JPathway/getInstance
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< API16:JPathway
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Description[edit]
Returns a JPathway object
Syntax[edit]
static getInstance($client, $options=array())
Parameter Name | Default Value | Description |
---|---|---|
$client | $client The name of the client | |
$options | array() | $options An associative array of options |
Returns[edit]
A pathway object.
Defined in[edit]
libraries/joomla/application/pathway.php
Importing[edit]
jimport( 'joomla.application.pathway' );
Source Body[edit]
static function getInstance($client, $options = array())
{
static $instances;
if (!isset($instances)) {
$instances = array();
}
if (empty($instances[$client]))
{
//Load the router object
$info = &JApplicationHelper::getClientInfo($client, true);
$path = $info->path.DS.'includes'.DS.'pathway.php';
if (file_exists($path))
{
require_once $path;
// Create a JPathway object
$classname = 'JPathway'.ucfirst($client);
$instance = new $classname($options);
}
else
{
$error = JError::raiseError(500, 'Unable to load pathway: '.$client);
return $error;
}
$instances[$client] = & $instance;
}
return $instances[$client];
}
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