Jimport

From Joomla! Documentation

The joomla function jimport($path) (See API) is a core function used to load joomla library files.

How it works (short version)

The dots (.) in $path are replaced with a directory separator ("/" or "\") and ".php" extension is added at the end of the string. This path is included.

Examples of use

jimport('joomla.application.component.controller');

- will include the php file "/libraries/joomla/application/component/controller.php". This file holds the class JController.

jimport('joomla.application.component.model');

- will include the php file "/libraries/joomla/application/component/model.php". This file holds the class JModel.

jimport('joomla.application.component.view'); // Includes JView
class RecipeViewIngredients extends JView
{
...