API16:JForm/load

load($data, $file=true, $reset=true)

jimport( 'joomla.form.form' );

public function load($data, $file = true, $reset = true)
{
        $return = false;
 
        // Make sure we have data.
        if (!empty($data)) {
                // If the data is a file, load the XML from the file.
                if ($file) {
                        // If we were not given the absolute path of a form file, attempt to find one.
                        if (!is_file($data)) {
                                jimport('joomla.filesystem.path');
                                $data = JPath::find(self::addFormPath(), strtolower($data).'.xml');
                                if (!$data) {
                                        return false;
                                }
                        }
 
                        // Attempt to load the XML file.
                        $xml = JFactory::getXML($data);
                }
                // Load the data as a string.
                else {
                        $xml = JFactory::getXML($data, false);
                }
                // Make sure the XML was loaded.
                if ($xml) {
                        // Check if any groups exist.
                        if (isset($xml->fields)) {
                                // Load the form groups.
                                foreach ($xml->fields as $group) {
                                        $this->loadFieldsXML($group, $reset);
                                        $return = true;
                                }
                        }
 
                        // Check if a name is set.
                        if ((string)$xml->attributes()->name && $reset) {
                                $this->setName((string)$xml->attributes()->name);
                        }
                }
        }
 
        return $return;
}