'; print_r(array($elements,$this->elements));
      
        
        // we use PHP's error handler to hide errors in the template.
        // use $options['strict'] - if you want to force declaration of
        // all variables in the template
        
        
        $_error_reporting = false;
        if (!$this->options['strict']) {
            $_error_reporting = error_reporting(E_ALL ^ E_NOTICE);
        }
        if (!is_readable($this->compiledTemplate)) {
              return $this->raiseError( "Could not open the template: '{$this->compiledTemplate}'
".
                            "Please check the file permissions on the directory and file ",
                            HTML_TEMPLATE_FLEXY_ERROR_FILE, HTML_TEMPLATE_FLEXY_ERROR_DIE);
        }
        
        // are we using the assign api!
        
        if (isset($this->assign)) {
            if (!$t) {
                $t = (object) $this->assign->variables;
            }
            extract($this->assign->variables);
            foreach(array_keys($this->assign->references) as $_k) {
                $$_k = &$this->assign->references[$_k];
            }
        }
        // used by Flexy Elements etc..
        $GLOBALS['_HTML_TEMPLATE_FLEXY']['options']  = $this->options;
        
        include($this->compiledTemplate);
        
        // Return the error handler to its previous state. 
        
        if ($_error_reporting !== false) {
            error_reporting($_error_reporting);
        }
    }
    /**
    *   Outputs an object as $t, buffers the result and returns it.
    *
    *   See outputObject($t) for more details.
    *
    *   @version    01/12/14
    *   @access     public
    *   @author     Alan Knowles
    *   @param      object object to output as $t
    *   @return     string - result
    */
    function bufferedOutputObject(&$t,$elements=array()) 
    {
        ob_start();
        $this->outputObject($t,$elements);
        $data = ob_get_contents();
        ob_end_clean();
        return $data;
    }
    /**
    * static version which does new, compile and output all in one go.
    *
    *   See outputObject($t) for more details.
    *
    *   @version    01/12/14
    *   @access     public
    *   @author     Alan Knowles
    *   @param      object object to output as $t
    *   @param      filename of template
    *   @return     string - result
    */
    function &staticQuickTemplate($file,&$t) 
    {
        $template = new HTML_Template_Flexy;
        $template->compile($file);
        $template->outputObject($t);
    }
    
    /**
    *   if debugging is on, print the debug info to the screen
    *
    *   @access     public
    *   @author     Alan Knowles 
    *   @param      string  $string       output to display
    *   @return     none
    */
    function debug($string) 
    {  
        
        if (is_a($this,'HTML_Template_Flexy')) {
            if (!$this->options['debug']) {
                return;
            }
        } else if (!@$GLOBALS['_HTML_TEMPLATE_FLEXY']['debug']) {
            return;
        }
        echo "
FLEXY DEBUG: $string
";
        
    }
     
    /**
     * A general Utility method that merges HTML_Template_Flexy_Elements
     * Static method - no native debug avaiable..
     *
     * @param    HTML_Template_Flexy_Element   $original  (eg. from getElements())
     * @param    HTML_Template_Flexy_Element   $new (with data to replace/merge)
     * @return   HTML_Template_Flexy_Element   the combined/merged data.
     * @static
     * @access   public
     */
     
    function mergeElement($original,$new)
    {
     
        // no original - return new
        if (!$original) {
            return $new;
        }
        // no new - return original
        if (!$new) {
            return $original;
        }
        // If the properties of $original differ from those of $new and 
        // they are set on $new, set them to $new's. Otherwise leave them 
        // as they are.

        if ($new->tag && ($new->tag != $original->tag)) {
            $original->tag = $new->tag;
        }
        
        if ($new->override !== false) {
            $original->override = $new->override;
        }
        
        if (count($new->children)) {
            //echo "
 COPY CHILDREN"; print_r($from->children);
            $original->children = $new->children;
        }
        
        if (is_array($new->attributes)) {
        
            foreach ($new->attributes as $key => $value) {
                $original->attributes[$key] = $value;
            }
        }
        // originals never have prefixes or suffixes..
        $original->prefix = $new->prefix;
        $original->suffix = $new->suffix;  

        if ($new->value !== null) {
            $original->setValue($new->value);
        } 
       
        return $original;
        
