java extension problems

[Brand-X]

I am using a Java Singleton to do some work that the xsl cannot manage and maintain state, however, for no reason that I can fathom the transformer gives the following error:

E javax.xml.transform.TransformerException: Instance method call to method getInstance requires an Object instance as first argument

The line that it refers to is making a static getInstance call to get an instance of the Singleton. Seems strange that I need an object instance in order to GET an object instance.

If anyone has any ideas on what is going on here I'd appreciate hearing them.

Thanks,

Adam