I'm a beginner in Joomla and a little confused with this method.
for example consider this : $app->input->get('foo',0,'int');
where is the source of foo ?
JInput->get() get's inputs from where ?
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Source of foo are the PHP superglobals such as $_POST or $_GET. So it's data what the user submits via a form, URL or cookie to your component.
So you are receiving in a safe way a parameter that was sent to you via a HTTP method.
This:
$myVar = $app->input->get('foo',0,'int');
is largely equivalent to:
$myVar = (int) $_REQUEST['foo'];
You should always use JInput, no matter what. You just forget about the PHP superglobals. Read the whole documentation in silence, you should know it by heart.
answered May 21, 2014 at 14:15
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To avoid any warning, it's better to check if
$_REQUEST['foo']is set:$myVar = isset($_REQUEST['foo'] ? (int) $_REQUEST['foo'] : 0;Commented Aug 27, 2014 at 7:27 -
What warning? The code with request is just an example, not something to use. Commented Aug 27, 2014 at 7:31
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Yes, my comment is about a general PHP rule to avoid PHP warnings and not a Joomla one. I wanted to say that
$myVar = $app->input->get('foo',0,'int');is equivalent to$myVar = isset($_REQUEST['foo'] ? (int) $_REQUEST['foo'] : 0;. Commented Aug 27, 2014 at 7:42