element->children() as $element)
		{
			switch ($element->getName())
			{
				// The element is an 
				case 'option':
					// Initialize the group if necessary.
					if (!isset($groups[$label]))
					{
						$groups[$label] = array();
					}
					// Create a new option object based on the  element.
					$tmp = JHtml::_(
						'select.option', ($element['value']) ? (string) $element['value'] : trim((string) $element),
						JText::alt(trim((string) $element), preg_replace('/[^a-zA-Z0-9_\-]/', '_', $this->fieldname)), 'value', 'text',
						((string) $element['disabled'] == 'true')
					);
					// Set some option attributes.
					$tmp->class = (string) $element['class'];
					// Set some JavaScript option attributes.
					$tmp->onclick = (string) $element['onclick'];
					// Add the option.
					$groups[$label][] = $tmp;
					break;
				// The element is a 
				case 'group':
					// Get the group label.
					if ($groupLabel = (string) $element['label'])
					{
						$label = JText::_($groupLabel);
					}
					// Initialize the group if necessary.
					if (!isset($groups[$label]))
					{
						$groups[$label] = array();
					}
					// Iterate through the children and build an array of options.
					foreach ($element->children() as $option)
					{
						// Only add  elements.
						if ($option->getName() != 'option')
						{
							continue;
						}
						// Create a new option object based on the  element.
						$tmp = JHtml::_(
							'select.option', ($option['value']) ? (string) $option['value'] : JText::_(trim((string) $option)),
							JText::_(trim((string) $option)), 'value', 'text', ((string) $option['disabled'] == 'true')
						);
						// Set some option attributes.
						$tmp->class = (string) $option['class'];
						// Set some JavaScript option attributes.
						$tmp->onclick = (string) $option['onclick'];
						// Add the option.
						$groups[$label][] = $tmp;
					}
					if ($groupLabel)
					{
						$label = count($groups);
					}
					break;
				// Unknown element type.
				default:
					throw new UnexpectedValueException(sprintf('Unsupported element %s in JFormFieldGroupedList', $element->getName()), 500);
			}
		}
		reset($groups);
		return $groups;
	}
	/**
	 * Method to get the field input markup fora grouped list.
	 * Multiselect is enabled by using the multiple attribute.
	 *
	 * @return  string  The field input markup.
	 *
	 * @since   11.1
	 */
	protected function getInput()
	{
		$html = array();
		$attr = '';
		// Initialize some field attributes.
		$attr .= $this->element['class'] ? ' class="' . (string) $this->element['class'] . '"' : '';
		$attr .= ((string) $this->element['disabled'] == 'true') ? ' disabled="disabled"' : '';
		$attr .= $this->element['size'] ? ' size="' . (int) $this->element['size'] . '"' : '';
		$attr .= $this->multiple ? ' multiple="multiple"' : '';
		$attr .= $this->required ? ' required="required" aria-required="true"' : '';
		// Initialize JavaScript field attributes.
		$attr .= $this->element['onchange'] ? ' onchange="' . (string) $this->element['onchange'] . '"' : '';
		// Get the field groups.
		$groups = (array) $this->getGroups();
		// Create a read-only list (no name) with a hidden input to store the value.
		if ((string) $this->element['readonly'] == 'true')
		{
			$html[] = JHtml::_(
				'select.groupedlist', $groups, null,
				array(
					'list.attr' => $attr, 'id' => $this->id, 'list.select' => $this->value, 'group.items' => null, 'option.key.toHtml' => false,
					'option.text.toHtml' => false
				)
			);
			$html[] = '';
		}
		// Create a regular list.
		else
		{
			$html[] = JHtml::_(
				'select.groupedlist', $groups, $this->name,
				array(
					'list.attr' => $attr, 'id' => $this->id, 'list.select' => $this->value, 'group.items' => null, 'option.key.toHtml' => false,
					'option.text.toHtml' => false
				)
			);
		}
		return implode($html);
	}
}