Joomla! API

Class loader method

_(string key, mixed methodArgs) : mixed

static final

Additional arguments may be supplied and are passed to the sub-class. Additional include paths are also able to be specified for third-party use

since	1.5
throws	`\InvalidArgumentException`

Arguments

key: stringThe name of helper method to load, (prefix).(class).function prefix and class are optional and can be used to load custom html helpers.
methodArgs: mixedThe arguments to pass forward to the method being called

Response

mixedResult of HTMLHelper::call($function, $args)

Method that searches if file exists in given path and returns the relative path. If a minified version exists it will be preferred.

addFileToBuffer(string path = '', string ext = '', bool debugMode = false) : string

static

since	4.0.0

Arguments

path: stringThe actual path of the file
ext: stringThe extension of the file
debugMode: boolSignifies if debug is enabled

Response

stringThe relative path of the file

Add a directory where HTMLHelper should search for helpers. You may either pass a string or an array of directories.

addIncludePath(string path = '') : array

static deprecated

since	1.5
deprecated	5.0 Use the service registry instead

Arguments

path: stringA path to search.

Response

arrayAn array with directory elements

Displays a calendar control field

calendar(string value, string name, string id, string format = '%Y-%m-%d', mixed attribs = array()) : string

static

since	1.5

Arguments

value: stringThe date value
name: stringThe name of the text field
id: stringThe id of the text field
format: stringThe date format
attribs: mixedAdditional HTML attributes The array can have the following keys: readonly Sets the readonly parameter for the input tag disabled Sets the disabled parameter for the input tag autofocus Sets the autofocus parameter for the input tag autocomplete Sets the autocomplete parameter for the input tag filter Sets the filter for the input tag

Response

stringHTML markup for a calendar field

Function caller method

call(callable function, array args) : mixed

static

link
since	1.6
throws	`\InvalidArgumentException`

Arguments

function: callableFunction or method to call
args: arrayArguments to be passed to function

Response

mixedFunction result or false on error.

Method that takes two paths and checks if the files exist with different order

checkFileOrder(string first, string second) : string

static

since	4.0.0

Arguments

first: stringthe path of the minified file
second: stringthe path of the non minified file

Response

string

Gets a URL, cleans the Joomla specific params and returns an object

cleanImageURL(string url) : object

static

example	{ url: 'string', attributes: [ width: integer, height: integer, ] }
since	4.0.0

Arguments

url: stringThe relative or absolute URL to use for the src attribute.

Response

object

Method that takes a file path and converts it to a relative path

convertToRelativePath(string path) : string

static

since	4.0.0

Arguments

path: stringThe actual path of the file

Response

stringThe relative path of the file

Returns formatted date according to a given format and time zone.

date(string input = 'now', string format = null, mixed tz = true, bool gregorian = false) : string

static

see	\Joomla\CMS\HTML\strftime
since	1.5

Arguments

input: stringString in a format accepted by date(), defaults to "now".
format: stringThe date format specification string (see {@link PHP_MANUAL#date}).
tz: mixedTime zone to be used for the date. Special cases: boolean true for user setting, boolean false for server setting.
gregorian: boolTrue to use Gregorian calendar.

Response

stringA date translated by the given format and time zone.

Method to extract a key

extract(string key) : array

static deprecated

since	1.6
deprecated	5.0 Use the service registry instead

Arguments

key: stringThe name of helper method to load, (prefix).(class).function prefix and class are optional and can be used to load custom html helpers.

Response

arrayContains lowercase key, prefix, file, function.

Retrieves the service registry.

getServiceRegistry() : \Joomla\CMS\HTML\Registry

static

since	4.0.0

Response

\Joomla\CMS\HTML\Registry

Write a <iframe> element

iframe(string url, string name, array|string attribs = null, string noFrames = '') : string

static

since	1.5

Arguments

url: stringThe relative URL to use for the src attribute.
name: stringThe target attribute to use.
attribs: array|stringAttributes to be added to the <iframe> element
noFrames: stringThe message to display if the iframe tag is not supported.

Response

string

Write a <img> element

image(string file, string alt, array|string attribs = null, bool relative = false, int returnPath) : string|null

static

since	1.5

Arguments

file: stringThe relative or absolute URL to use for the src attribute.
alt: stringThe alt text.
attribs: array|stringAttributes to be added to the <img> element
relative: boolFlag if the path to the file is relative to the /media folder (and searches in template).
returnPath: intDefines the return value for the method: -1: Returns a <img> tag without looking for relative files 0: Returns a <img> tag while searching for relative files 1: Returns the file path to the image while searching for relative files

Response

string|nullHTML markup for the image, relative path to the image, or null if path is to be returned but image is not found

Compute the files to be included

includeRelativeFiles(string folder, string file, bool relative, bool detectBrowser, bool detectDebug) : array

static

see	Browser
since	1.6

Arguments

folder: stringFolder name to search in (i.e. images, css, js).
file: stringPath to file.
relative: boolFlag if the path to the file is relative to the /media folder (and searches in template).
detectBrowser: boolFlag if the browser should be detected to include specific browser files.
detectDebug: boolFlag if debug mode is enabled to include uncompressed files if debug is on.

