API16

JForm/getValue

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Description[edit]

Method to get the value of a field.

[Edit Descripton]

Template:Description:JForm/getValue

Syntax[edit]

getValue($field, $default=null, $group= '_default')
Parameter Name Default Value Description
$field $field The field to set.
$default null $default The default value of the field if empty.
$group '_default' $group The group the field is in.

Returns[edit]

boolean The value of the field or the default value if empty.

Defined in[edit]

libraries/joomla/form/form.php

Importing[edit]

jimport( 'joomla.form.form' );

Source Body[edit]

public function getValue($field, $default = null, $group = '_default')
{
        $return = null;

        // Get the field value if it exists.
        if (isset($this->_groups[$group][$field]) && is_object($this->_groups[$group][$field])) {
                $return = array_key_exists($field, $this->_data[$group]) ? $this->_data[$group][$field] : $default;
        }

        return $return;
}

[Edit See Also] Template:SeeAlso:JForm/getValue

Examples[edit]

<CodeExamplesForm />