JFactory/getFeedParser

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Description[edit]

Get a parsed XML Feed Source

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Syntax[edit]

static getFeedParser($url, $cache_time=0)

Parameter Name	Default Value	Description
$url		url for feed source
$cache_time	0	time to cache feed for (using internal cache mechanism)

Returns[edit]

mixed Parsed SimplePie object on success, false on failure

Defined in[edit]

libraries/joomla/factory.php

Importing[edit]

jimport( 'joomla.factory' );

Source Body[edit]

public static function getFeedParser($url, $cache_time = 0)
{
        jimport('simplepie.simplepie');
        if (!is_writable(JPATH_CACHE)) {
                $cache_time = 0;
        }
        $simplepie = new SimplePie($url, JPATH_CACHE, $cache_time);
        $simplepie->force_feed(true);
        if ($simplepie->init()) {
                return $simplepie;
        } else {
                JError::raiseWarning('SOME_ERROR_CODE', JText::_('JERROR_LOADING_FEED_DATA'));
        }

        return false;
}

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Examples[edit]

Code Examples[edit]

API16