Виджет контента $limit не срабатываетк как надо

 $items = $model->limit($limit)->getContentItems($ctype['name']);

 
 public function limit($from, $howmany=0) {
        $this->limit = (int)$from;
        $howmany     = (int)$howmany;
        if ($this->limit < 0) { $this->limit = 0; }
        if ($howmany){
            if ($howmany <= 0){ $howmany = 15; }
            $this->limit .= ', '. $howmany;
        }
        return $this;
    }
 
 
 

 $limit  = $this->getOption('limit', 10);

   new fieldNumber('options:number', array(
                        'title' => LANG_WD_CONTENT_SLIDER_NUMBER,
                        'hint' => LANG_WD_CONTENT_SLIDER_FROM_NUMBER,
                        'default' => 1,
                        'units' => LANG_FROMID
                    )),
 

$number            = $this->getOption('number', 1);

 
  $items = $model->limit($number, $limit)->getContentItems($ctype['name']);

$model->limit($this->getOption('number', 1));

$model->limit($this->getOption('number', 1), $this->getOption('perpage', 1));

    $number            = $this->getOption('number', 1);

    $number            = $this->getOption('number', 0);