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Description

Method to set the value of a field.

Syntax

setValue($field, $value, $group= '_default')

Parameter Name	Default Value	Description
$field		$field The field to set.
$value		$value The value to set the field to.
$group	'_default'	$group The group the field is in.

Returns

boolean True if field exists, false otherwise.

Defined in

libraries/joomla/form/form.php

Importing

jimport( 'joomla.form.form' );

Source Body

public function setValue($field, $value, $group = '_default')
{
        // Set the field if it exists.
        if (isset($this->_groups[$group][$field]) && is_object($this->_groups[$group][$field])) {
                $this->_data[$group][$field] = $value;
                return true;
        } else {
                return false;
        }
}

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Code Examples

Wrong description

Above syntax is wrong and doesn't work in Joomla 1.6.1.

The correct is:

$this->form->setValue($field, $group , $value);

Bornakke 15:59, 13 April 2011 (CDT) Edit comment