public function set_parameter($name, $value, $allow_duplicates = true)
{
if ($allow_duplicates && isset($this->parameters[$name])) {
// We have already added parameter(s) with this name, so add to the list
if (is_scalar($this->parameters[$name])) {
// This is the first duplicate, so transform scalar (string)
// into an array so we can add the duplicates
$this->parameters[$name] = array($this->parameters[$name]);
}
$this->parameters[$name][] = $value;
} else {
$this->parameters[$name] = $value;
}
}