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JArrayHelper::getValue

Description

Utility function to return a value from a named array or a specified default.

public static function getValue (
        &$array
        $name
        $default=null
        $type=''
)

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
&$array	array		$array A named array
$name	string		The key to search for
$default	mixed	null	The default value to give if no key found
$type	string		Return type for the variable (INT, FLOAT, STRING, WORD, BOOLEAN, ARRAY)

• Returns mixed The value from the source array
• Defined on line 204 of libraries/joomla/utilities/arrayhelper.php
• Since
• Referenced by
  • JUser::bind
  • JModelForm::loadForm
  • JControllerAdmin::publish

See also

• JArrayHelper::getValue source code on BitBucket
• Class JArrayHelper
• Subpackage Utilities
• Other versions of JArrayHelper::getValue