/**
* Parse the specified text for BB codes and return the syntax tree.
*
* @param string $text
*
* @return array
*/
public function parse($text)
{
$this->_resetParser();
$text = $this->_formatter->preFilterText($text);
$this->_text = $text;
$length = strlen($text);
while ($this->_position < $length) {
$success = $this->_parseTag();
if (!$success) {
$this->_pushText(substr($this->_text, $this->_position));
$this->_position = $length;
break;
}
}
$this->_mergeTrailingText();
$tree = $this->_tree;
$this->_tree = array();
$this->_tagStack = array();
unset($this->_context);
$this->_context = null;
// break reference
return $tree;
}
