public static function public static function buildControlPanelButtons($debug = false)
{
	// get option name (JInput)
	$jinput = JFactory::getApplication()->input;
	//split com_componentname by '_'
	$option = explode("_",$jinput->get('option')); 
	//we want $optionArr[1] as this will be the component's name
	$option = $option[1];
	
	// INIT Array to gather the info we want
	$return = array();
	//DEBUG - Check your component name (uncomment next line)
	$return["debug"][] = array("option" => "$option");
	
	//Call XML parser 
	$xml =& JFactory::getXMLParser( 'simple' );
	//Create a filename from option
	$xmlFilePath = JPATH_COMPONENT_ADMINISTRATOR . DS . "$option.xml";
	$return["debug"][] = array("manifest_path" => "$xmlFilePath");
	
	// Check File Loaded
	if ($xml->loadFile($xmlFilePath)) {
		$administration = (array)$xml->document->administration;
		//Create SUB-array to store submenus in
		$return["debug"] = array();
		//Loop through child nodes
		foreach($administration as $k){
			//
			$menus = (array)$k->children();
			//Get each submenu 
			foreach($menus[1]->menu as $sub){	
				$image = explode('/',$sub->attributes('img'));
				$count = count($image);
				$image = $image[$count - 1];
				
				//Swap size from 16 to 48px
				$image = explode('-',$image);
				if($image[0] == "icon" && (int)$image[1] == 16) {
					$image[1] = "48";
					$image = implode('-', $image);
				}
				
				$href = 'index.php?' . $sub->attributes('link');
				$link_title = $sub->data();
				$return["debug"][] = array(
					'href' => $href,
					'img' => $image,
					'link_title' => JText::_($link_title) /***** HERE *****/
				);
			}
		}
	}
	else {
		$error_msg = "<h2>File Open Error: file " . $xmlFilePath . "</h2>";
		$return["_errors"] = $error_msg;
	}
	if(count($return["debug"])){
		$html = "";
		foreach($return["debug"] as $buttons){
			$html .= JDom::_("html.link.menu.cpanel.button", array(
										'href' => $buttons['href'],
										'link_title' => $buttons['link_title'], 
										'img' => $buttons['img']
									)
								);
		}
		
	}
	$return["html"] = $html;
	
	if($debug == false)
		return $return['html'];
	else return $return;
}

$controlPanel = JstoresocialHelper::buildControlPanelButtons(true); //true = debug ON, false = OFF
print_r($controlPanel);

public static function outputControlPanelButtons()
{
	// get option name (JInput)
	$jinput = JFactory::getApplication()->input;
	//split com_componentname by '_'
	$option = explode("_",$jinput->get('option'));
	//we want $optionArr[1] as this will be the component's name
	$option = $option[1];

	// INIT Array to gather the info we want
	$return = array();
	//DEBUG - Check your component name (uncomment next line)
	$return["debug"][] = array("option" => "$option");

	//Call XML parser
	$xml =& JFactory::getXMLParser( 'simple' );
	//Create a filename from option
	$xmlFilePath = JPATH_COMPONENT_ADMINISTRATOR . DS . "$option.xml";
	$return["debug"][] = array("manifest_path" => "$xmlFilePath");

	// Check File Loaded
	if ($xml->loadFile($xmlFilePath)) {
		$administration = (array)$xml->document->administration;
		//Create SUB-array to store submenus in
		$return["debug"] = array();
		//Loop through child nodes
		foreach($administration as $k){
			//
			$menus = (array)$k->children();
			//Get each submenu
			foreach($menus[1]->menu as $sub){
				$image = explode('/',$sub->attributes('img'));
				$count = count($image);
				$image = $image[$count - 1];
					
				//Swap size from 16 to 48px
				$image = explode('-',$image);
				if($image[0] == "icon" && (int)$image[1] == 16) {
					$image[1] = "48";
					$image = implode('-', $image);
				}
					
				$href = 'index.php?' . $sub->attributes('link');
				$link_title = $sub->data();
				$return["debug"][] = array(
						'href' => $href,
						'img' => $image,
						'link_title' => $link_title /***** HERE *****/
				);
			}
		}
	}
	else {
		$error_msg = "<h2>File Open Error: file " . $xmlFilePath . "</h2>";
		$return["_errors"] = $error_msg;
	}
	if(count($return["debug"])){
		$html = "<pre>";
		foreach($return["debug"] as $buttons){
			$html .= 'echo JDom::_("html.link.menu.cpanel.button", array(' . "<br />"
					. "	'href' => " . $buttons['href'] . ",<br />"
					. "	'link_title' => " . $buttons['link_title'] . ",<br />"
					. "	'img' => JText::_(" . $buttons['img'] . ")<br />"
					. "	)<br />"
			. "); <br /><br />";
		}
			
	}
	
	return $html;
}

$jdomCallsOutput = JstoresocialHelper::outputControlPanelButtons();
echo $jdomCallsOutput;