Model Methods
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after_find
To process an object immediately before it is returned from a find() or paginate() call, define after_find(). This can be useful if you want to always add a commonly-needed property to objects that is something other than the values of the model's table columns.
<?php
class Event extends MvcModel {
public function after_find($object) {
if (isset($object->speakers)) {
$speaker_names = array();
foreach($object->speakers as $speaker) {
$speaker_names[] = $speaker->name;
}
$object->speaker_names = implode(', ', $speaker_names);
$object->name = $object->speaker_names;
if (isset($object->venue)) {
$object->name .= ' at '.$object->venue->name;
}
}
}
}
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after_save
To always process an object immediately after it is saved, define after_save().
<?php
class Venue extends MvcModel {
public function after_save($object) {
$this->update_sort_name($object);
}
// Use "Colosseum, The" instead of "The Colosseum" for the sort_name
public function update_sort_name($object) {
$sort_name = $object->name;
$article = 'The';
$article_ = $article.' ';
if (strcasecmp(substr($sort_name, 0, strlen($article_)), $article_) == 0) {
$sort_name = substr($sort_name, strlen($article_)).', '.$article;
}
$this->update($object->__id, array('sort_name' => $sort_name));
}
}
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to_url
If you'd like to use pretty URLs for a model, define to_url() and make it return the URL path that should be used when links to the object are created. See Pretty URLs for details.