How to add a rich text editor in Joomla? (for your own component)

If you have created an admin section in your newly designed Joomla! component, or you have a frontend page where you want your website users to write something cool using an RTE, like this one, its just a few lines of code.

Assuming you are using MVC design pattern in Joomla! Extension development. Suppose,

Component Name = cmp

View Name = vvv

So we must have a class named cmpViewvvv (Learn more on naming conventions for classes in Joomla!)

Code for view.html.php

<?php class cmpViewvvv extends JView { function display($tpl = null){ $editor =& JFactory::getEditor(); $this->assignRef('editor', $editor); } } ?>

Code for default.php

<?php defined( '_JEXEC' ) or die( 'Restricted Access' ); ---- ---- ---- ?> <form action="index.php" method="post"> ---- ---- ---- <?php echo $this->editor; ?> ---- ---- ---- </form>

Easy