JFactory/getConfig

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Description[edit]

Get a configuration object

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Syntax[edit]

static getConfig($file=null, $type= 'PHP')

Parameter Name	Default Value	Description
$file	null	The path to the configuration file
$type	'PHP'	The type of the configuration file

Returns[edit]

object

Defined in[edit]

libraries/joomla/factory.php

Importing[edit]

jimport( 'joomla.factory' );

Source Body[edit]

public static function getConfig($file = null, $type = 'PHP')
{
        if (!is_object(JFactory::$config))
        {
                if ($file === null) {
                        $file = dirname(__FILE__).DS.'config.php';
                }

                JFactory::$config = JFactory::_createConfig($file, $type);
        }

        return JFactory::$config;
}

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Examples[edit]

Code Examples[edit]

API16