docs: function (path) {
              // edge case
              if (!path) {
                  return [];
              }
  
              // first letter will give the type
              var first = path.charAt(0), closing, part, next, nextParse;
  
              // case brackets
              if (first == "[") {
                  closing = path.indexOf("]");
                  if (closing != -1) {
                      part = path.substring(1, closing);
                      next = path.substring(closing + 1);
                      if (/^\d+$/.test(part)) {
                          nextParse = this._paramParse(next);
                          nextParse.unshift(parseInt(part, 10));
                          return nextParse;
                      } else {
                          // check that part is "something" or 'somethingelse'
                          var strMarker = part.charAt(0), utilString = ariaUtilsString;
                          if ((strMarker == "'" || strMarker == '"')
                                  && utilString.indexOfNotEscaped(part, strMarker, 1) == part.length - 1) {
                              nextParse = this._paramParse(next);
                              nextParse.unshift(part.substring(1, part.length - 1).replace(new RegExp("\\\\" + strMarker, "gi"), strMarker));
                              return nextParse;
                          }
                      }
                  }
              } else if (first == ".") {
                  part = /^[_A-z\$]\w*/.exec(path.substring(1));
                  if (part.length) {
                      part = part[0];
                      next = path.substring(part.length + 1);
                      nextParse = this._paramParse(next);
                      nextParse.unshift(part);
                      return nextParse;
                  }
              }
  
              // nothing returned -> throws an exception
              throw {
                  error : this.WRONG_PATH_SYNTAX,
                  args : [path]
              };
          }