protected function convertAndReturn($comments)
    {
        // Create the return value
        $retval = false;
        if ($comments && is_array($comments) && count($comments)) {
            // Create the array
            $retval = array();
            foreach ($comments as $theComment) {
                // Create a new instance
                $commentInstance = new $this->className($theComment);
                // Append the instance to the return value
                array_push($retval, $commentInstance);
            }
        }
        return $retval;
    }