InstallerExtension

Extends CMSObject

Extension object

since

3.1

package

Joomla CMS

Methods

__construct

Constructor

__construct(\SimpleXMLElement element = null) : 
since

3.1

Arguments

element

SimpleXMLElementA SimpleXMLElement from which to load data from

Response

mixed

__toString

Magic method to convert the object to a string gracefully.

__toString() : 
inherited deprecated
since

1.7.0

deprecated

4.3 will be removed in 6.0 Classes should provide their own __toString() implementation.

Response

stringThe classname.

def

Sets a default value if not already assigned

def( property,  default = null) : 
inherited deprecated
since

1.7.0

deprecated

4.3.0 will be removed in 6.0 Defining dynamic properties should not be used anymore

Arguments

property

stringThe name of the property.

default

mixedThe default value.

Response

mixed

get

Returns a property of the object or the default value if the property is not set.

get( property,  default = null) : 
inherited deprecated
since

1.7.0

see CMSObject::getProperties()
deprecated

4.3.0 will be removed in 6.0 Create a proper getter function for the property

Arguments

property

stringThe name of the property.

default

mixedThe default value.

Response

mixedThe value of the property.

getError

Get the most recent error message.

getError( i = null,  toString = true) : 
inherited deprecated
since

1.7.0

deprecated

3.1.4 will be removed in 6.0 Will be removed without replacement Catch thrown Exceptions instead of getError

Arguments

i

intOption error index.

toString

boolIndicates if Exception objects should return their error message.

Response

stringError message

getErrors

Return all errors, if any.

getErrors() : mixed||string|int
inherited deprecated
since

1.7.0

deprecated

3.1.4 will be removed in 6.0 Will be removed without replacement Catch thrown Exceptions instead of getErrors

Response

array<string|int, mixed>Array of error messages.

getProperties

Returns an associative array of object properties.

getProperties( public = true) : mixed||string|int
inherited deprecated
since

1.7.0

see CMSObject::get()
deprecated

4.3.0 will be removed in 6.0 Create a proper getter function for the property

Arguments

public

boolIf true, returns only the public properties.

Response

array<string|int, mixed>

set

Modifies a property of the object, creating it if it does not already exist.

set( property,  value = null) : 
inherited deprecated
since

1.7.0

deprecated

4.3.0 will be removed in 6.0 Create a proper setter function for the property

Arguments

property

stringThe name of the property.

value

mixedThe value of the property to set.

Response

mixedPrevious value of the property.

setError

Add an error message.

setError( error) : 
inherited deprecated
since

1.7.0

deprecated

3.1.4 will be removed in 6.0 Will be removed without replacement Throw an Exception instead of using setError

Arguments

error

stringError message.

Response

void

setProperties

Set the object properties based on a named array/hash.

setProperties( properties) : 
inherited deprecated
since

1.7.0

see CMSObject::set()
deprecated

4.3.0 will be removed in 6.0 Create a proper setter function for the property

Arguments

properties

mixedEither an associative array or another object.

Response

bool

Properties

_errors

An array of error messages or Exception objects.

inherited deprecated
since

1.7.0

deprecated

3.1.4 JError has been deprecated

Type(s)

array<string|int, mixed>

client_id

Client ID of the extension

since

4.3.0

Type(s)

int

filename

Filename of the extension

since

3.1

Type(s)

string

type

Type of the extension

since

3.1

Type(s)

string

id

Unique Identifier for the extension

since

3.1

Type(s)

string

published

The status of the extension

since

3.1

Type(s)

bool

client

String representation of client. Valid for modules, templates and languages.

Set by default to site.

since

3.1

Type(s)

string

group

The group name of the plugin. Not used for other known extension types (only plugins)

since

3.1

Type(s)

string

manifest_cache

An object representation of the manifest file stored metadata

since

3.1

Type(s)

object

params

An object representation of the extension params

since

3.1

Type(s)

object

namespace

The namespace of the extension

since

4.0.0

Type(s)

string