API16:JExtension/ construct

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Syntax

__construct(JXMLElement $element=null)

Parameter Name	Default Value	Description
	null

Defined in

libraries/joomla/installer/extension.php

Importing

jimport( 'joomla.installer.extension' );

Source Body

function __construct(JXMLElement $element = null)
{
        if ($element && is_a($element, 'JXMLElement'))
        {
                $this->type = (string)$element->attributes()->type;
                $this->id = (string)$element->attributes()->id;
 
                switch($this->type)
                {
                        case 'component':
                                // by default a component doesn't have anything
                                break;
 
                        case 'module':
                        case 'template':
                        case 'language':
                                $this->client = (string)$element->attributes()->client;
                                $this->client_id = JApplicationHelper::getClientInfo($this->client, 1);
                                $this->client_id = $this->client_id->id;
                                break;
 
                        case 'plugin':
                                $this->group = (string)$element->attributes()->group;
                                break;
 
                        default:
                                // catch all
                                // get and set client and group if we don't recognise the extension
                                if ($client = (string)$element->attributes()->client)
                                {
                                        $this->client_id = JApplicationHelper::getClientInfo($this->client, 1);
                                        $this->client_id = $this->client_id->id;
                                }
                                if ($group = (string)$element->attributes()->group) {
                                        $this->group = (string)$element->attributes()->group;
                                }
                                break;
                }
                $this->filename = (string)$element;
        }
}

Examples

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