Index: t3lib/class.t3lib_div.php
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--- t3lib/class.t3lib_div.php	(revision 6388)
+++ t3lib/class.t3lib_div.php	(working copy)
@@ -4932,9 +4932,7 @@
 
 				// Check file-reference prefix; if found, require_once() the file (should be library of code)
 			if (strpos($classRef,':') !== false)	{
-				list($file,$class) = t3lib_div::revExplode(':',$classRef,2);
-				$requireFile = t3lib_div::getFileAbsFileName($file);
-				if ($requireFile)	t3lib_div::requireOnce($requireFile);
+				$class = self::getClassNameAndLoadClassFile($classRef);
 			} else {
 				$class = $classRef;
 			}
@@ -4957,7 +4955,7 @@
 			}
 
 				// Check if class exists:
-			if (class_exists($class))	{
+			if (class_exists($class)) {
 				$classObj = t3lib_div::makeInstance($class);
 
 					// If persistent object should be created, set reference:
@@ -4986,6 +4984,11 @@
 			// holds references of singletons
 		static $instances = array();
 
+		// Check file-reference prefix; if found, require_once() the file (should be library of code)
+		if (strpos($className, ':') !== false) {
+			$className = self::getClassNameAndLoadClassFile($className);
+		}
+
 			// Get final classname
 		$className = self::getClassName($className);
 
@@ -5041,6 +5044,23 @@
 	}
 
 	/**
+	 * Returns the class name and loads the file if the syntax is given by EXT:extkexy/path_to_file:classname
+	 * class-extension API.
+	 *
+	 * @param	string		Definition of class with extkey, classfile and classname
+	 * @return	string		Final class name to instantiate with "new [classname]"
+	 */
+	protected function getClassNameAndLoadClassFile($className) {
+		list($file,$class) = t3lib_div::revExplode(':', $className, 2);
+		$requireFile = t3lib_div::getFileAbsFileName($file);
+		if ($requireFile)	{
+			t3lib_div::requireOnce($requireFile);
+		}
+		return $class;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
 	 * Find the best service and check if it works.
 	 * Returns object of the service class.
 	 *