public static function getCategories($parent = 'root', $count = 0)
{
require_once JPATH_ROOT . '/modules/mod_articles_categories/helper.php';
$params = new JRegistry();
$params->set('parent', $parent);
$params->set('count', $count);
return ModArticlesCategoriesHelper::getList($params);
}
<?php
/**
* @package Joomla.Site
* @subpackage mod_articles_categories
*
* @copyright Copyright (C) 2005 - 2013 Open Source Matters, Inc. All rights reserved.
* @license GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
*/
defined('_JEXEC') or die;
// Include the helper functions only once
require_once __DIR__ . '/helper.php';
$list = ModArticlesCategoriesHelper::getList($params);
if (!empty($list)) {
$moduleclass_sfx = htmlspecialchars($params->get('moduleclass_sfx'));
$startLevel = reset($list)->getParent()->level;
require JModuleHelper::getLayoutPath('mod_articles_categories', $params->get('layout', 'default'));
}