Response

arrayfiles to be included.

Test if the key is registered.

isRegistered(string key) : bool

static

since	1.6

Arguments

key: stringThe name of the key

Response

boolTrue if the key is registered.

Write a <a> element

link(string url, string text, array|string attribs = null) : string

static

since	1.5

Arguments

url: stringThe relative URL to use for the href attribute
text: stringThe target attribute to use
attribs: array|stringAttributes to be added to the <a> element

Response

string

Registers a function to be called with a specific key

register(string key, callable function) : bool

static deprecated

since	1.6
deprecated	5.0 Use the service registry instead

Arguments

key: stringThe name of the key
function: callableFunction or method

Response

boolTrue if the function is callable

Write a <script> element to load a JavaScript file

script(string file, array options = array(), array attribs = array()) : array|string|null

static

see	HTMLHelper::stylesheet()
since	1.5

Arguments

file: stringPath to file.
options: arrayArray of options. Example: array('version' => 'auto', 'conditional' => 'lt IE 9')
attribs: arrayArray of attributes. Example: array('id' => 'scriptid', 'async' => 'async', 'data-test' => 1)

Response

array|string|nullNothing if $returnPath is false, null, path or array of path if specific JavaScript browser files were detected

Set format related options.

setFormatOptions(array options) : void

static

Updates the formatOptions array with all valid values in the passed array.

see	HTMLHelper::$formatOptions
since	1.5

Arguments

options: arrayOption key/value pairs.

Write a <link> element to load a CSS file

stylesheet(string file, array options = array(), array attribs = array()) : array|string|null

static

see	Browser
since	1.5

Arguments

file: stringPath to file
options: arrayArray of options. Example: array('version' => 'auto', 'conditional' => 'lt IE 9')
attribs: arrayArray of attributes. Example: array('id' => 'scriptid', 'async' => 'async', 'data-test' => 1)

Response

array|string|nullnothing if $returnPath is false, null, path or array of path if specific CSS browser files were detected

Creates a tooltip with an image as button

tooltip(string tooltip, mixed title = '', string image = 'tooltip.png', string text = '', string href = '', string alt = 'Tooltip', string class = 'hasTooltip') : string

static

since	1.5

Arguments

tooltip: stringThe tip string.
title: mixedThe title of the tooltip or an associative array with keys contained in {'title','image','text','href','alt'} and values corresponding to parameters of the same name.
image: stringThe image for the tip, if no text is provided.
text: stringThe text for the tip.
href: stringA URL that will be used to create the link.
alt: stringThe alt attribute for img tag.
class: stringCSS class for the tool tip.

Response

string

Converts a double colon separated string or 2 separate strings to a string ready for bootstrap tooltips

tooltipText(string title = '', string content = '', bool translate = true, bool escape = true) : string

static

since	3.1.2

Arguments

title: stringThe title of the tooltip (or combined '::' separated string).
content: stringThe content to tooltip.
translate: boolIf true will pass texts through Text.
escape: boolIf true will pass texts through htmlspecialchars.

Response

stringThe tooltip string

Removes a key for a method from registry.

unregister(string key) : bool

static deprecated

since	1.6
deprecated	5.0 Use the service registry instead

Arguments

key: stringThe name of the key

Response

boolTrue if a set key is unset

Option values related to the generation of HTML output. Recognized options are: fmtDepth, integer. The current indent depth.

static

fmtEol, string. The end of line string, default is linefeed. fmtIndent, string. The string to use for indentation, default is tab.

since	1.5

Type(s)

array

An array to hold included paths

static deprecated

since	1.5
deprecated	5.0

Type(s)

string[]

An array to hold method references

static deprecated

since	1.6
deprecated	5.0

Type(s)

callable[]

The service registry for custom and overridden JHtml helpers

static

since	4.0.0

Type(s)

Registry

HTMLHelper

Methods

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addFileToBuffer

Arguments

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addIncludePath

Arguments

Response

calendar

Arguments

Response

call

Arguments

Response

checkFileOrder

Arguments

Response

cleanImageURL

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convertToRelativePath

Arguments

Response

date

Arguments

Response

extract

Arguments

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getServiceRegistry

Response

iframe

Arguments

Response

image

Arguments

Response

includeRelativeFiles

Arguments

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isRegistered

Arguments

Response

link

Arguments

Response

register

Arguments

Response

script

Arguments

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setFormatOptions

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stylesheet

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Response

tooltip

Arguments

Response

tooltipText

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unregister

Arguments

Response

Properties

formatOptions

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includePaths

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registry

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serviceRegistry

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