/**
  * Get an HTML select element representing a list of icon types
  *
  * @since 1.40
  *
  * @param	array	Display template array
  * @param	string	HTML name attribute value
  * @param	string	currently selected Icon Type
  *
  * @return string HTML select element or empty string on failure.
  */
 public static function mla_get_icon_type_dropdown($templates, $name, $selection = '.none.')
 {
     $option_template = $templates['icon-type-select-option'];
     if ('.nochange.' == $selection) {
         $option_values = array('selected' => 'selected="selected"', 'value' => '.none.', 'text' => '— ' . __('No Change', 'media-library-assistant') . ' —');
     } else {
         $option_values = array('selected' => '.none.' == $selection ? 'selected="selected"' : '', 'value' => '.none.', 'text' => '— ' . __('None (select a value)', 'media-library-assistant') . ' —');
     }
     $options = MLAData::mla_parse_template($option_template, $option_values);
     $icon_types = MLAMime::mla_get_current_icon_types();
     foreach ($icon_types as $icon_type) {
         $option_values = array('selected' => $icon_type == $selection ? 'selected="selected"' : '', 'value' => $icon_type, 'text' => $icon_type);
         $options .= MLAData::mla_parse_template($option_template, $option_values);
     }
     // foreach icon_type
     return MLAData::mla_parse_template($templates['icon-type-select'], array('name' => $name, 'options' => $options));
 }