The Category Controller

• since: 1.6

Located in /administrator/components/com_categories/controllers/category.php (line 19)

JObject
   |
   --JControllerLegacy
      |
      --JControllerForm
         |
         --CategoriesControllerCategory

string $extension (line 27)

The extension for which the categories apply.

• since: 1.6
• access: protected

Inherited Variables

Inherited from JControllerForm

JControllerForm::$context
JControllerForm::$option
JControllerForm::$text_prefix
JControllerForm::$view_item
JControllerForm::$view_list

Inherited from JControllerLegacy

JControllerLegacy::$basePath
JControllerLegacy::$default_view
JControllerLegacy::$doTask
JControllerLegacy::$input
JControllerLegacy::$instance
JControllerLegacy::$message
JControllerLegacy::$messageType
JControllerLegacy::$methods
JControllerLegacy::$model_prefix
JControllerLegacy::$name
JControllerLegacy::$paths
JControllerLegacy::$redirect
JControllerLegacy::$task
JControllerLegacy::$taskMap

Inherited from JObject

JObject::$_errors

Constructor __construct (line 36)

Constructor.

• see: JController
• since: 1.6
• access: public

CategoriesControllerCategory __construct ([array $config = array()])

• array $config: An optional associative array of configuration settings.

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Redefinition of:

JControllerForm::__construct()

Constructor.

allowAdd (line 56)

Method to check if you can add a new record.

• since: 1.6
• access: protected

boolean allowAdd ([array $data = array()])

• array $data: An array of input data.

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Redefinition of:

JControllerForm::allowAdd()

Method to check if you can add a new record.

allowEdit (line 72)

Method to check if you can edit a record.

• since: 1.6
• access: protected

boolean allowEdit ([array $data = array()], [string $key = 'parent_id'])

• array $data: An array of input data.
• string $key: The name of the key for the primary key.

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Redefinition of:

JControllerForm::allowEdit()

Method to check if you can add a new record.

batch (line 127)

Method to run batch operations.

• return: True if successful, false otherwise and internal error is set.
• since: 1.6
• access: public

boolean batch ([object $model = null])

• object $model: The model.

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Redefinition of:

JControllerForm::batch()

Method to run batch operations.

getRedirectToItemAppend (line 150)

Gets the URL arguments to append to an item redirect.

• return: The arguments to append to the redirect URL.
• since: 1.6
• access: protected

string getRedirectToItemAppend ([integer $recordId = null], [string $urlVar = 'id'])

• integer $recordId: The primary key id for the item.
• string $urlVar: The name of the URL variable for the id.

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Redefinition of:

JControllerForm::getRedirectToItemAppend()

Gets the URL arguments to append to an item redirect.

getRedirectToListAppend (line 165)

Gets the URL arguments to append to a list redirect.

• return: The arguments to append to the redirect URL.
• since: 1.6
• access: protected

string getRedirectToListAppend ()

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Redefinition of:

JControllerForm::getRedirectToListAppend()

Gets the URL arguments to append to a list redirect.

postSaveHook (line 183)

Function that allows child controller access to model data after the data has been saved.

• since: 3.1
• access: protected

void postSaveHook (JModelLegacy $model, [array $validData = array()])

• JModelLegacy $model: The data model object.
• array $validData: The validated data.

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Redefinition of:

JControllerForm::postSaveHook()

Function that allows child controller access to model data after the data has been saved.

Inherited Methods

Inherited From JControllerForm

JControllerForm::__construct()
JControllerForm::add()
JControllerForm::allowAdd()
JControllerForm::allowEdit()
JControllerForm::allowSave()
JControllerForm::batch()
JControllerForm::cancel()
JControllerForm::edit()
JControllerForm::getModel()
JControllerForm::getRedirectToItemAppend()
JControllerForm::getRedirectToListAppend()
JControllerForm::loadhistory()
JControllerForm::postSaveHook()
JControllerForm::save()

Inherited From JControllerLegacy

JControllerLegacy::__construct()
JControllerLegacy::addModelPath()
JControllerLegacy::addPath()
JControllerLegacy::addViewPath()
JControllerLegacy::authorise()
JControllerLegacy::checkEditId()
JControllerLegacy::createFileName()
JControllerLegacy::createModel()
JControllerLegacy::createView()
JControllerLegacy::display()
JControllerLegacy::execute()
JControllerLegacy::getInstance()
JControllerLegacy::getModel()
JControllerLegacy::getName()
JControllerLegacy::getTask()
JControllerLegacy::getTasks()
JControllerLegacy::getView()
JControllerLegacy::holdEditId()
JControllerLegacy::redirect()
JControllerLegacy::registerDefaultTask()
JControllerLegacy::registerTask()
JControllerLegacy::releaseEditId()
JControllerLegacy::setMessage()
JControllerLegacy::setPath()
JControllerLegacy::setRedirect()
JControllerLegacy::unregisterTask()

Inherited From JObject

JObject::__construct()
JObject::def()
JObject::get()
JObject::getError()
JObject::getErrors()
JObject::getProperties()
JObject::set()
JObject::setError()
JObject::setProperties()
JObject::__toString()