/** Sets the default application name.
  *
  * @param string $application
  *
  * @throws InvalidArgumentException If $application is empty.
  * @return string old value.
  */
 public static function setDefaultApplicationName($application)
 {
     if (empty($application)) {
         throw new InvalidArgumentException('Empty argument passed to setDefaultApplicationName().');
     }
     $old = self::$_defaultApplication;
     self::$_defaultApplication = (string) $application;
     return $old;
 }