lib/Doctrine/ODM/CouchDB/Types/Type.php
public static function getType($name)
    {
        if ( ! isset(self::$_typeObjects[$name])) {
            if ( ! isset(self::$_typesMap[$name])) {
                throw TypeException::unknownType($name);
            }
            self::$_typeObjects[$name] = new self::$_typesMap[$name]();
        }

        return self::$_typeObjects[$name];
    }
public static function getType($name)
    {
        if ( ! isset(self::$_typeObjects[$name])) {
            if ( ! isset(self::$_typesMap[$name])) {
                throw TypeException::unknownType($name);
            }
            self::$_typeObjects[$name] = new self::$_typesMap[$name]();
        }

        return self::$_typeObjects[$name];
    }
Factory method to create type instances.
Type instances are implemented as flyweights.

@static
@throws TypeException
@param string $name The name of the type (as returned by getName()).
@return \Doctrine\ODM\CouchDB\Types\Type