/**
* <p>
* </p>
* @param mixed $xml either a string representing an <tt>XML</tt> data
* structure or an <tt>.xml</tt> file.
* @return XMLElement the <code>XMLElement</code>.
*/
public static function parse($xml, $section = null)
{
$parser = new XMLParser($xml);
if (is_string($section) && !empty($section)) {
return $parser->getXml()->get($section, true);
}
return $parser->getXml();
}