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Description

Calls all handlers associated with an event group.

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Syntax

triggerEvent($event, $args=null)

Parameter Name	Default Value	Description
$event		The event name.
$args	null	An array of arguments.

Returns

array An array of results from each function call.

Defined in

libraries/joomla/application/application.php

Importing

jimport( 'joomla.application.application' );

Source Body

function triggerEvent($event, $args=null)
{
        $dispatcher = &JDispatcher::getInstance();
        return $dispatcher->trigger($event, $args);
}

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Examples

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