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Description

Set a registry value

Syntax

setValue($regpath, $value)

Parameter Name	Default Value	Description
$regpath		Registry Path (e.g. joomla.content.showauthor)
$value		Value of entry

Returns

mixed The value after to setting.

Defined in

libraries/joomla/registry/registry.php

Importing

jimport( 'joomla.registry.registry' );

Source Body

public function setValue($regpath, $value)
{
        // Explode the registry path into an array
        $nodes = explode('.', $regpath);

        // Get the namespace
        $count = count($nodes);

        if ($count < 2) {
                $namespace = $this->_defaultNameSpace;
        } else {
                $namespace = array_shift($nodes);
                $count--;
        }

        if (!isset($this->_registry[$namespace])) {
                $this->makeNameSpace($namespace);
        }

        $ns = & $this->_registry[$namespace]['data'];

        $pathNodes = $count - 1;

        if ($pathNodes < 0) {
                $pathNodes = 0;
        }

        for ($i = 0; $i < $pathNodes; $i ++) {
                // If any node along the registry path does not exist, create it
                if (!isset($ns->$nodes[$i])) {
                        $ns->$nodes[$i] = new stdClass();
                }
                $ns = &$ns->$nodes[$i];
        }

        // Set the new value.
        $ns->$nodes[$i] =& $value;

        return $ns->$nodes[$i];
}