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Description

Assign variable for the view (by reference).

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Syntax

assignRef($key, &$val)

Parameter Name	Default Value	Description
$key		$key The name for the reference in the view.
&$val		&$val The referenced variable.

Returns

bool True on success, false on failure.

Defined in

libraries/joomla/application/component/view.php

Importing

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

Source Body

function assignRef($key, &$val)
{
        if (is_string($key) && substr($key, 0, 1) != '_')
        {
                $this->$key =& $val;
                return true;
        }

        return false;
}

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Examples

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