API16:JFactory/getConfig

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Description

Get a configuration object

Syntax

static getConfig($file=null, $type= 'PHP')

Parameter Name	Default Value	Description
$file	null	The path to the configuration file
$type	'PHP'	The type of the configuration file

Returns

object

Defined in

libraries/joomla/factory.php

Importing

jimport( 'joomla.factory' );

Source Body

public static function getConfig($file = null, $type = 'PHP')
{
        if (!is_object(JFactory::$config))
        {
                if ($file === null) {
                        $file = dirname(__FILE__).DS.'config.php';
                }
 
                JFactory::$config = JFactory::_createConfig($file, $type);
        }
 
        return JFactory::$config;
}

Examples

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