/**
* Method to auto-populate the model state.
*
* This method should only be called once per instantiation and is designed
* to be called on the first call to the getState() method unless the model
* configuration flag to ignore the request is set.
*
* Note. Calling getState in this method will result in recursion.
*
* @param string $ordering An optional ordering field.
* @param string $direction An optional direction (asc|desc).
*
* @return void
*
* @since 12.2
*/
protected function populateState($ordering = 'ordering', $direction = 'ASC')
{
parent::populateState($ordering, $direction);
$params = JFactory::getApplication()->getParams('com_content');
$this->setState('params', $params);
// Process show_noauth parameter
$this->setState('filter.access', !$params->get('show_noauth'));
$limit = $params->get('num_leading_articles') + $params->get('num_intro_articles') + $params->get('num_links');
$this->setState('list.limit', $limit);
$this->setState('list.links', $params->get('num_links'));
// check for category selection
if ($params->get('featured_categories') && implode(',', $params->get('featured_categories')) == true) {
$featuredCategories = $params->get('featured_categories');
$this->setState('filter.frontpage.categories', $featuredCategories);
}
}
