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Description

Gets a user state.

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Syntax

getUserState($key)

Parameter Name	Default Value	Description
$key		The path of the state.

Returns

mixed The user state.

Defined in

libraries/joomla/application/application.php

Importing

jimport( 'joomla.application.application' );

Source Body

public function getUserState($key)
{
        $session        = &JFactory::getSession();
        $registry       = $session->get('registry');
        if (!is_null($registry)) {
                return $registry->getValue($key);
        }
        return null;
}

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