def getElement(self, chrom, point):
fh = self.__chromToFileHandle(chrom)<EOL>if fh is None:<EOL><INDENT>return None<EOL><DEDENT>if self.currentlyLoaded != fh:<EOL><INDENT>self.__loadFile(fh, verbose=self.verbose)<EOL><DEDENT>return self.currentlyLoaded.getElement(chrom, point)<EOL>
@summary: get the WigElement that is intersected by the given point
          returns None if there is no such element
@return:  a WigElement
@raise WigFileError: if more than one element intersects the point