VirtueMart

h1. Developing a module or plugin for Virtuemart 2

When you want to develop your own extension for virtuemart, then this hints should you help to get started:

Use

@if (!class_exists( 'VmConfig' )) require(JPATH_ADMINISTRATOR.DS.'components'.DS.'com_virtuemart'.DS.'helpers'.DS.'config.php');@

to load the configuration object in your extension. Then use

@VmConfig::loadConfig();@

to load the configuration values, you can then easily access them with

@VmConfig::get('yourVariable','default');@

When you want to access the js used in vm then load them with

@VmConfig::jQuery();

VmConfig::jPrice();@

or for the  css use

@VmConfig::cssSite();@

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