private function parseDropdowns($raw_array)
    {
        /*$counter = 0;
        $splitCounter = 0;
        $last_read_dropdownId = FALSE;
        $new_array = array();
        $temp_array = array();
        $different = FALSE;
        foreach($raw_array as $element)
        {
            if(isset($element->dropdownsId) && !empty($element->dropdownsId)) {
                // does what we've read differ?
                if($last_read_dropdownId != $element->dropdownsId) {
                    // update the last read with the value
                    $last_read_dropdownId = $element->dropdownsId;
                    // let us know how many unique dropdownIds were detected
                    $splitCounter++;
                    // add it to the temp array
                    //$temp_array[] = (array)$element;
                    //$new_array[$counter][] = $temp_array;

                    $different = true;
                    if(count($temp_array) == 0) {
                        $new_array[] = $temp_array;
                    }
                } else {
                    $different = false;
                    $temp_array[] = (array)$element;
                }

                if($different) {
                    //$temp_array = (array)$element;
                    //$new_array[] = $temp_array;
                } else {
                    //$temp_array[] = (array)$element;
                }

            }
            $counter++;
        }

        echo "splitCounter: $splitCounter<br/>";
        echo "Counter: $counter<br/>";

        print_r($temp_array);
        print_r($new_array);
        die();
        return $new_array();*/
        $output = array();

        // Iterate over the main array and create a new subarray if
        // it doesn't already exist, or add to it if it does.
        foreach($raw_array as $subarr) {
            if (!isset($output[$subarr->dropdownsId])) {
                // New array indexed by sid
                $output[$subarr->dropdownsId] = array();
            }
            // Append the whole array
            $output[$subarr->dropdownsId][] = $subarr;
        }

        return $output;
    }