API16:JModel/ construct

Description

Constructor

Syntax

__construct($config=array())

Parameter Name	Default Value	Description
$config	array()

Defined in

libraries/joomla/application/component/model.php

Importing

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

Source Body

function __construct($config = array())
{
        //set the view name
        if (empty($this->_name))
        {
                if (array_key_exists('name', $config))  {
                        $this->_name = $config['name'];
                } else {
                        $this->_name = $this->getName();
                }
        }

        //set the model state
        if (array_key_exists('state', $config))  {
                $this->_state = $config['state'];
        } else {
                $this->_state = new JObject();
        }

        //set the model dbo
        if (array_key_exists('dbo', $config))  {
                $this->_db = $config['dbo'];
        } else {
                $this->_db = &JFactory::getDbo();
        }

        // set the default view search path
        if (array_key_exists('table_path', $config)) {
                $this->addTablePath($config['table_path']);
        } else if (defined('JPATH_COMPONENT_ADMINISTRATOR')){
                $this->addTablePath(JPATH_COMPONENT_ADMINISTRATOR.DS.'tables');
        }

        // set the internal state marker - used to ignore setting state from the request
        if (!empty($config['ignore_request'])) {
                $this->__state_set = true;
        }
}