Captcha

Implements DispatcherAwareInterface

Joomla! Captcha base object

abstract
since

2.5

package

Joomla CMS

Methods

__construct

Class constructor.

__construct( captcha, mixed||string|int options) : 
since

2.5

throws

RuntimeException

Arguments

captcha

stringThe plugin to use.

options

array<string|int, mixed>Associative array of options.

Response

mixed

_load

Load the Captcha plugin.

_load(mixed||string|int options = []) : 
since

2.5

throws

RuntimeException

Arguments

options

array<string|int, mixed>Associative array of options.

Response

void

checkAnswer

Checks if the answer is correct.

checkAnswer( code) : 
since

2.5

throws

RuntimeException

Arguments

code

stringThe answer.

Response

boolWhether the provided answer was correct

display

Get the HTML for the captcha.

display( name,  id,  class = '') : 
since

2.5

throws

RuntimeException

Arguments

name

stringThe control name.

id

stringThe id for the control.

class

stringValue for the HTML class attribute

Response

stringThe return value of the function "onDisplay" of the selected Plugin.

getInstance

Returns the global Captcha object, only creating it if it doesn't already exist.

getInstance( captcha, mixed||string|int options = []) : \Joomla\CMS\Captcha\Captcha|null
static
since

2.5

throws

RuntimeException

Arguments

captcha

stringThe plugin to use.

options

array<string|int, mixed>Associative array of options.

Response

Captcha|nullInstance of this class.

initialise

Fire the onInit event to initialise the captcha plugin.

initialise( id) : 
since

2.5

throws

RuntimeException

Arguments

id

stringThe id of the field.

Response

boolTrue on success

setupField

Method to react on the setup of a captcha field. Gives the possibility to change the field and/or the XML element for the field.

setupField(\Joomla\CMS\Form\Field\CaptchaField field, \SimpleXMLElement element) : 

Arguments

field

CaptchaFieldCaptcha field instance

element

SimpleXMLElementXML form definition

Response

void

update

Method to call the captcha callback if it exist.

update( name, mixed||string|int &args) : 
since

4.0.0

Arguments

name

stringCallback name

args

array<string|int, mixed>Arguments

Response

mixed

Properties

captcha

Captcha Plugin object

since

2.5

Type(s)

CMSPlugin

name

Editor Plugin name

since

2.5

Type(s)

string

instances

Array of instances of this class.

static
since

2.5

Type(s)

array<string|int, Captcha>