/**
* get a field instance for the given name
*
* this will return any previously set field instance if it exists, if it doesn't
* then it will create a new one so it guarrantees to always return an mingo_field
* instance
*
* @param string|array $name the field's name
* @return mingo_field
*/
public function getField($name, $default_val = null)
{
$ret_instance = parent::getField($name, null);
if ($ret_instance === null) {
$ret_instance = new MingoField($name);
$ret_instance->setDefaultVal($default_val);
}
//if
return $ret_instance;
}
