API16:JAuthentication/getInstance

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Description

Returns the global authentication object, only creating it if it doesn't already exist.

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Syntax

static getInstance()

Returns

object The global object

Defined in

libraries/joomla/user/authentication.php

Importing

jimport( 'joomla.user.authentication' );

Source Body

public static function getInstance()
{
        static $instances;
 
        if (!isset ($instances)) {
                $instances = array ();
        }
 
        if (empty ($instances[0])) {
                $instances[0] = new JAuthentication();
        }
 
        return $instances[0];
}

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Examples

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