JArrayHelper::getValue

Utility function to return a value from a named array or a specified default

Signature

public function getValue(&
        $array,
            [string
        $name = null,
            [mixed
        $default = null,
            [string
        $type = '']]] )

Parameters

$array
$name: The key to search for
$default: The default value to give if no key found
$type: Return type for the variable (INT, FLOAT, STRING, WORD, BOOLEAN, ARRAY)

Returns

mixed: The value from the source array