API15:JRegistry/setValue

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Description

Set a registry value

Syntax

setValue($regpath, $value)

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

Returns

mixed Value of old value or boolean false if operation failed

Defined in

libraries/joomla/registry/registry.php

Importing

jimport( 'joomla.registry.registry' );

Source Body

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];
        }
 
        // Get the old value if exists so we can return it
        $ns->$nodes[$i] =& $value;
 
        return $ns->$nodes[$i];
}

Examples

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