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JPlugin

Methods

Visibility	Method name	Description
public	__construct	Constructor.
public	loadLanguage	Loads the plugin language file.

• Defined in libraries/joomla/plugin/plugin.php
• Extends JEvent

Importing

jimport( 'joomla.plugin.plugin' );

See also

• JPlugin source code on BitBucket
• Subpackage Plugin
• Other versions of JPlugin

JPlugin is an abstract class. JPlugin Inherits JEvent.

Located in /libraries/joomla/plugin/plugin.php

It's mainly used for loading language file.

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Public Member Functions: __construct (&$subject, $config=array())

	loadLanguage ($extension= , $basePath=JPATH_ADMINISTRATOR)

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Data Fields: $params = null Protected Attributes

	$_name = null
	$_type = null

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation:

__construct ( &$ subject, $ config = array() ) Constructor

Parameters: object $subject The object to observe array $config An optional associative array of configuration settings. Recognized key values include 'name', 'group', 'params', 'language' (this list is not meant to be comprehensive).

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Member Function Documentation

loadLanguage ( $ extension = , $ basePath = JPATH_ADMINISTRATOR ) Loads the plugin language file

public

Parameters: string $extension The extension for which a language file should be loaded string $basePath The basepath to use Returns: boolean True, if the file has successfully loaded.

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