function &getACL($user_id = 0) { static $instances = array(); if (!$user_id) { $user =& JFactory::getUser(); $user_id = $user->get('id'); } if (isset($instances[$user_id]) && is_object($instances[$user_id])) { } else { $instances[$user_id] = JLMSFactory::_createACL($user_id); } return $instances[$user_id]; }