public function getElement($name, $trusted = null)
    {
        if (!isset($this->elementLookup[$name])) {
            return false;
        }

        // setup global state variables
        $def = false;
        if ($trusted === null) {
            $trusted = $this->trusted;
        }

        // iterate through each module that has registered itself to this
        // element
        foreach ($this->elementLookup[$name] as $module_name) {
            $module = $this->modules[$module_name];

            // refuse to create/merge from a module that is deemed unsafe--
            // pretend the module doesn't exist--when trusted mode is not on.
            if (!$trusted && !$module->safe) {
                continue;
            }

            // clone is used because, ideally speaking, the original
            // definition should not be modified. Usually, this will
            // make no difference, but for consistency's sake
            $new_def = clone $module->info[$name];

            if (!$def && $new_def->standalone) {
                $def = $new_def;
            } elseif ($def) {
                // This will occur even if $new_def is standalone. In practice,
                // this will usually result in a full replacement.
                $def->mergeIn($new_def);
            } else {
                // :TODO:
                // non-standalone definitions that don't have a standalone
                // to merge into could be deferred to the end
                // HOWEVER, it is perfectly valid for a non-standalone
                // definition to lack a standalone definition, even
                // after all processing: this allows us to safely
                // specify extra attributes for elements that may not be
                // enabled all in one place.  In particular, this might
                // be the case for trusted elements.  WARNING: care must
                // be taken that the /extra/ definitions are all safe.
                continue;
            }

            // attribute value expansions
            $this->attrCollections->performInclusions($def->attr);
            $this->attrCollections->expandIdentifiers($def->attr, $this->attrTypes);

            // descendants_are_inline, for ChildDef_Chameleon
            if (is_string($def->content_model) &&
                strpos($def->content_model, 'Inline') !== false) {
                if ($name != 'del' && $name != 'ins') {
                    // this is for you, ins/del
                    $def->descendants_are_inline = true;
                }
            }

            $this->contentSets->generateChildDef($def, $module);
        }

        // This can occur if there is a blank definition, but no base to
        // mix it in with
        if (!$def) {
            return false;
        }

        // add information on required attributes
        foreach ($def->attr as $attr_name => $attr_def) {
            if ($attr_def->required) {
                $def->required_attr[] = $attr_name;
            }
        }
        return $def;
    }