JForm::loadField

Method to load, setup and return a JFormField object based on field data.

Signature

protected function loadField(string
        $element,
            [string
        $group = null,
            [mixed
        $value = null]] )

Parameters

$element: The XML element object representation of the form field.
$group: The optional dot-separated form group path on which to find the field.
$value: The optional value to use as the default for the field.

Returns

mixed: The JFormField object for the field or boolean false on error.