code: function(viewOrUrlOrId, area, elementsToSearch) {
              if (typeof viewOrUrlOrId === 'string') {
                  var viewId;
  
                  if (viewEngine.isViewUrl(viewOrUrlOrId)) {
                      viewId = viewEngine.convertViewUrlToViewId(viewOrUrlOrId);
                  } else {
                      viewId = viewOrUrlOrId;
                  }
  
                  if (area) {
                      viewId = this.translateViewIdToArea(viewId, area);
                  }
  
                  if (elementsToSearch) {
                      var existing = findInElements(elementsToSearch, viewId);
                      if (existing) {
                          return system.defer(function(dfd) {
                              dfd.resolve(existing);
                          }).promise();
                      }
                  }
  
                  return viewEngine.createView(viewId);
              }
  
              return system.defer(function(dfd) {
                  dfd.resolve(viewOrUrlOrId);
              }).promise();
          }
docs: Locates the specified view.
  @method locateView
  @param {string|DOMElement} viewOrUrlOrId A view, view url or view id to locate.
  @param {string} [area] The area to translate the view to.
  @param {DOMElement[]} [elementsToSearch] An existing set of elements to search first.
  @return {Promise} A promise of the view.