API15:JInstaller/setAdapter

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Description

Set an installer adapter by name

Syntax

setAdapter($name, $adapter=null)

Parameter Name	Default Value	Description
$name		$name Adapter name
$adapter	null	$adapter Installer adapter object

Returns

boolean True if successful

Defined in

libraries/joomla/installer/installer.php

Importing

jimport( 'joomla.installer.installer' );

Source Body

function setAdapter($name, $adapter = null)
{
        if (!is_object($adapter))
        {
                // Try to load the adapter object
                require_once(dirname(__FILE__).DS.'adapters'.DS.strtolower($name).'.php');
                $class = 'JInstaller'.ucfirst($name);
                if (!class_exists($class)) {
                        return false;
                }
                $adapter = new $class($this);
                $adapter->parent =& $this;
        }
        $this->_adapters[$name] =& $adapter;
        return true;
}

Examples

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