QObject *QFactoryLoader::instance(int index) const
{
    Q_D(const QFactoryLoader);
    
    QVector<QStaticPlugin> staticPlugins = QLibraryPrivate::staticPlugins();    
    
    /* determine whether index is referring to a shared plugin or a static one */
    if (index >= 0 && index < d->libraryList.size()) {
		/* shared plugin */	 
		
	    QLibraryPrivate *library = d->libraryList.at(index);
	    if (library->instance || library->loadPlugin()) {
	        if (!library->inst)
	            library->inst = library->instance();
	        QObject *obj = library->inst.data();
	        if (obj) {
	            if (!obj->parent())
	                obj->moveToThread(QCoreApplicationPrivate::mainThread());
	            return obj;
	        }
	    }
	    return 0;
				
    } else if(index>=d->libraryList.size() && (index-d->libraryList.size())<staticPlugins.count()  ) {
	    /* static plugin */
	    
	    return staticPlugins.at(index-d->libraryList.size()).instance();
	    
    } else {
		return 0;   
    }
    
}