JController

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JController is the base class for a Joomla! controller.

The controller controls the execution for a component written using the MVC design pattern. It provides basic functionality, such as rendering views and invoking the model to manipulate data.

Method	Description
__construct	Class constructor.
addModelPath	Adds to the stack of controller model paths in LIFO order.
addViewPath	Add one or more view paths to the controller’s stack, in LIFO order.
authorize	Checks if a user is authorized to perform the specified task.
display	Typical view method for MVC based architecture.
execute	Execute a task by triggering a method in the derived class.
getError	Get the error message.
getModel	Method to get a model object, loading the class definition if required.
getTask	Get the last task that is or was to be performed.
getTasks	Gets the available tasks in the controller.
getView	Method to get a reference to the current view and load it if necessary.
redirect	Redirects the browser or returns false if no redirect is set.
registerDefaultTask	Register the default task to perform if a mapping is not found.
registerTask	Register (map) a task to a method in the class.
setAccessControl	Sets the access control levels.
setError	Set the error message.
setMessage	Sets the internal message that is passed with a redirect.
setRedirect	Set a URL for browser redirection.
_addPath	Adds a directory to the search path for templates and resources.
_setPath	Sets an entire array of search paths for resources.

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