JObject/getError

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Description[edit]

Get the most recent error message

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Syntax[edit]

getError($i=null, $toString=true)

Parameter Name	Default Value	Description
$i	null	$i Option error index
$toString	true	$toString Indicates if objects should return their error message

Returns[edit]

string Error message public

Defined in[edit]

libraries/joomla/base/object.php

Importing[edit]

jimport( 'joomla.base.object' );

Source Body[edit]

function getError($i = null, $toString = true )
{
        // Find the error
        if ( $i === null) {
                // Default, return the last message
                $error = end($this->_errors);
        }
        else
        if ( ! array_key_exists($i, $this->_errors) ) {
                // If $i has been specified but does not exist, return false
                return false;
        }
        else {
                $error  = $this->_errors[$i];
        }

        // Check if only the string is requested
        if ( JError::isError($error) && $toString ) {
                return $error->toString();
        }

        return $error;
}

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Examples[edit]

Code Examples[edit]

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