protected function &getEditor()
{
// Only create the editor if it is not already created.
if (empty($this->editor)) {
// Initialize variables.
$editor = null;
// Get the editor type attribute. Can be in the form of: editor="desired|alternative".
$type = trim((string) $this->element['editor']);
if ($type) {
// Get the list of editor types.
$types = explode('|', $type);
// Get the database object.
$db = MFactory::getDBO();
// Iterate over teh types looking for an existing editor.
foreach ($types as $element) {
// Build the query.
$query = $db->getQuery(true);
$query->select('element');
$query->from('#__extensions');
$query->where('element = ' . $db->quote($element));
$query->where('folder = ' . $db->quote('editors'));
$query->where('enabled = 1');
// Check of the editor exists.
$db->setQuery($query, 0, 1);
$editor = $db->loadResult();
// If an editor was found stop looking.
if ($editor) {
break;
}
}
}
// Create the MEditor instance based on the given editor.
$this->editor = MFactory::getEditor($editor ? $editor : null);
}
return $this->editor;
}
