API16:JFactory/getApplication

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Description

Get a application object

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The object returned will be of a type derived from JApplication.

Syntax

static getApplication($id=null, $config=array(), $prefix='J')
Parameter Name Default Value Description
$id null $id A client identifier or name.
$config array() $config An optional associative array of configuration settings.
$prefix 'J'

Returns

object

Defined in

libraries/joomla/factory.php

Importing

jimport( 'joomla.factory' );

Source Body

public static function getApplication($id = null, $config = array(), $prefix='J')
{
        if (!is_object(JFactory::$application))
        {
                jimport('joomla.application.application');
 
                if (!$id) {
                        JError::raiseError(500, 'Application Instantiation Error');
                }
 
                JFactory::$application = JApplication::getInstance($id, $config, $prefix);
        }
 
        return JFactory::$application;
}

[Edit See Also] SeeAlso:JFactory/getApplication

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