Difference between revisions of "JForm::getInstance"

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JForm::getInstance[edit]

Description[edit]

Method to get an instance of a form.

Template:Description:JForm::getInstance [Edit Descripton]

Since[edit]

Synopsis[edit]

public static JForm::getInstance ($name, $data=null, $options=array(), $replace=true, $xpath=false)

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
$name	Exception		if an error occurs.
$data	string	null	The name of an XML file or string to load as the form definition.
$options	array	array()	An array of form options.
$replace	string	true	Flag to toggle whether form fields should be replaced if a field already exists with the same group/name.
$xpath	string	false	An optional xpath to search for the fields.

Returns[edit]

object instance.

Defined in[edit]

libraries/joomla/form/form.php (line 1678)

see source code in BitBucket

Referenced by[edit]

JModelForm::loadForm

Examples[edit]

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 object  instance.
 ===Defined in===
-libraries/joomla/form/form.php
+libraries/joomla/form/form.php (line 1678)
+* see source code in [[jplatform:form/form.php#cl-1678|BitBucket]]
 ===Referenced by===
-* [[JModelForm/loadForm/11.1|JModelForm::loadForm]]
+* [[JModelForm::loadForm/11.1|JModelForm::loadForm]]
 ===See also===
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