API16:JForm/getFieldAttribute

Description

Method to get a field attribute value.

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Syntax

getFieldAttribute($field, $attribute, $default, $group= '_default')

Parameter Name	Default Value	Description
$field		$field The name of the field.
$attribute		$attribute The name of the attribute.
$default		$default The default value of the attribute.
$group	'_default'	$group The optional group of the field.

Returns

mixed The value of the attribute if set, otherwise the default value.

Defined in

libraries/joomla/form/form.php

Importing

jimport( 'joomla.form.form' );

Source Body

public function getFieldAttribute($field, $attribute, $default, $group = '_default')
{
        $return = null;

        // Get the field attribute if it exists.
        if (isset($this->_groups[$group][$field])) {
                $return = (string)$this->_groups[$group][$field]->attributes()->$attribute;
        }

        return $return !== null ? $return : $default;
}

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Examples

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