/** *@singleton method used to instantiate class object *@access public *@return EEH_Qtip_Loader instance */ public static function instance() { // check if class object is instantiated if (self::$_instance === NULL or !is_object(self::$_instance) or !self::$_instance instanceof EEH_Qtip_Loader) { self::$_instance = new self(); } return self::$_instance; }