API16:JForm/getValue

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Description

Method to get the value of a field.

Syntax

getValue($field, $default=null, $group= '_default')

Parameter Name	Default Value	Description
$field		$field The field to set.
$default	null	$default The default value of the field if empty.
$group	'_default'	$group The group the field is in.

Returns

boolean The value of the field or the default value if empty.

Defined in

libraries/joomla/form/form.php

Importing

jimport( 'joomla.form.form' );

Source Body

public function getValue($field, $default = null, $group = '_default')
{
        $return = null;
 
        // Get the field value if it exists.
        if (isset($this->_groups[$group][$field]) && is_object($this->_groups[$group][$field])) {
                $return = array_key_exists($field, $this->_data[$group]) ? $this->_data[$group][$field] : $default;
        }
 
        return $return;
}

Examples

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