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Description

Fetches and returns a request array.

Syntax

get($hash= 'default', $mask=0)

Parameter Name	Default Value	Description
$hash	'default'	$hash to get (POST, GET, FILES, METHOD)
$mask	0	$mask Filter mask for the variable

Returns

mixed Request hash

Defined in

libraries/joomla/environment/request.php

Importing

jimport( 'joomla.environment.request' );

Source Body

function get($hash = 'default', $mask = 0)
{
        $hash = strtoupper($hash);

        if ($hash === 'METHOD') {
                $hash = strtoupper( $_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] );
        }

        switch ($hash)
        {
                case 'GET' :
                        $input = $_GET;
                        break;

                case 'POST' :
                        $input = $_POST;
                        break;

                case 'FILES' :
                        $input = $_FILES;
                        break;

                case 'COOKIE' :
                        $input = $_COOKIE;
                        break;

                case 'ENV'    :
                        $input = &$_ENV;
                        break;

                case 'SERVER'    :
                        $input = &$_SERVER;
                        break;

                default:
                        $input = $_REQUEST;
                        break;
        }

        $result = JRequest::_cleanVar($input, $mask);

        // Handle magic quotes compatability
        if (get_magic_quotes_gpc() && ($hash != 'FILES')) {
                $result = JRequest::_stripSlashesRecursive( $result );
        }

        return $result;
}

Examples

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