JFactory Class

Revision as of 07:29, 4 September 2008

Access JFactory:

    $var =& JFactory::content();

Access an open database via JFactory:

    $database =& JFactory::getDBO();

Access a document:

    $document =& JFactory::getDocument();

    $uri =& JFactory::getURI();

The following provides access to the logged-in user info.

    $user =& JFactory::getUser();

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-I'm a newbie to creating extensions and really wish some info was here, so I'll take a stab at adding what I figure out in hopes of helping others.
+== Examples ==
+Access JFactory:
+     $var =& JFactory::content();
-Access the JFactory using the php code:
+Access an open database via JFactory:
-      $var = &JFactory::content();
+      $database =& JFactory::getDBO();
-Here are a few lines that are included in examples.  They should each be explained.
+Access a document:
+     $document =& JFactory::getDocument();
-     $database = &JFactory::getDBO();
-     $document = &JFactory::getDocument();
-      $uri = & JFactory::getURI();
+      $uri =& JFactory::getURI();
-      $id = $row->id;
+The following provides access to the logged-in user info.
-The following provides access to the logged-in user info.  Read more here... [[Accessing_the_current_user_object]]
       $user =& JFactory::getUser();
+== See Also ==
+* [http://api.joomla.org/Joomla-Framework/JFactory.html JFactory class documentation from the Joomla! API]
+* [[Accessing_the_current_user_object]]
+[[Category:Development]]