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Description

Get a registry value

Syntax

getValue($regpath, $default=null)

Parameter Name	Default Value	Description
$regpath		Registry path (e.g. joomla.content.showauthor)
$default	null	Optional default value

Returns

mixed Value of entry or null

Defined in

libraries/joomla/registry/registry.php

Importing

jimport( 'joomla.registry.registry' );

Source Body

public function getValue($regpath, $default=null)
{
        $result = $default;

        // Explode the registry path into an array
        if ($nodes = explode('.', $regpath)) {
                // Get the namespace
                //$namespace = array_shift($nodes);
                $count = count($nodes);
                if ($count < 2) {
                        $namespace      = $this->_defaultNameSpace;
                        $nodes[1]       = $nodes[0];
                } else {
                        $namespace = $nodes[0];
                }

                if (isset($this->_registry[$namespace])) {
                        $ns = & $this->_registry[$namespace]['data'];
                        $pathNodes = $count - 1;

                        //for ($i = 0; $i < $pathNodes; $i ++) {
                        for ($i = 1; $i < $pathNodes; $i ++) {
                                if ((isset($ns->$nodes[$i]))) $ns = &$ns->$nodes[$i];
                        }

                        if (isset($ns->$nodes[$i])) {
                                $result = $ns->$nodes[$i];
                        }
                }
        }
        return $result;
}