code: private CmsAttributeHandler getAttributeHandler(String attributeName, List<String> parentPathElements) {
  
          List<String> childPathElements = new ArrayList<String>(parentPathElements);
          childPathElements.add(attributeName);
          CmsAttributeHandler handler = getRootAttributeHandler().getHandlerByPath(
              childPathElements.toArray(new String[childPathElements.size()]));
          return handler;
      }
docs: Returns the attribute handler for the given attribute.<p>
  
  @param attributeName the attribute name
  @param parentPathElements the parent path elements
  
  @return the attribute handler