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I tried to get a component form from my module. I got the model and then tried to get the form, but the result was empty. I tried to define 'JPATH_COMPONENT' and it was useless.

define('JPATH_COMPONENT', JPATH_SITE . '/components/com_business');

jimport('joomla.application.component.model');
JModelLegacy::addIncludePath(JPATH_SITE . '/components/com_business/models');
$model = JModelLegacy::getInstance('Organization', 'BusinessModel'); //It is correct

$form = $model ->get('Form'); //empty
print_r($form);
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  • Don't use JPATH_COMPONENT and JPATH_SITE. You only need to use JPATH_SITE
    – Lodder
    May 12, 2014 at 8:31
  • The same question was asked before. I thought if I define the constatn in helps
    – aspirisen
    May 12, 2014 at 9:03
  • Yes, you define the constant, but you need to use JPATH_SITE. JPATH_COMPONENT cannot be used outside the component, so seeing as you're using a module, it won't work ;)
    – Lodder
    May 12, 2014 at 9:07
  • JPATH_COMPONENT points to the currently component path. Now if you're in a module that may be used on other component pages - so not only will it not really help - but by defining the constant there you might screw up components who are relying that constant to be the component currently being viewed
    – George Wilson
    May 12, 2014 at 23:22

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Try to add an additional path where to look for forms before your call to $model->get('Form').

JForm::addFormPath(YOUR_COMPONENT_FORMS_PATH);

You will need it because getForm calls loadForm (declared on the ancestor class JModelForm) which, before getting the form instance, uses this

JForm::addFormPath(JPATH_COMPONENT . '/models/forms');
JForm::addFieldPath(JPATH_COMPONENT . '/models/fields');

Alternatively you may use JForm::getInstance to get an instance of your form.

Regards,

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  • Thanks for replying, but I have some issues JForm::addFormPath('/components/com_business/models/forms'); JForm::addFieldPath('/administrator/components/com_business/models/fields'); JModelLegacy::addIncludePath(JPATH_SITE . '/components/com_business/models'); $model = JModelLegacy::getInstance('Organization', 'BusinessModel'); $form = $model ->getForm(); print_r($form); //empty
    – aspirisen
    May 12, 2014 at 15:20
  • JForm::addFormPath('/components/com_business/models/forms'); JForm::addFieldPath('/administrator/components/com_business/models/fields'); $form = JForm::getInstance('Organization'); //throws error "0 JForm::getInstance(name, *string*)"
    – aspirisen
    May 12, 2014 at 15:22
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    This method works, but I think it's not good way $form = new JForm('organization'); $form ->loadFile(JPATH_SITE . '/components/com_business/models/forms/organization.xml'); print_r($form); //correct
    – aspirisen
    May 12, 2014 at 15:23
  • I forgot to set JPATH_SITE in JForm::addFormPath, now it is works, Sorry :)
    – aspirisen
    May 12, 2014 at 15:30
  • Nice to help you :)
    – Pep Lainez
    May 12, 2014 at 17:54

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