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function display_object($object,$parameters,$action=null){

    //this is all a bit redundant, on purpose i guess...
    $partial[name] = strtolower( get_class($object) ) . strtolower($action?"_{$action}":"");
    //view to render
    $partial[filename] = "{$partial_name}.phtml";
    //path to check with file_exists
    $partial[path] = TRAX_ROOT . "/app/views/includes/" . $partial[filename];
    //path within app to use with render_partial
    $partial[relative] = "includes/" . $partial[filename];
    //check for file
    if (file_exists($partial[path])){
        //render partial for that object's class
        $this->render_partial($partial[relative],$parameters);
    }else{
        //debug, non-existent view display
        echo "<pre>" . print_r($object,true) . "</pre>";
    }

}