public static function deserialize($varValue, $blnForceArray=false)
	{
		// Already an array
		if (\is_array($varValue))
		{
			return $varValue;
		}

		// Null
		if ($varValue === null)
		{
			return $blnForceArray ? array() : null;
		}

		// Not a string
		if (!\is_string($varValue))
		{
			return $blnForceArray ? array($varValue) : $varValue;
		}

		// Empty string
		if (trim($varValue) == '')
		{
			return $blnForceArray ? array() : '';
		}

		// Not a serialized array (see #1486)
		if (strncmp($varValue, 'a:', 2) !== 0)
		{
			return $blnForceArray ? array($varValue) : $varValue;
		}

		// Potentially including an object (see #6724)
		if (preg_match('/[OoC]:\+?[0-9]+:"/', $varValue))
		{
			trigger_error('StringUtil::deserialize() does not allow serialized objects', E_USER_WARNING);

			return $blnForceArray ? array($varValue) : $varValue;
		}

		$varUnserialized = @unserialize($varValue, array('allowed_classes' => false));

		if (\is_array($varUnserialized))
		{
			$varValue = $varUnserialized;
		}
		elseif ($blnForceArray)
		{
			$varValue = array($varValue);
		}

		return $varValue;
	}