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===Description===
Render a parameter type.

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===Syntax===
<source lang="php">getParam(&$node, $control_name= 'params', $group= '_default')</source>

 {| class="wikitable"
|-
!Parameter Name
!Default Value
!Description
|-
| 
| 
|  A param tag node. 
|-
| $control_name
| 'params'
|  The control name. 
|-
| $group
| '_default'
|  
|}

===Returns===
array Any array of the label, the form element and the tooltip. 

===Defined in===
libraries/joomla/html/parameter.php
===Importing===
<source lang="php">jimport( 'joomla.html.parameter' );</source>

===Source Body===
<source lang="php">
public function getParam(&$node, $control_name = 'params', $group = '_default')
{
        // Get the type of the parameter.
        $type = $node->attributes('type');

        $element = &$this->loadElement($type);

        // Check for an error.
        if ($element === false) {
                $result = array();
                $result[0] = $node->attributes('name');
                $result[1] = JText::_('Element not defined for type').' = '.$type;
                $result[5] = $result[0];
                return $result;
        }

        // Get value.
        $value = $this->get($node->attributes('name'), $node->attributes('default'), $group);

        return $element->render($node, $value, $control_name);
}
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===Examples===
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