Joomla! Documentation™

Description

Returns a reference to a JMenu object

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Syntax

& getInstance($client, $options=array())

Parameter Name	Default Value	Description
$client		$client The name of the client
$options	array()	$options An associative array of options

Returns

A menu object. 

Defined in

libraries/joomla/application/menu.php

Importing

jimport( 'joomla.application.menu' );

Source Body

function &getInstance($client, $options = array())
{
        static $instances;

        if (!isset( $instances )) {
                $instances = array();
        }

        if (empty($instances[$client]))
        {
                //Load the router object
                $info =& JApplicationHelper::getClientInfo($client, true);

                $path = $info->path.DS.'includes'.DS.'menu.php';
                if(file_exists($path))
                {
                        require_once $path;

                        // Create a JPathway object
                        $classname = 'JMenu'.ucfirst($client);
                        $instance = new $classname($options);
                }
                else
                {
                        //$error = JError::raiseError( 500, 'Unable to load menu: '.$client);
                        $error = null; //Jinx : need to fix this
                        return $error;
                }

                $instances[$client] = & $instance;
        }

        return $instances[$client];
}

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