API16:JRegistry/getInstance

Description

Returns a reference to a global JRegistry object, only creating it if it doesn't already exist.

Syntax

static getInstance($id, $namespace= '_default')

Parameter Name	Default Value	Description
$id		An ID for the registry instance
$namespace	'_default'	The default namespace for the registry object [optional]

Returns

object The object.

Defined in

libraries/joomla/registry/registry.php

Importing

jimport( 'joomla.registry.registry' );

Source Body

public static function getInstance($id, $namespace = '_default')
{
        static $instances;

        if (!isset ($instances)) {
                $instances = array ();
        }

        if (empty ($instances[$id])) {
                $instances[$id] = new JRegistry($namespace);
        }

        return $instances[$id];
}