/**
  * Return a specified request variable from the GET or POST vars.
  * @param string $key a single key
  * @return string a single value
  * @access private
  */
 public static function _getRequestVariable($key)
 {
     $keyPath = preg_split('/[\[\]]/', $key, -1, PREG_SPLIT_NO_EMPTY);
     $result = MyOOS_Utilities::_internalGetRequestVariable($keyPath, $_GET);
     if (isset($result)) {
         return $result;
     }
     return MyOOS_Utilities::_internalGetRequestVariable($keyPath, $_POST);
 }