# File lib/xmlsimple.rb, line 677
  def force_array?(key)
    return false if key == @options['contentkey']
    return true if @options['forcearray'] == true
    forcearray = @options['forcearray']
    if forcearray.instance_of?(Hash)
      return true if forcearray.has_key?(key) 
      return false unless forcearray.has_key?('_regex')
      forcearray['_regex'].each { |x| return true if key =~ x }
    end
    return false
  end