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JFactory::getSession

Description

Get a session object.

public static function getSession ($options=array())

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
$options		array()

• Returns
• Defined on line 97 of libraries/joomla/factory.php
• Referenced by
  • JApplication::_createSession
  • JApplication::checkSession
  • JRequest::checkToken
  • JClientHelper::getCredentials
  • JSession::getFormToken
  • JUtility::getToken
  • JClientHelper::hasCredentials
  • JControllerAdmin::publish
  • JApplication::redirect
  • JControllerForm::save
  • JClientHelper::setCredentials

See also

• JFactory::getSession source code on BitBucket
• Class JFactory
• Other versions of JFactory::getSession