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Description

Execute a task by triggering a method in the derived class.

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Syntax

execute($task)

Parameter Name	Default Value	Description
$task		The task to perform. If no matching task is found, the '__default' task is executed, if defined.

Returns

mixed|false The value returned by the called method, false in error case.

Defined in

libraries/joomla/application/component/controller.php

Importing

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

Source Body

function execute($task)
{
        $this->_task = $task;

        $task = strtolower($task);
        if (isset($this->_taskMap[$task])) {
                $doTask = $this->_taskMap[$task];
        } elseif (isset($this->_taskMap['__default'])) {
                $doTask = $this->_taskMap['__default'];
        } else {
                return JError::raiseError(404, JText::_('Task ['.$task.'] not found'));
        }

        // Record the actual task being fired
        $this->_doTask = $doTask;

        // Make sure we have access
        if ($this->authorize($doTask)) {
                $retval = $this->$doTask();
                return $retval;
        } else {
                return JError::raiseError(403, JText::_('ACCESS_FORBIDDEN'));
        }

}

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