API16

JView/loadHelper

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Description[edit]

Load a helper file

[Edit Descripton]

Template:Description:JView/loadHelper

Syntax[edit]

loadHelper($hlp=null)
Parameter Name Default Value Description
$hlp null The name of the helper source file ... automatically searches the helper paths and compiles as needed.

Returns[edit]

boolean Returns true if the file was loaded

Defined in[edit]

libraries/joomla/application/component/view.php

Importing[edit]

jimport( 'joomla.application.component.view' );

Source Body[edit]

function loadHelper($hlp = null)
{
        // clean the file name
        $file = preg_replace('/[^A-Z0-9_\.-]/i', '', $hlp);

        // load the template script
        jimport('joomla.filesystem.path');
        $helper = JPath::find($this->_path['helper'], $this->_createFileName('helper', array('name' => $file)));

        if ($helper != false)
        {
                // include the requested template filename in the local scope
                include_once $helper;
        }
}

[Edit See Also] Template:SeeAlso:JView/loadHelper

Examples[edit]

<CodeExamplesForm />