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Description

Returns a Model object, always creating it

Syntax

static getInstance($type, $prefix= '', $config=array())

Parameter Name	Default Value	Description
$type		The model type to instantiate
$prefix		Prefix for the model class name. Optional.
$config	array()	Configuration array for model. Optional.

Returns

mixed A model object, or false on failure

Defined in

libraries/joomla/application/component/model.php

Importing

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

Source Body

public static function getInstance($type, $prefix = '', $config = array())
{
        $type           = preg_replace('/[^A-Z0-9_\.-]/i', '', $type);
        $modelClass     = $prefix.ucfirst($type);

        if (!class_exists($modelClass))
        {
                jimport('joomla.filesystem.path');
                $path = JPath::find(
                        JModel::addIncludePath(),
                        JModel::_createFileName('model', array('name' => $type))
                );
                if ($path)
                {
                        require_once $path;

                        if (!class_exists($modelClass))
                        {
                                JError::raiseWarning(0, 'Model class ' . $modelClass . ' not found in file.');
                                return false;
                        }
                }
                else return false;
        }

        return new $modelClass($config);
}