Method loadType

/**
 * Method to load a form entity object given a type.
 * Each type is loaded only once and then used as a prototype for other objects of same type.
 * Please, use this method only with those entities which support types (forms don't support them).
 *
 * @param   string   $entity  The entity.
 * @param   string   $type    The entity type.
 * @param   boolean  $new     Flag to toggle whether we should get a new instance of the object.
 *
 * @return  mixed  Entity object on success, false otherwise.
 *
 * @since   1.7.0
 */
protected static function loadType($entity, $type, $new = true)
{
    // Reference to an array with current entity's type instances
    $types =& self::$entities[$entity];
    $key = md5($type);
    // Return an entity object if it already exists and we don't need a new one.
    if (isset($types[$key]) && $new === false) {
        return $types[$key];
    }
    $class = self::loadClass($entity, $type);
    if ($class === false) {
        return false;
    }
    // Instantiate a new type object.
    $types[$key] = new $class();
    return $types[$key];
}