JSession/getToken

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Description[edit]

Get a session token, if a token isn't set yet one will be generated.

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Syntax[edit]

getToken($forceNew=false)

Parameter Name	Default Value	Description
$forceNew	false	If true, force a new token to be created

Returns[edit]

string The session token

Defined in[edit]

libraries/joomla/session/session.php

Importing[edit]

jimport( 'joomla.session.session' );

Source Body[edit]

public function getToken($forceNew = false)
{
        $token = $this->get('session.token');

        //create a token
        if ($token === null || $forceNew) {
                $token  =       $this->_createToken(12);
                $this->set('session.token', $token);
        }

        return $token;
}

Examples[edit]

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