public static function &getPlatform($platform, $instance)
	{
		static $instances;
		if (!isset($instances)) {
			$instances = array();
		}

		$platform = ucfirst(strtolower($platform));

		//only create a new thread instance if it has not been created before
		if (!isset($instances[$platform][$instance])) {
			$name = static::getNameFromInstance($instance);

			static::pluginAutoLoad($name);

			$class = '\JFusion\Plugins\\' . $name . '\Platform\\' . $platform . '\\Platform';
			if (!class_exists($class)) {
				$class = '\JFusion\Plugin\Platform\\' . $platform;
			}
			if (!class_exists($class)) {
				$class = '\JFusion\Plugin\Platform';
			}
			$instances[$platform][$instance] = new $class($instance);
		}
		return $instances[$platform][$instance];
	}
public static function &getPlatform($platform, $instance)
	{
		static $instances;
		if (!isset($instances)) {
			$instances = array();
		}

		$platform = ucfirst(strtolower($platform));

		//only create a new thread instance if it has not been created before
		if (!isset($instances[$platform][$instance])) {
			$name = static::getNameFromInstance($instance);

			static::pluginAutoLoad($name);

			$class = '\JFusion\Plugins\\' . $name . '\Platform\\' . $platform . '\\Platform';
			if (!class_exists($class)) {
				$class = '\JFusion\Plugin\Platform\\' . $platform;
			}
			if (!class_exists($class)) {
				$class = '\JFusion\Plugin\Platform';
			}
			$instances[$platform][$instance] = new $class($instance);
		}
		return $instances[$platform][$instance];
	}
public static function & getPlatform ( $ platform , $ instance ) { static $ instances ; if ( ! isset ( $ instances ) ) { $ instances = array ( ) ; } $ platform = ucfirst ( strtolower ( $ platform ) ) ; //only create a new thread instance if it has not been created before if ( ! isset ( $ instances [ $ platform ] [ $ instance ] ) ) { $ name = static :: getNameFromInstance ( $ instance ) ; static :: pluginAutoLoad ( $ name ) ; $ class = '\JFusion\Plugins\\' . $ name . '\Platform\\' . $ platform . '\\Platform' ; if ( ! class_exists ( $ class ) ) { $ class = '\JFusion\Plugin\Platform\\' . $ platform ; } if ( ! class_exists ( $ class ) ) { $ class = '\JFusion\Plugin\Platform' ; } $ instances [ $ platform ] [ $ instance ] = new $ class ( $ instance ) ; } return $ instances [ $ platform ] [ $ instance ] ; }
Gets a Forum Class for the JFusion Plugin

@param string $platform
@param string $instance name of the JFusion plugin used

@return Platform JFusion Thread class for the JFusion plugin
Gets a Forum Class for the JFusion Plugin