diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 6d8e2fcf..bf7b744b 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ NEWS ( CHANGELOG and HISTORY )                                     HTMLPurifier
   an empty string in them.
 . Demo script removed: it has been added to the website's repository
 . Basic.php script modified to work out of the box
+. Refactor AttrTransform classes to reduce duplication
  
 1.6.0, released 2007-04-01
 ! Support for most common deprecated attributes via transformations:
diff --git a/library/HTMLPurifier/AttrTransform.php b/library/HTMLPurifier/AttrTransform.php
index 3513669a..2fa07b47 100644
--- a/library/HTMLPurifier/AttrTransform.php
+++ b/library/HTMLPurifier/AttrTransform.php
@@ -29,6 +29,30 @@ class HTMLPurifier_AttrTransform
     function transform($attr, $config, &$context) {
         trigger_error('Cannot call abstract function', E_USER_ERROR);
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Prepends CSS properties to the style attribute, creating the
+     * attribute if it doesn't exist.
+     * @param $attr Attribute array to process (passed by reference)
+     * @param $css CSS to prepend
+     */
+    function prependCSS(&$attr, $css) {
+        $attr['style'] = isset($attr['style']) ? $attr['style'] : '';
+        $attr['style'] = $css . $attr['style'];
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Retrieves and removes an attribute
+     * @param $attr Attribute array to process (passed by reference)
+     * @param $key Key of attribute to confiscate
+     */
+    function confiscateAttr(&$attr, $key) {
+        if (!isset($attr[$key])) return null;
+        $value = $attr[$key];
+        unset($attr[$key]);
+        return $value;
+    }
+    
 }
 
 ?>
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diff --git a/library/HTMLPurifier/AttrTransform/BgColor.php b/library/HTMLPurifier/AttrTransform/BgColor.php
index abfd0342..a7bb2b45 100644
--- a/library/HTMLPurifier/AttrTransform/BgColor.php
+++ b/library/HTMLPurifier/AttrTransform/BgColor.php
@@ -12,12 +12,10 @@ extends HTMLPurifier_AttrTransform {
         
         if (!isset($attr['bgcolor'])) return $attr;
         
-        $bgcolor = $attr['bgcolor'];
-        unset($attr['bgcolor']);
+        $bgcolor = $this->confiscateAttr($attr, 'bgcolor');
         // some validation should happen here
         
-        $attr['style'] = isset($attr['style']) ? $attr['style'] : '';
-        $attr['style'] = "background-color:$bgcolor;" . $attr['style'];
+        $this->prependCSS($attr, "background-color:$bgcolor;");
         
         return $attr;
         
diff --git a/library/HTMLPurifier/AttrTransform/BoolToCSS.php b/library/HTMLPurifier/AttrTransform/BoolToCSS.php
index 77b714a4..f4a16a7f 100644
--- a/library/HTMLPurifier/AttrTransform/BoolToCSS.php
+++ b/library/HTMLPurifier/AttrTransform/BoolToCSS.php
@@ -28,13 +28,10 @@ extends HTMLPurifier_AttrTransform {
     }
     
     function transform($attr, $config, &$context) {
-        
         if (!isset($attr[$this->attr])) return $attr;
         unset($attr[$this->attr]);
-        if (!isset($attr['style'])) $attr['style'] = '';
-        $attr['style'] = $this->css . $attr['style'];
+        $this->prependCSS($attr, $this->css);
         return $attr;
-        
     }
     
 }
diff --git a/library/HTMLPurifier/AttrTransform/Border.php b/library/HTMLPurifier/AttrTransform/Border.php
index 0b745d30..10c62e3c 100644
--- a/library/HTMLPurifier/AttrTransform/Border.php
+++ b/library/HTMLPurifier/AttrTransform/Border.php
@@ -5,22 +5,14 @@ require_once 'HTMLPurifier/AttrTransform.php';
 /**
  * Pre-transform that changes deprecated border attribute to CSS.
  */
-class HTMLPurifier_AttrTransform_Border
-extends HTMLPurifier_AttrTransform {
+class HTMLPurifier_AttrTransform_Border extends HTMLPurifier_AttrTransform {
 
     function transform($attr, $config, &$context) {
-        
         if (!isset($attr['border'])) return $attr;
-        
-        $border_width = $attr['border'];
-        unset($attr['border']);
+        $border_width = $this->confiscateAttr($attr, 'border');
         // some validation should happen here
-        
-        $attr['style'] = isset($attr['style']) ? $attr['style'] : '';
-        $attr['style'] = "border:{$border_width}px solid;" . $attr['style'];
-        
+        $this->prependCSS($attr, "border:{$border_width}px solid;");
         return $attr;
-        
     }
     
 }
diff --git a/library/HTMLPurifier/AttrTransform/ImgSpace.php b/library/HTMLPurifier/AttrTransform/ImgSpace.php
index aa02b320..53c787e2 100644
--- a/library/HTMLPurifier/AttrTransform/ImgSpace.php
+++ b/library/HTMLPurifier/AttrTransform/ImgSpace.php
@@ -25,21 +25,18 @@ extends HTMLPurifier_AttrTransform {
         
         if (!isset($attr[$this->attr])) return $attr;
         
-        $width = $attr[$this->attr];
-        unset($attr[$this->attr]);
+        $width = $this->confiscateAttr($attr, $this->attr);
         // some validation could happen here
         
         if (!isset($this->css[$this->attr])) return $attr;
         
-        $attr['style'] = isset($attr['style']) ? $attr['style'] : '';
-        
         $style = '';
         foreach ($this->css[$this->attr] as $suffix) {
             $property = "margin-$suffix";
             $style .= "$property:{$width}px;";
         }
         
