protected static function _processDotPath($path, &$arrayPointer) {
		if (isset($arrayPointer[$path])) {
			return $arrayPointer[$path];
		}
		if (strpos($path, '.') === false) {
			return null;
		}
		$pathKeys = explode('.', $path);
		foreach ($pathKeys as $pathKey) {
			if (!isset($arrayPointer[$pathKey])) {
				return false;
			}
			$arrayPointer = &$arrayPointer[$pathKey];
		}
		return $arrayPointer;
	}