public function getParams($element, $returnRaw=false)
	{
		$params = null;

		if ($this->baseDb->tableExists('#__components'))
		{
			if (substr($element, 0, 4) == 'plg_')
			{
				$ext = explode('_', $element);
				$query = "SELECT `params` FROM `#__plugins` WHERE `folder` = " . $this->baseDb->quote($ext[1]) . " AND `element` = " . $this->baseDb->quote($ext[2]);
			}
			else
			{
				$query = "SELECT `params` FROM `#__components` WHERE `option` = " . $this->baseDb->quote($element);
			}

			$this->baseDb->setQuery($query);
			$params = $this->baseDb->loadResult();
		}
		elseif ($this->baseDb->tableExists('#__extensions'))
		{
			if (substr($element, 0, 4) == 'plg_')
			{
				$ext = explode('_', $element);
				$query = "SELECT `params` FROM `#__extensions` WHERE `folder` = " . $this->baseDb->quote($ext[1]) . " AND `element` = " . $this->baseDb->quote($ext[2]);
			}
			else
			{
				$query = "SELECT `params` FROM `#__extensions` WHERE `element` = " . $this->baseDb->quote($element);
			}

			$this->baseDb->setQuery($query);
			$params = $this->baseDb->loadResult();
		}
		else
		{
			$this->log(sprintf('Required table not found for retrieving "%s" params', $element), 'warning');
		}

		if (!$returnRaw)
		{
			if ($params)
			{
				$params = new Registry($params);
			}
			else
			{
				$params = new Registry();
			}
		}

		return $params;
	}
public function getParams($element, $returnRaw=false)
	{
		$params = null;

		if ($this->baseDb->tableExists('#__components'))
		{
			if (substr($element, 0, 4) == 'plg_')
			{
				$ext = explode('_', $element);
				$query = "SELECT `params` FROM `#__plugins` WHERE `folder` = " . $this->baseDb->quote($ext[1]) . " AND `element` = " . $this->baseDb->quote($ext[2]);
			}
			else
			{
				$query = "SELECT `params` FROM `#__components` WHERE `option` = " . $this->baseDb->quote($element);
			}

			$this->baseDb->setQuery($query);
			$params = $this->baseDb->loadResult();
		}
		elseif ($this->baseDb->tableExists('#__extensions'))
		{
			if (substr($element, 0, 4) == 'plg_')
			{
				$ext = explode('_', $element);
				$query = "SELECT `params` FROM `#__extensions` WHERE `folder` = " . $this->baseDb->quote($ext[1]) . " AND `element` = " . $this->baseDb->quote($ext[2]);
			}
			else
			{
				$query = "SELECT `params` FROM `#__extensions` WHERE `element` = " . $this->baseDb->quote($element);
			}

			$this->baseDb->setQuery($query);
			$params = $this->baseDb->loadResult();
		}
		else
		{
			$this->log(sprintf('Required table not found for retrieving "%s" params', $element), 'warning');
		}

		if (!$returnRaw)
		{
			if ($params)
			{
				$params = new Registry($params);
			}
			else
			{
				$params = new Registry();
			}
		}

		return $params;
	}
public function getParams ( $ element , $ returnRaw = false ) { $ params = null ; if ( $ this -> baseDb -> tableExists ( '#__components' ) ) { if ( substr ( $ element , 0 , 4 ) == 'plg_' ) { $ ext = explode ( '_' , $ element ) ; $ query = "SELECT `params` FROM `#__plugins` WHERE `folder` = " . $ this -> baseDb -> quote ( $ ext [ 1 ] ) . " AND `element` = " . $ this -> baseDb -> quote ( $ ext [ 2 ] ) ; } else { $ query = "SELECT `params` FROM `#__components` WHERE `option` = " . $ this -> baseDb -> quote ( $ element ) ; } $ this -> baseDb -> setQuery ( $ query ) ; $ params = $ this -> baseDb -> loadResult ( ) ; } elseif ( $ this -> baseDb -> tableExists ( '#__extensions' ) ) { if ( substr ( $ element , 0 , 4 ) == 'plg_' ) { $ ext = explode ( '_' , $ element ) ; $ query = "SELECT `params` FROM `#__extensions` WHERE `folder` = " . $ this -> baseDb -> quote ( $ ext [ 1 ] ) . " AND `element` = " . $ this -> baseDb -> quote ( $ ext [ 2 ] ) ; } else { $ query = "SELECT `params` FROM `#__extensions` WHERE `element` = " . $ this -> baseDb -> quote ( $ element ) ; } $ this -> baseDb -> setQuery ( $ query ) ; $ params = $ this -> baseDb -> loadResult ( ) ; } else { $ this -> log ( sprintf ( 'Required table not found for retrieving "%s" params' , $ element ) , 'warning' ) ; } if ( ! $ returnRaw ) { if ( $ params ) { $ params = new Registry ( $ params ) ; } else { $ params = new Registry ( ) ; } } return $ params ; }
Get element params

@param   string  $option     com_xyz
@param   bool    $returnRaw  whether or not to return jregistry object or raw param string
@return  object|string
Get element params