JOOMLA: How to retrieve values of all the fields with JInput but without jform[]

Question

As we know we can retrieve values of all the fields if they have names like name="jform[something]" and we can use the code:

$jinput = JFactory::getApplication()->input;
$formData = new JRegistry($jinput->get('jform', '', 'array'));

But is there some way to do the same if we have form with some name for example <form name="myForm"> and fields with names like name="something" i.e. without jform[] ?

Thanks in advance

Joomla 3.5.1

Answer 1

This is the correct way to retrieve post data array, you don't need to use JRegistry:

$jinput = JFactory::getApplication()->input;
$data = $jinput->post->get('jform', array(), 'array');

If you just need one parameter use the same function like this:

$something = $jinput->post->get("something");

*second and third parameters are default_value in case of no value found and filter (string, integer, ...).

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