 @@ OpenLayers.Bounds = OpenLayers.Class({
      * top - {Number} The top bounds.
      */
     initialize: function(left, bottom, right, top) {
+        if (OpenLayers.Util.isArray(left)) {
+            top = left[3];
+            right = left[2];
+            bottom = left[1];
+            left = left[0];
+        }
         if (left != null) {
             this.left = OpenLayers.Util.toFloat(left);
         }

lib/OpenLayers/Map.js

@@ -478,6 +478,14 @@ OpenLayers.Map = OpenLayers.Class({
 
         // now override default options 
         OpenLayers.Util.extend(this, options);
+        
+        // allow extents to be arrays
+        if (this.maxExtent && !(this.maxExtent instanceof OpenLayers.Bounds)) {
+            this.maxExtent = new OpenLayers.Bounds(this.maxExtent);
+        }
+        if (this.restrictedExtent && !(this.restrictedExtent instanceof OpenLayers.Bounds)) {
+            this.restrictedExtent = new OpenLayers.Bounds(this.restrictedExtent);
+        }
 
         // initialize layers array
         this.layers = [];
@@ -2211,6 +2219,9 @@ OpenLayers.Map = OpenLayers.Class({
      * 
      */
     zoomToExtent: function(bounds, closest) {
+        if (!(bounds instanceof OpenLayers.Bounds)) {
+            bounds = new OpenLayers.Bounds(bounds);
+        }
         var center = bounds.getCenterLonLat();
         if (this.baseLayer.wrapDateLine) {
             var maxExtent = this.getMaxExtent();