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JApplication::getInstance

Description

Returns the global object, only creating it if it doesn't already exist.

public static function getInstance (
        $client
        $config=array
        $prefix= 'J'
)

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
$client	mixed		A client identifier or name.
$config	array	array()	An optional associative array of configuration settings.
$prefix		'J'

• Returns $prefix The appliction object.
• Defined on line 131 of libraries/joomla/application/application.php
• Since
• Referenced by
  • JFactory::getApplication

See also

• JApplication::getInstance source code on BitBucket
• Class JApplication
• Subpackage Application
• Other versions of JApplication::getInstance