API17:JRequest::getVar

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JRequest::getVar

Description

Fetches and returns a given variable.

Description:JRequest::getVar [Edit Descripton]

public static function getVar (
        $name
        $default=null
        $hash= 'default'
        $type= 'none'
        $mask=0
)

• Returns
• Defined on line 92 of libraries/joomla/environment/request.php
• Referenced by
  • JSession::_start
  • JControllerAdmin::checkin
  • JControllerAdmin::delete
  • JControllerForm::edit
  • JController::getInstance
  • JModelList::getUserStateFromRequest
  • JCache::makeId
  • JControllerAdmin::publish
  • JControllerAdmin::reorder
  • JControllerForm::save
  • JControllerAdmin::saveorder

See also

• JRequest::getVar source code on BitBucket
• Class JRequest
• Subpackage Environment
• Other versions of JRequest::getVar

SeeAlso:JRequest::getVar [Edit See Also]

User contributed notes

Example

//Retrieve file details from uploaded file, sent from upload form
$file = JRequest::getVar('upload_file', null, 'files', 'array');

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