/**
* Returns a reference to the global JApplicationWeb object, only creating it if it doesn't already exist.
*
* This method must be invoked as: $web = JApplicationWeb::getInstance();
*
* @param string $name The name (optional) of the JApplicationWeb class to instantiate.
*
* @return JApplicationWeb
*
* @since 11.3
*/
public static function getInstance($name = null)
{
// Only create the object if it doesn't exist.
if (empty(self::$instance)) {
if (class_exists($name) && is_subclass_of($name, 'JApplicationWeb')) {
self::$instance = new $name();
} else {
self::$instance = new JApplicationWeb();
}
}
return self::$instance;
}
