Questions tagged [jinput]
Joomla! Input Base Class This is an abstracted input class used to manage retrieving data from the application environment
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Setting Joomla input
I'm using
$jinput = JFactory::getApplication()->input;
to get an array of the input from a page.
I then use:
$foo = $jinput->get('jform', '', 'raw');
I can then
echo $foo['...
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How to use HTMLHelper to add to the document head
In this post: How to add CSS/JS/an Image to a module backend @lodder shows me how to use HTMLHelper to add CSS and JavaScript.
Previously I had followed the Joomla! documentation https://docs.joomla....
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UPDATE query to add 1 to multiple columns
I have a website for my football team. I have some statistics and so on in there, for example how many games each player has played and so on.
What I would like, is for me to write in the names of ...
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Admin Component File Upload -> Cannot Get JInput to work
I am struggling to get an admin form file upload to work using JInput. I have tried pretty much every permutation of $input->files->get(''); I can think of with no luck. No matter what I do, it ...
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Get string name with double spaces
I have one string value such as The string contains double spaces.
I am fetching this string as:
$string = $jinput->get('sports', '','raw');
It returns me correct result when there are no double ...
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Class 'JInput' not found after updating to 3.7.3
I am updating a clients site to 3.7.3 and following the update receive the following on both the front end and admin:
Fatal error: Class 'JInput' not found in /home/wwwsitew/public_html/rmi/...
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use Joomla Subform field values in custom field from same module
I have the basic xml file where in I call subforms into two tabs. Called Tab 1 and Tab 2. The content of this file is below.
mod_something.xml
<fieldset name="tab1">
<field ...
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Example form on posting data through JInput class
I've been told numerous times to use JInput Class as opposed to using 'method="post" on my forms. I have no problem finding example of how to retrieve data using JInput, but after searching numerous ...
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Add querystring parameters and generate a SEF URL
we have a custom PHP script which is running under JUMI to perform and display some data.
The custom script is accessible to a SEF url such as
http://www.mysite.com/jumi-script
which is a ...
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Getting structured data from JInputJSON
If I send a JSON string to my controller that has a nested object in it, rather than just a simple object with a bunch of scalar properties on it, I don't seem to have a way of accessing the nested ...
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Filter an IP address
I've written the following to get the user IP:
private function getIpAddress()
{
$server = JFactory::getApplication()->input->server;
if (!empty($server->get('HTTP_CLIENT_IP')))
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JRequest::get('post', JREQUEST_ALLOWRAW) has been deprecated, what is the working code now? [duplicate]
I have tried every input to get it working, but nothing works for me.
This is the deprecated code
$post = JRequest::get('post', JREQUEST_ALLOWRAW);
list($title, $alias) = $this->...
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Model/Controller: get id of current item and use it in controller
I got a view in my component's frontend, which catches data from model using the ID of the element:
protected function populateState($ordering = null, $direction = null)
{
$app = ...
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Equivalent of unset using jinput
How can I do the below using Joomla API JFactory::getApplication()->input;
unset($_GET["variable1"]);
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Can't decode form data as json after jinput->post->getArray() if some file is chosen
I retrieve all the form data with:
$jinput = JFactory::getApplication()->input;
$formData = new JRegistry($jinput->post->getArray());
then decode it and convert to my custom array with:
$...
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How to retrieve values of all the fields with JInput but without jform[]
As we know we can retrieve values of all the fields if they have names like name="jform[something]" and we can use the code:
$jinput = JFactory::getApplication()->input;
$formData = new JRegistry($...
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How to create filters for Jinput?
I have gone through with the JInput Documentation.
We can access the JInput object like this:
JFactory::getApplication()->input;
If we are retrieving more values, it would be useful to store the ...
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How can I grab the user's IP address?
I want to store the user's IP address in a Joomla 3.5 component;
with 2.5, I did a
$ip = JRequest::getVar('REMOTE_ADDR', '', 'SERVER');
Which is the most efficient way to get the IP address from a ...
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Use JInput to get all POST / GET vars [duplicate]
Is there a way to get all the POST or GET vars at once using JInput? Something like this, only using the newer syntax:
$post = JRequest::get('post');
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Retrieve multiple values with $jinput
How can I retrieve resource_id from the url below?
index.php?option=com_ajax&module=booking_form&method=getBooking&format=json&Itemid=131&date=2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z&end=...
