protected function format_field($name, $value)
 {
     $format = isset($this->form['formats'][$name]) ? $this->form['formats'][$name] : '';
     $value = $this->sanitize($value);
     if (!empty($format)) {
         if ('int' == $format) {
             // 'int' is understood as not a blank string and greater than 0
             if ('' === $value || 0 > $value) {
                 return $this->plugin->options_default[$name];
             }
             return (int) $value;
         } elseif ('float' == $format) {
             return (double) $value;
         } elseif ('html' == $format) {
             return stripslashes($this->bridge->wp_filter_post_kses($value));
         }
     } else {
         return strip_tags($value);
     }
 }