====== getActive ======
{#JAPI Joomla.Framework Application JMenu::getActive #}

Gets the active menu item.

The active menu reflects the link of the current page, provided there's a link to it in one of the visible menus.

===== Syntax =====
object The &getActive ()

===== Examples =====
<code php|Example>
// get the Singleton instance
$menu   = &JMenu::getInstance();

// get the active menu item
$active = &$menu->getActive();
echo '<a href="', $active->link , '">', $active->name ,'</a>';
</code>
Might create:
<code html>
  <a href="index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25">
    About Joomla!
  </a>
</code>

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