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Why is Jinput only getting one of two values from the url?
I am trying to extract two values from the url with Jinput.
My url is:
http://localhost/kitchen-guide-new/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=45?subscribers_email=test@gmail.com&...
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Save JINPUT to JTable via CLI AND web-backend
I'm using a helper which is called by an Joomla-CLI-Script. In this script I would like to add items to my database using JTable::store.
In the storing-process I'm checking some JINPUT-values, that ...
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jinput->get doesn't consistently return a particular URL parameter
I have a php page that processes 2 parameters on the URL that calls it. I can't figure out why jinput->get works sometimes but not every time. The code is:
$jinput = JFactory::getApplication()->...
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How to properly get an array from jInput?
Maybe it's weary eyes, but I am unable to retrieve a posted array from jInput:
$jinput = JFactory::getApplication()->input;
$test1 = $jinput->get('Itemid');
$test2 = $jinput->get("filter");
$...
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How to set custom style in getInput function?
I thought there should be an easy way like:
echo $this->form->getInput('similar_text', array('style' => 'background: red;'));
But it seems to be harder than my except.
I need to generate ...
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Using JInput instead of $_POST
By using var_dump($_POST);, I'm getting the following output:
array(2)
{
["data"] => array(2)
{
["title"] => "XXX"
["server"] => "XXXXXX"
}
["Itemid"] => ...
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Get the menu item variable using Jinput
I am using joomla 3.3.6 and have added a menu item type variable.
I want to get the value of this variable using jinput to query the database.
The controller file is external so i added the ...
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What to use instead of Jinput in Joomla 1.5?
I have the following code:
defined( '_JEXEC' ) or die;
class plgSystemTemplateSwitcher extends JPlugin
{
function onAfterInitialise()
{
$input = JFactory::...
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How can I use PHP to filter a list as though they had clicked on a Search Tool list item
Based on some internal conditions, I need to filter a list and have the "Search Tools" engaged showing the selected item in the filter list. The net effect that we want is the same as appending the ...
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Input filtering an array of integers, words
This is one that has bugged me for several years now - Joomla provided JRequest, and then JInput to access filtered data from the incoming request. You can ask for filtered strings, integers, words ...
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How to access an array in $_GET using JInput?
I've been researching different ways to get an array using JInput.
According to http://docs.joomla.org/Retrieving_request_data_using_JInput there are 2 methods that I can use.
Method1
$jinput = ...
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Custom Component - JInput Isn't Getting the Form Input
I have an input form in the admin view:
<form name="upload" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
<input type="file" name="file_upload" />
<input type="submit" value="...
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Extension restrictions on Multiple File Upload (JInput)?
JLoader::register('JFile', JPATH_LIBRARIES . '/joomla/filesystem/file.php');
$fields = array('one', 'two', 'three');
foreach ($fields as $field)
{
$file = $input->files->get($field);
$src ...
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Multiple File Upload Using JInput?
FORM HTML :
<form name="upload" method="post" action="send.php" enctype="multipart/form-data">
File #1 : <input type="file" name="one" />
File #2 : <input type="file" name="two" />
...
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JInput object does not work outside root folder? [duplicate]
i use JInput to get data from a form and insert that into the database, but it only works when the PHP file containing the JInput script is placed inside the root folder?
PHP SCRIPT :
<?php
...
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File upload using JInput! possible?
i use a html form on one of my articles, i am successful in getting the values from the form using JInput!
$input = JFactory::getApplication()->input;
But now i need to add a file upload input ...
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JInput->get() , how does it work?
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 ...
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What's the proper way of setting a persistent cookie in Joomla 3.x
I would like to set a "destination" cookie for all users on my site, to serve tailored content. The cookie needs to persist across login/logout so it appears I cannot use jSession, which is cleared on ...
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Where to use JInput in MVC
I'm curious as to where to get data from JInput in the MVC design pattern. For example, in a situation where I need a JInput value to use in a query in a model class method, should I get the JInput ...
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What's the proper way to get the entire $_POST?
In Joomla! 2.5.x I could simply run JRequest::get('post'); but seeing as JRequest is deprecated in Joomla! 3.x I should use JInput.
At them moment this is the code I'm using to get the entire $_POST:
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