Joomla getModel() Method

Method to get a model object, loading it if required.

• string $name - The model name. Optional.
• string $prefix - The class prefix. Optional.
• array $config - Configuration array for model. Optional
• return - \JModelLegacy|boolean Model object on success; otherwise false on failure.

public function getModel($name = '', $prefix = '', $config = array())
 {
 if (empty($name))
 {
 $name = $this->getName();
 }

if (empty($prefix))
 {
 $prefix = $this->model_prefix;
 }

if ($model = $this->createModel($name, $prefix, $config))
 {
 // Task is a reserved state
 $model->setState('task', $this->task);

// Let's get the application object and set menu information if it's available
 $menu = \JFactory::getApplication()->getMenu();

if (is_object($menu) && $item = $menu->getActive())
 {
 $params = $menu->getParams($item->id);

// Set default state data
 $model->setState('parameters.menu', $params);
 }
 }

return $model;
 }