Plugin model.

• since: 1.6

Located in /administrator/components/com_plugins/models/plugin.php (line 19)

JObject
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   --JModelLegacy
      |
      --JModelForm
         |
         --JModelAdmin
            |
            --PluginsModelPlugin

string $event_after_save = 'onExtensionAfterSave' (line 39)

• var: The event to trigger after saving the data.
• since: 1.6
• access: protected

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Redefinition of:

JModelAdmin::$event_after_save

The event to trigger after saving the data.

string $event_before_save = 'onExtensionBeforeSave' (line 45)

• var: The event to trigger after before the data.
• since: 1.6
• access: protected

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Redefinition of:

JModelAdmin::$event_before_save

The event to trigger before saving the data.

string $helpKey = 'JHELP_EXTENSIONS_PLUGIN_MANAGER_EDIT' (line 25)

• var: The help screen key for the module.
• since: 1.6
• access: protected

string $helpURL (line 31)

• var: The help screen base URL for the module.
• since: 1.6
• access: protected

mixed $_cache (line 33)

• access: protected

Inherited Variables

Inherited from JModelAdmin

JModelAdmin::$event_after_delete
JModelAdmin::$event_before_delete
JModelAdmin::$event_change_state
JModelAdmin::$text_prefix

Inherited from JModelForm

JModelForm::$_forms

Inherited from JModelLegacy

JModelLegacy::$event_clean_cache
JModelLegacy::$name
JModelLegacy::$option
JModelLegacy::$state
JModelLegacy::$_db
JModelLegacy::$__state_set

Inherited from JObject

JObject::$_errors

cleanCache (line 326)

Custom clean cache method, plugins are cached in 2 places for different clients

• since: 1.6
• access: protected

void cleanCache ([ $group = null], [ $client_id = 0])

• $group
• $client_id

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Redefinition of:

JModelLegacy::cleanCache()

Clean the cache

getForm (line 55)

Method to get the record form.

• return: A JForm object on success, false on failure
• since: 1.6
• access: public

JForm getForm ([array $data = array()], [boolean $loadData = true])

• array $data: Data for the form.
• boolean $loadData: True if the form is to load its own data (default case), false if not.

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Redefinition of:

JModelForm::getForm()

Abstract method for getting the form from the model.

getHelp (line 316)

Get the necessary data to load an item help screen.

• return: object with key, url, and local properties for loading the item help screen.
• since: 1.6
• access: public

object An getHelp ()

getItem (line 125)

Method to get a single record.

• return: Object on success, false on failure.
• access: public

mixed getItem ([integer $pk = null])

• integer $pk: The id of the primary key.

getReorderConditions (line 284)

A protected method to get a set of ordering conditions.

• return: An array of conditions to add to add to ordering queries.
• since: 1.6
• access: protected

array getReorderConditions (object A $table)

• object A $table: record object.

getTable (line 177)

Returns a reference to the a Table object, always creating it.

• return: A database object
• access: public

JTable getTable ([type $type = 'Extension'], [string $prefix = 'JTable'], [array $config = array()])

• type $type: The table type to instantiate
• string $prefix: A prefix for the table class name. Optional.
• array $config: Configuration array for model. Optional.

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Redefinition of:

JModelLegacy::getTable()

Method to get a table object, load it if necessary.

loadFormData (line 103)

Method to get the data that should be injected in the form.

• return: The data for the form.
• since: 1.6
• access: protected

mixed loadFormData ()

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Redefinition of:

JModelForm::loadFormData()

Method to get the data that should be injected in the form.

populateState (line 190)

Auto-populate the model state.

Note. Calling getState in this method will result in recursion.

• since: 1.6
• access: protected

void populateState ()

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Redefinition of:

JModelLegacy::populateState()

Method to auto-populate the model state.

preprocessForm (line 209)

• return: True if successful.
• throws: Exception if there is an error in the form event.
• since: 1.6
• access: protected

mixed preprocessForm (JForm $form, mixed $data, [ $group = 'content'])

• object A $form: form object.
• mixed $data: The data expected for the form.
• $group

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Redefinition of:

JModelForm::preprocessForm()

Method to allow derived classes to preprocess the form.

save (line 299)

Override method to save the form data.

• return: True on success.
• since: 1.6
• access: public

boolean save (array $data)

• array $data: The form data.

Inherited Methods

Inherited From JModelAdmin

JModelAdmin::__construct()
JModelAdmin::batch()
JModelAdmin::batchAccess()
JModelAdmin::batchCopy()

Inherited From JModelForm

JModelForm::checkin()
JModelForm::checkout()
JModelForm::getForm()
JModelForm::loadForm()
JModelForm::loadFormData()
JModelForm::preprocessData()
JModelForm::preprocessForm()
JModelForm::validate()

Inherited From JModelLegacy

JModelLegacy::__construct()
JModelLegacy::addIncludePath()
JModelLegacy::addTablePath()
JModelLegacy::cleanCache()
JModelLegacy::getDbo()
JModelLegacy::getInstance()
JModelLegacy::getName()
JModelLegacy::getState()
JModelLegacy::getTable()
JModelLegacy::loadHistory()
JModelLegacy::populateState()
JModelLegacy::setDbo()
JModelLegacy::setState()
JModelLegacy::_createFileName()
JModelLegacy::_createTable()
JModelLegacy::_getList()
JModelLegacy::_getListCount()

Inherited From JObject

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