-        $attr['style'] = $style . $attr['style'];
+        $this->prependCSS($attr, $style);
         
         return $attr;
         
diff --git a/library/HTMLPurifier/AttrTransform/Length.php b/library/HTMLPurifier/AttrTransform/Length.php
index 16d3d1d8..2292aa13 100644
--- a/library/HTMLPurifier/AttrTransform/Length.php
+++ b/library/HTMLPurifier/AttrTransform/Length.php
@@ -18,13 +18,9 @@ class HTMLPurifier_AttrTransform_Length extends HTMLPurifier_AttrTransform
     
     function transform($attr, $config, &$context) {
         if (!isset($attr[$this->name])) return $attr;
-        $length = $attr[$this->name];
-        unset($attr[$this->name]);
+        $length = $this->confiscateAttr($attr, $this->name);
         if(ctype_digit($length)) $length .= 'px';
-        
-        $attr['style'] = isset($attr['style']) ? $attr['style'] : '';
-        $attr['style'] = $this->cssName . ":$length;" . $attr['style'];
-        
+        $this->prependCSS($attr, $this->cssName . ":$length;");
         return $attr;
     }
     
diff --git a/library/HTMLPurifier/AttrTransform/Name.php b/library/HTMLPurifier/AttrTransform/Name.php
index 0f815b69..f14c1479 100644
--- a/library/HTMLPurifier/AttrTransform/Name.php
+++ b/library/HTMLPurifier/AttrTransform/Name.php
@@ -9,21 +9,11 @@ class HTMLPurifier_AttrTransform_Name extends HTMLPurifier_AttrTransform
 {
     
     function transform($attr, $config, &$context) {
-        
         if (!isset($attr['name'])) return $attr;
-        
-        $name = $attr['name'];
-        unset($attr['name']);
-        
-        if (isset($attr['id'])) {
-            // ID already set, discard name
-            return $attr;
-        }
-        
-        $attr['id'] = $name;
-        
+        $id = $this->confiscateAttr($attr, 'name');
+        if ( isset($attr['id']))   return $attr;
+        $attr['id'] = $id;
         return $attr;
-        
     }
     
 }
diff --git a/library/HTMLPurifier/AttrTransform/TextAlign.php b/library/HTMLPurifier/AttrTransform/TextAlign.php
index d0633279..de8dcb48 100644
--- a/library/HTMLPurifier/AttrTransform/TextAlign.php
+++ b/library/HTMLPurifier/AttrTransform/TextAlign.php
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ extends HTMLPurifier_AttrTransform {
         
         if (!isset($attr['align'])) return $attr;
         
-        $align = strtolower(trim($attr['align']));
-        unset($attr['align']);
+        $align = $this->confiscateAttr($attr, 'align');
+        $align = strtolower(trim($align));
         
         $values = array('left' => 1,
                         'right' => 1,
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ extends HTMLPurifier_AttrTransform {
             return $attr;
         }
         
-        $attr['style'] = isset($attr['style']) ? $attr['style'] : '';
-        $attr['style'] = "text-align:$align;" . $attr['style'];
+        $this->prependCSS($attr, "text-align:$align;");
         
         return $attr;
         
diff --git a/tests/HTMLPurifier/AttrTransformTest.php b/tests/HTMLPurifier/AttrTransformTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fac01633
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/HTMLPurifier/AttrTransformTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+<?php
+
+require_once 'HTMLPurifier/AttrTransform.php';
+
+class HTMLPurifier_AttrTransformTest extends UnitTestCase
+{
+    
+    function test_prependCSS() {
+        
+        $t = new HTMLPurifier_AttrTransform();
+        
+        $attr = array();
+        $t->prependCSS($attr, 'style:new;');
+        $this->assertIdentical(array('style' => 'style:new;'), $attr);
+        
+        $attr = array('style' => 'style:original;');
+        $t->prependCSS($attr, 'style:new;');
+        $this->assertIdentical(array('style' => 'style:new;style:original;'), $attr);
+        
+        $attr = array('style' => 'style:original;', 'misc' => 'un-related');
+        $t->prependCSS($attr, 'style:new;');
+        $this->assertIdentical(array('style' => 'style:new;style:original;', 'misc' => 'un-related'), $attr);
+        
+    }
+    
+    function test_confiscateAttr() {
+        
+        $t = new HTMLPurifier_AttrTransform();
+        
+        $attr = array('flavor' => 'sweet');
+        $this->assertIdentical('sweet', $t->confiscateAttr($attr, 'flavor'));
+        $this->assertIdentical(array(), $attr);
+        
+        $attr = array('flavor' => 'sweet');
+        $this->assertIdentical(null, $t->confiscateAttr($attr, 'color'));
+        $this->assertIdentical(array('flavor' => 'sweet'), $attr);
+        
+    }
+    
+}
+
+?>
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diff --git a/tests/test_files.php b/tests/test_files.php
index 45c32611..14c4b756 100644
--- a/tests/test_files.php
+++ b/tests/test_files.php
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ $test_files[] = 'AttrDef/URI/IPv4Test.php';
 $test_files[] = 'AttrDef/URI/IPv6Test.php';
 $test_files[] = 'AttrDef/URITest.php';
 $test_files[] = 'AttrDefTest.php';
+$test_files[] = 'AttrTransformTest.php';
 $test_files[] = 'AttrTransform/BdoDirTest.php';
 $test_files[] = 'AttrTransform/BgColorTest.php';
 $test_files[] = 'AttrTransform/BoolToCSSTest.php';