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I'm developing a Joomla 3.X component and need to register a few classes using:
JLoader::register('MyClass', '/path/to/MyClass.php');
What is the 'best practice' location for including these calls? Within the __constructer of the controller, the view, the model, or elsewhere? Or does it not really matter?
This is just my personal preference, but I register autoloading in the extension entry file.
Mycomponent.php
Since this file is always initiated before everything and registering with JLoader doesn't have any significant performance drawbacks, it helps prevent common issues.
Like not registering before initializing a class. Plus if you move something you don't have to try to remember where you registered it.
I usually do it depending on where I need it. If I need the class only in a particular view, I just register it in the view. If I need it in most code anyway, I register it in my main controller.
It doesn't really matter as long as you do it prior to using the class :-)
