public function __construct( $args = '' ) {

		$r = wp_parse_args( $args, get_class_vars( __CLASS__ ) );

		// Backward compatibility with deprecated parameters.
		$r = $this->backward_compatibility_args( $r );

		// Deprecated. Subject to removal in a future release.
		$this->wrapper = $r['wrapper'];
		if ( !empty( $r['link_id']    ) ) $this->link_id    = ' id="' .    $r['link_id']    . '"';
		if ( !empty( $r['link_href']  ) ) $this->link_href  = ' href="' .  $r['link_href']  . '"';
		if ( !empty( $r['link_title'] ) ) $this->link_title = ' title="' . $r['link_title'] . '"';
		if ( !empty( $r['link_rel']   ) ) $this->link_rel   = ' rel="' .   $r['link_rel']   . '"';
		if ( !empty( $r['link_class'] ) ) $this->link_class = ' class="' . $r['link_class'] . '"';
		if ( !empty( $r['link_text']  ) ) $this->link_text  =              $r['link_text'];

		// Required button properties.
		$this->id                = $r['id'];
		$this->component         = $r['component'];
		$this->must_be_logged_in = (bool) $r['must_be_logged_in'];
		$this->block_self        = (bool) $r['block_self'];

		// $id and $component are required and component must be active.
		if ( empty( $r['id'] ) || empty( $r['component'] ) || ! bp_is_active( $this->component ) ) {
			return false;
		}

		// No button for guests if must be logged in.
		if ( true == $this->must_be_logged_in && ! is_user_logged_in() ) {
			return false;
		}

		// The block_self property.
		if ( true == $this->block_self ) {
			/*
			 * No button if you are the current user in a members loop.
			 *
			 * This condition takes precedence, because members loops can be found on user
			 * profiles.
			 */
			if ( bp_get_member_user_id() ) {
				if ( is_user_logged_in() && bp_loggedin_user_id() == bp_get_member_user_id() ) {
					return false;
				}

			// No button if viewing your own profile (and not in a members loop).
			} elseif ( bp_is_my_profile() ) {
				return false;
			}
		}

		// Should we use a parent element?
		if ( ! empty( $r['parent_element'] ) ) {
			if ( ! isset( $r['parent_attr']['class'] ) ) {
				$r['parent_attr']['class'] = '';
			}

			// Always add 'generic-button' class.
			if ( false === strpos( $r['parent_attr']['class'], 'generic-button' ) ) {
				if ( ! is_array( $r['parent_attr'] ) ) {
					$r['parent_attr'] = array();
				}
				if ( ! empty( $r['parent_attr']['class'] ) ) {
					$r['parent_attr']['class'] .= ' ';
				}
				$r['parent_attr']['class'] .= 'generic-button';
			}

			// Set parent element props.
			$this->parent_element = $r['parent_element'];
			$this->parent_attr    = $r['parent_attr'];

			// Render parent element attributes.
			$parent_elem = new BP_Core_HTML_Element( array(
				'element' => $r['parent_element'],
				'attr'    => $r['parent_attr']
			) );

			// Set before and after.
			$before = $parent_elem->get( 'open_tag' );
			$after  = $parent_elem->get( 'close_tag' );

		// No parent element.
		} else {
			$before = $after = '';
		}

		// Button properties.
		$button = '';
		if ( ! empty( $r['button_element'] ) ) {
			$button = new BP_Core_HTML_Element( array(
				'element'    => $r['button_element'],
				'attr'       => $r['button_attr'],
				'inner_html' => ! empty( $r['link_text'] ) ? $r['link_text'] : ''
			) );
			$button = $button->contents();
		}

		// Build the button.
		$this->contents = $before . $button . $after;

		/**
		 * Filters the button based on class parameters.
		 *
		 * This filter is a dynamic filter based on component and component ID and
		 * allows button to be manipulated externally.
		 *
		 * @since 1.2.6
		 * @since 2.7.0 Added $r as a parameter.
		 *
		 * @param string    $contents HTML being used for the button.
		 * @param BP_Button $this     Current BP_Button instance.
		 * @param string    $before   HTML appended before the actual button.
		 * @param string    $after    HTML appended after the actual button.
		 * @param array     $r        Parsed button arguments.
		 */
		$this->contents = apply_filters( 'bp_button_' . $this->component . '_' . $this->id, $this->contents, $this, $before, $after, $r );
	}