/**
  * Contstructs the class with the given View and settings
  * Also merges $settings into the root $_options - useful for Entities that are 'disposable' (are created at run-time)
  * @param View $view 
  * @param mixed $settings 
  * @return BootstrapHelperEntity
  */
 public function __construct(View $view, $settings = array())
 {
     parent::__construct($view, $settings);
     $this->_view = $view;
     $this->_settings = $settings;
     #things passed to $settings can be used to seed $_options
     #useful for disposable entity classes
     if (!empty($settings) && is_array($settings)) {
         $this->mergeOptions(null, $settings);
         $this->_options = $settings;
     }
     return $this;
 }