get('Attr.EnableID')) return false;
        $id = trim($id); // trim it first
        if ($id === '') return false;
        $prefix = $config->get('Attr.IDPrefix');
        if ($prefix !== '') {
            $prefix .= $config->get('Attr.IDPrefixLocal');
            // prevent re-appending the prefix
            if (strpos($id, $prefix) !== 0) $id = $prefix . $id;
        } elseif ($config->get('Attr.IDPrefixLocal') !== '') {
            trigger_error('%Attr.IDPrefixLocal cannot be used unless '.
                '%Attr.IDPrefix is set', E_USER_WARNING);
        }
        //if (!$this->ref) {
            $id_accumulator =& $context->get('IDAccumulator');
            if (isset($id_accumulator->ids[$id])) return false;
        //}
        // we purposely avoid using regex, hopefully this is faster
        if (ctype_alpha($id)) {
            $result = true;
        } else {
            if (!ctype_alpha(@$id[0])) return false;
            $trim = trim( // primitive style of regexps, I suppose
                $id,
                'A..Za..z0..9:-._'
              );
            $result = ($trim === '');
        }
        $regexp = $config->get('Attr.IDBlacklistRegexp');
        if ($regexp && preg_match($regexp, $id)) {
            return false;
        }
        if (/*!$this->ref && */$result) $id_accumulator->add($id);
        // if no change was made to the ID, return the result
        // else, return the new id if stripping whitespace made it
        //     valid, or return false.
        return $result ? $id : false;
    }
}
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