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JModel::getInstance

Description

Returns a Model object, always creating it.

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

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
$type	string		The model type to instantiate
$prefix	string		Prefix for the model class name. Optional.
$config	array	array()	Configuration array for model. Optional.

• Returns mixed A model object, or false on failure
• Defined on line 150 of libraries/joomla/application/component/model.php
• Since
• Referenced by
  • JController::createModel

See also

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