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Description

Class constructor

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Syntax

__construct($category=null)

Parameter Name	Default Value	Description
$category	null

Returns

unknown_type

Defined in

libraries/joomla/application/categories.php

Importing

jimport( 'joomla.application.categories' );

Source Body

public function __construct($category = null)
{
        if ($category)
        {
                $this->setProperties($category);
                if ($this->parent_id > 0)
                {
                        $categoryTree = JCategories::getInstance($this->extension);
                        $parentNode = &$categoryTree->get($this->parent_id);
                        $parentNode->addChild($this);
                }
                return true;
        }
        return false;
}

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