API16:JParameter/getParam

Description

Render a parameter type.

Syntax

getParam(&$node, $control_name= 'params', $group= '_default')

Parameter Name	Default Value	Description
&$node		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

jimport( 'joomla.html.parameter' );

Source Body

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);
}