/**
  * Method to bind fields to an items object
  * 
  * @access private
  * @return object
  * @since 1.5
  */
 static function &getFields(&$_items, $view = FLEXI_ITEMVIEW, $params = null, $aid = false, $use_tmpl = true)
 {
     static $expired_cleaned = false;
     if (!$_items) {
         return $_items;
     }
     if (!is_array($_items)) {
         $items = array(&$_items);
     } else {
         $items =& $_items;
     }
     $user = JFactory::getUser();
     $cparams = JComponentHelper::getParams('com_flexicontent');
     $print_logging_info = $cparams->get('print_logging_info');
     if ($print_logging_info) {
         global $fc_run_times;
         $start_microtime = microtime(true);
     }
     // Calculate access for current user if it was not given or if given access is invalid
     if (FLEXI_J16GE) {
         $aid = is_array($aid) ? $aid : JAccess::getAuthorisedViewLevels($user->id);
     } else {
         $aid = $aid !== false ? (int) $aid : (int) $user->get('aid');
     }
     // Apply cache to public (unlogged) users only
     /*$apply_cache = !$user->id && FLEXI_CACHE;
     		if ($apply_cache) {
     			$itemcache = JFactory::getCache('com_flexicontent_items');  // Get Joomla Cache of '...items' Caching Group
     			$itemcache->setCaching(1); 		              // Force cache ON
     			$itemcache->setLifeTime(FLEXI_CACHE_TIME); 	// Set expire time (default is 1 hour)
     			
     			$filtercache = JFactory::getCache('com_flexicontent_filters');  // Get Joomla Cache of '...filters' Caching Group
     			$filtercache->setCaching(1); 		              // Force cache ON
     			$filtercache->setLifeTime(FLEXI_CACHE_TIME); 	// Set expire time (default is 1 hour)
     			
     			// Auto-clean expired item & filters cache, only done here once
     			if (FLEXI_GC && !$expired_cleaned) {
     				$itemcache->gc();
     				$filtercache->gc();
     				$expired_cleaned = true;
     			}
     			// ... now retrieved CACHED ... code removed ...
     		}*/
     // @TODO : move to the constructor
     // This is optimized regarding the use of SINGLE QUERY to retrieve the core item data
     $vars['tags'] = FlexicontentFields::_getTags($items);
     $vars['cats'] = FlexicontentFields::_getCategories($items);
     $vars['favourites'] = FlexicontentFields::_getFavourites($items);
     $vars['favoured'] = FlexicontentFields::_getFavoured($items);
     $vars['authors'] = FlexicontentFields::_getAuthors($items);
     $vars['modifiers'] = FlexicontentFields::_getModifiers($items);
     $vars['typenames'] = FlexicontentFields::_getTypenames($items);
     $vars['votes'] = FlexicontentFields::_getVotes($items);
     $vars['custom'] = FlexicontentFields::_getCustomValues($items);
     FlexicontentFields::getItemFields($items, $vars, $view, $aid);
     if ($print_logging_info) {
         @($fc_run_times['field_values_params'] += round(1000000 * 10 * (microtime(true) - $start_microtime)) / 10);
     }
     $_rendered = array();
     if ($params) {
         $always_create_fields_display = $cparams->get('always_create_fields_display', 0);
         $flexiview = JRequest::getVar('view');
         // CHECK if 'always_create_fields_display' enabled and create the display for all item's fields
         // *** This should be normally set to ZERO (never), to avoid a serious performance penalty !!!
         // 0: never, 1: always, 2: only in item view, 3: never unless in a template position,  this effects function:  renderPositions()
         if ($always_create_fields_display == 1 || $always_create_fields_display == 2 && $flexiview == FLEXI_ITEMVIEW && $view == FLEXI_ITEMVIEW) {
             $field_names = array();
             foreach ($items as $i => $item) {
                 if ($items[$i]->fields) {
                     foreach ($items[$i]->fields as $field) {
                         $values = isset($items[$i]->fieldvalues[$field->id]) ? $items[$i]->fieldvalues[$field->id] : array();
                         $field = FlexicontentFields::renderField($items[$i], $field, $values, $method = 'display', $view);
                         $field_names[$field->name] = 1;
                     }
                 }
             }
             foreach ($field_names as $field_name => $_ignore) {
                 $_rendered['ALL'][$field_name] = 1;
             }
         }
         // Render field positions
         $items = FlexicontentFields::renderPositions($items, $view, $params, $use_tmpl, $_rendered);
     }
     return $items;
 }