/**
* get_instance method
*
* @return object $this
*/
public static function &get_instance()
{
if (!is_object(self::$_instance)) {
self::$_instance = new self();
}
// Merge variables
self::$_instance->tpl_vars = array_merge(self::$_instance->tpl_vars, parent::get_instance()->tpl_vars);
return self::$_instance;
}
/**
* Get handle to Smarty parser object, ment for template parsing
*
* @final
* @internal
* @since 1.11.3
* @author Tapio Löytty
* @return Smarty_Parser handle to the Smarty object
* @ignore
*/
public final function &get_template_parser()
{
return Smarty_Parser::get_instance();
}