API15:JRegistry/getInstance

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Description

Returns a reference to a global JRegistry object, only creating it if it doesn't already exist.

Syntax

& getInstance($id, $namespace= 'default')

Parameter Name	Default Value	Description
$id		$id An ID for the registry instance
$namespace	'default'	$namespace The default namespace for the registry object [optional]

Returns

object The object.

Defined in

libraries/joomla/registry/registry.php

Importing

jimport( 'joomla.registry.registry' );

Source Body

function &getInstance($id, $namespace = 'default')
{
        static $instances;
 
        if (!isset ($instances)) {
                $instances = array ();
        }
 
        if (empty ($instances[$id])) {
                $instances[$id] = new JRegistry($namespace);
        }
 
        return $instances[$id];
}

Examples

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