How to get component parameters?

Question

I have a problem here and just cant solve it :-/ I am developing an Joomla component with backend. In the backend I set a parameter, the `dashboardId`, but I can't access them in the view. I always get `data:protected` (when I dump `params`). It seems like I'm not allowed to access the object. Here is the `default.xml`: ```

``` Now, in the `view.html.php` I try to access the parameter like this: ``` $app = &JFactory::getApplication(); $params = JComponentHelper::getParams('com_dashboard'); $dashboardId = $params->get('dashboardId'); var_dump($dashboardId); ``` When I do `var_dump($dashboardId);` I get `NULL` but when I dump `$app`, I can see the…

Accepted Answer

There's a more simple way. First import Joomla Component Helper:

```
jimport('joomla.application.component.helper'); // not required in Joomla 3.x
```

And then retrieve any attribute you want like this:

```
$params = JComponentHelper::getParams('com_dashboard');
$dashboardID = $params->get('dashboardID');
```

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How to get component parameters?

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