    }  
     
     
    /**
    * Get an array of elements from the template
    *
    * All 
 elements (eg. elementsFile && file_exists($this->elementsFile)) {
            require_once 'HTML/Template/Flexy/Element.php';
            return unserialize(file_get_contents($this->elementsFile));
        }
        return array();
    }
    
    
    /**
    * Lazy loading of PEAR, and the error handler..
    * This should load HTML_Template_Flexy_Error really..
    * 
    * @param   string message
    * @param   int      error type.
    * @param   int      an equivalant to pear error return|die etc.
    *
    * @return   object      pear error.
    * @access   public
    */
  
    
    function raiseError($message, $type = null, $fatal = HTML_TEMPLATE_FLEXY_ERROR_RETURN ) 
    {
        HTML_Template_Flexy::debug("HTML_Template_Flexy::raiseError$message");
        require_once 'PEAR.php';
        if (is_a($this,'HTML_Template_Flexy') &&  ($fatal == HTML_TEMPLATE_FLEXY_ERROR_DIE)) {
            // rewrite DIE!
            return PEAR::raiseError($message, $type, $this->options['fatalError']);
        }
        if (isset($GLOBALS['_HTML_TEMPLATE_FLEXY']['fatalError']) &&  ($fatal == HTML_TEMPLATE_FLEXY_ERROR_DIE)) {
            
            return PEAR::raiseError($message, $type,$GLOBALS['_HTML_TEMPLATE_FLEXY']['fatalError']);
        }
        return PEAR::raiseError($message, $type, $fatal);
    }


    /**
    * 
    * Assign API - 
    * 
    * read the docs on HTML_Template_Flexy_Assign::assign()
    *
    * @param   varargs ....
    * 
    *
    * @return   mixed    PEAR_Error or true?
    * @access   public
    * @see  HTML_Template_Flexy_Assign::assign()
    * @status alpha
    */
  
    function setData() {
        require_once 'HTML/Template/Flexy/Assign.php';
        // load assigner..
        if (!isset($this->assign)) {
            $this->assign = new HTML_Template_Flexy_Assign;
        }
        return $this->assign->assign(func_get_args());
    }
    /**
    * 
    * Assign API - by Reference
    * 
    * read the docs on HTML_Template_Flexy_Assign::assign()
    *
    * @param  key  string
    * @param  value mixed
    * 
    * @return   mixed    PEAR_Error or true?
    * @access   public
    * @see  HTML_Template_Flexy_Assign::assign()
    * @status alpha
    */
        
    function setDataByRef($k,&$v) {
        require_once 'HTML/Template/Flexy/Assign.php';
        // load assigner..
        if (!isset($this->assign)) {
            $this->assign = new HTML_Template_Flexy_Assign;
        }
        $this->assign->assignRef($k,$v);
    } 
    /**
    * 
    * Plugin (used by templates as $this->plugin(...) or {this.plugin(#...#,#....#)}
    * 
    * read the docs on HTML_Template_Flexy_Plugin()
    *
    * @param  varargs ....
    * 
    * @return   mixed    PEAR_Error or true?
    * @access   public
    * @see  HTML_Template_Flexy_Plugin
    * @status alpha
    */
    function plugin() {
        require_once 'HTML/Template/Flexy/Plugin.php';
        // load pluginManager.
        if (!isset($this->plugin)) {
            $this->plugin = new HTML_Template_Flexy_Plugin;
            $this->plugin->flexy = &$this;
        }
        return $this->plugin->call(func_get_args());
    } 
    /**
    * 
    * output / display ? - outputs an object, without copy by references..
    * 
    * @param  optional mixed object to output
    * 
    * @return   mixed    PEAR_Error or true?
    * @access   public
    * @see  HTML_Template_Flexy::ouptutObject
    * @status alpha
    */
    function output($object = false) 
    {
        return $this->outputObject($object);
    }
    
    /**
    * 
    * render the template with data..
    * 
    * @param  optional mixed object to output
    * 
    * @return   mixed    PEAR_Error or true?
    * @access   public
    * @see  HTML_Template_Flexy::ouptutObject
    * @status alpha
    */
    function toString($object = false) 
    {
        return $this->bufferedOutputObject($object);
    }
    
}