JFactory/getACL
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< JFactory
Returns a reference to the global authorisation object, only creating it if it doesn't already exist. In Joomla 1.5 the object returned will be of type JAuthorization, from Joomla 1.6 this will be a JAccess object.
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Description
Get an authorization object
Syntax
static& JFactory::getACL()
Returns
object JACL
Defined in
libraries/joomla/factory.php
Importing
jimport( 'joomla.factory' );
Source Body
public static function &getACL()
{
if (!is_object(JFactory::$acl)) {
jimport('joomla.access.access');
JFactory::$acl = new JAccess();
}
return JFactory::$acl;
}
Example
In this example, the global authorisation object is retrieved. TODO: Need a more useful example.
$acl =& JFactory::getACL();
