/**
* Get extension params.
*
* @param string $element The extension name.
*
* @return Registry|\JRegistry Extension params object.
*/
public static function getParams($element)
{
$extension = static::extractElement($element);
switch ($extension['type']) {
case 'component':
$params = \JComponentHelper::getParams($element);
$params = new Registry($params->toArray());
break;
case 'module':
$module = \JModuleHelper::getModule($element);
$params = new Registry();
$params->loadString($module->params);
break;
case 'plugin':
$plugin = \JPluginHelper::getPlugin($extension['group'], $extension['name']);
$params = $plugin->params;
$params = new Registry($params);
break;
default:
$params = new Registry();
break;
}
return $params;
}
/**
* Load a string into the registry
*
* @param string $data String to load into the registry
* @param string $format Format of the string
* @param array $options Options used by the formatter
*
* @return Registry Return this object to support chaining.
*
* @since 1.0
*/
public function loadString($data, $format = 'JSON', $options = array())
{
$this->registry->loadString($data, $format, $options);
return $this;
}
