/**
* Factory method for loading model class
*
* @param string $modelName
* @return object|false
*/
function factory($modelName)
{
if (empty($modelName)) {
PEAR::raiseError("Factory did not recive model name");
return false;
}
$modelName = ucfirst($modelName);
$class = MAX_Dal_Common::getClassName($modelName);
if (!class_exists($class)) {
$class = MAX_Dal_Common::autoLoadClass($modelName);
if (!$class) {
return false;
}
}
return new $class();
}
