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JForm::getInstance

Description

Method to get an instance of a form.

public static function getInstance (
        $name
        $data=null
        $options=array
        $replace=true
        $xpath=false
)

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
$name	Exception		if an error occurs.
$data	string	null	The name of an XML file or string to load as the form definition.
$options	array	array()	An array of form options.
$replace	string	true	Flag to toggle whether form fields should be replaced if a field already exists with the same group/name.
$xpath	string	false	An optional xpath to search for the fields.

• Returns object instance.
• Defined on line 1688 of libraries/joomla/form/form.php
• Since
• Referenced by
  • JModelForm::loadForm

See also

• JForm::getInstance source code on BitBucket
• Class JForm
• Subpackage Form
• Other versions of JForm::getInstance