Source for file sql.php
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* @package Joomla.Platform
* @copyright Copyright (C) 2005 - 2013 Open Source Matters, Inc. All rights reserved.
* @license GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE
* Supports an custom SQL select list
* @package Joomla.Platform
* Method to get certain otherwise inaccessible properties from the form field object.
* @param string $name The property name for which to the the value.
* @return mixed The property value or null.
public function __get($name)
return parent::__get($name);
* Method to set certain otherwise inaccessible properties of the form field object.
* @param string $name The property name for which to the the value.
* @param mixed $value The value of the property.
public function __set($name, $value)
$this->$name = (string)
$value;
parent::__set($name, $value);
* Method to attach a JForm object to the field.
* @param SimpleXMLElement $element The SimpleXMLElement object representing the <field /> tag for the form field object.
* @param mixed $value The form field value to validate.
* @param string $group The field name group control value. This acts as as an array container for the field.
* For example if the field has name="foo" and the group value is set to "bar" then the
* full field name would end up being "bar[foo]".
* @return boolean True on success.
* @see JFormField::setup()
public function setup(SimpleXMLElement $element, $value, $group =
null)
$return =
parent::setup($element, $value, $group);
* Method to get the custom field options.
* Use the query attribute to supply a query to generate the list.
* @return array The field option objects.
// Initialize some field attributes.
// Get the database object.
// Set the query and get the result list.
$db->setQuery($this->query);
$items =
$db->loadObjectlist();
// Build the field options.
foreach ($items as $item)
$options[] =
JHtml::_('select.option', $item->$key, JText::_($item->$value));
$options[] =
JHtml::_('select.option', $item->$key, $item->$value);
// Merge any additional options in the XML definition.
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