/** * Factory method to create type instances. * Type instances are implemented as flyweights. * * @static * @param string $name The name of the type (as returned by getName()). * @return Doctrine\DBAL\Types\Type */ public static function getType($name) { if (!isset(self::$_typeObjects[$name])) { if (!isset(self::$_typesMap[$name])) { throw DoctrineException::unknownColumnType($name); } self::$_typeObjects[$name] = new self::$_typesMap[$name](); } return self::$_typeObjects[$name]; }