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Description

Loads the plugin language file

Syntax

loadLanguage($extension= '', $basePath=JPATH_ADMINISTRATOR)

Parameter Name	Default Value	Description
$extension		$extension The extension for which a language file should be loaded
$basePath	JPATH_ADMINISTRATOR	$basePath The basepath to use

Returns

boolean True, if the file has successfully loaded.

Defined in

libraries/joomla/plugin/plugin.php

Importing

jimport( 'joomla.plugin.plugin' );

Source Body

public function loadLanguage($extension = '', $basePath = JPATH_ADMINISTRATOR)
{
        if (empty($extension)) {
                $extension = 'plg_'.$this->_type.'_'.$this->_name;
        }

        $lang = &JFactory::getLanguage();
        return
                $lang->load(strtolower($extension), $basePath, null, false, false)
        ||      $lang->load (strtolower($extension), JPATH_PLUGINS .DS.$this->_type.DS.$this->_name, null, false, false)
        ||      $lang->load(strtolower($extension), $basePath, $lang->getDefault(), false, false)
        ||      $lang->load (strtolower($extension), JPATH_PLUGINS .DS.$this->_type.DS.$this->_name, $lang->getDefault(), false, false);
}