ode> - the class that the instantiated object should be
          assignable to -- an exception is thrown if this is not the case</dd><dd><code>className</code> - the fully qualified class name of the object</dd><dd><code>options</code> - an array of options suitable for passing to setOptions. May
          be null. Any options accepted by the object will be removed from
          the array.</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Returns:</span></dt><dd>the newly created object, ready for use.</dd>
<dt><span class="