====== getMailer ======
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| {{references:package.png?nolink}} [[references:joomla.framework|Joomla.Framework]] | [[JFactory|JFactory]] | [[http://api.joomla.org/Joomla-Framework//JFactory.html|JFactory->getMailer]] |

This method returns a reference to the global Mailer object, only creating it if it doesn't already exist.

===== Syntax =====
PHPMailer &getMailer ()

===== Examples =====
<code php|Example>
$mail =& JFactory::getMailer();
echo "The current from name is: ". $mail->FromName;
</code>
might produce:
<code php|Result>
The current from name is: Joomla! 1.5 Test Site
</code>