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JApplicationHelper::getComponentName

Description

Return the name of the request component [main component].

public static function getComponentName ($default=NULL)

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
$default	string	NULL	The default option

• Returns string Option
• Defined on line 35 of libraries/joomla/application/helper.php
• Since
• Referenced by
  • JView::_setPath
  • JHelp::createURL

See also

• JApplicationHelper::getComponentName source code on BitBucket
• Class JApplicationHelper
• Subpackage Application
• Other versions of JApplicationHelper::getComponentName