/**
  * Build a MenuBar from a XML file
  * @param $xml_file path for the file
  * @param $permission_callback check permission callback
  */
 public static function newFromXML($xml_file, $permission_callback = NULL)
 {
     if (file_exists($xml_file)) {
         $menu_string = file_get_contents($xml_file);
         if (utf8_encode(utf8_decode($menu_string)) == $menu_string) {
             $xml = new SimpleXMLElement($menu_string);
         } else {
             $xml = new SimpleXMLElement(utf8_encode($menu_string));
         }
         $menubar = new TMenuBar();
         foreach ($xml as $xmlElement) {
             $atts = $xmlElement->attributes();
             $label = (string) $atts['label'];
             $action = (string) $xmlElement->action;
             $icon = (string) $xmlElement->icon;
             $button_div = new TElement('div');
             $button_div->{'class'} = 'btn-group';
             $button = new TElement('button');
             $button->{'data-toggle'} = 'dropdown';
             $button->{'class'} = 'btn dropdown-toggle';
             $button->add($label);
             $span = new TElement('span');
             $span->{'class'} = 'caret';
             $span->add('');
             $button->add($span);
             $menu = new TMenu($xmlElement->menu->menuitem, $permission_callback);
             // check children count (permissions)
             if (count($menu->getMenuItems()) > 0) {
                 $button_div->add($button);
                 $button_div->add($menu);
                 $menubar->add($button_div);
             }
         }
         return $menubar;
     }
 }