function getObject(sName) {
				// Note: ObjectPath.get("", ...) === undefined
				return sName && sName.charAt(0) === "."
					? ObjectPath.get(sName.slice(1), oScope)
					: ObjectPath.get(sName || "", oScope) || ObjectPath.get(sName || "");
			}
Returns a JavaScript object which is identified by a dot-separated sequence of names.
If the given compound name starts with a dot, it is interpreted relative to
<code>oScope</code>.

@param {string} sName
  a dot-separated sequence of names that identify the required object
@returns {object}
  a JavaScript object which is identified by a sequence of names