Located in /components/com_content/controllers/article.php (line 16)

JObject
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   --JControllerLegacy
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      --JControllerForm
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         --ContentControllerArticle

string $urlVar = 'a.id' (line 40)

The URL edit variable.

• since: 3.2
• access: protected

string $view_item = 'form' (line 24)

The URL view item variable.

• since: 1.6
• access: protected

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Redefinition of:

JControllerForm::$view_item

The URL view item variable.

string $view_list = 'categories' (line 32)

The URL view list variable.

• since: 1.6
• access: protected

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Redefinition of:

JControllerForm::$view_list

The URL view list variable.

Inherited Variables

Inherited from JControllerForm

JControllerForm::$context
JControllerForm::$option
JControllerForm::$text_prefix

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

add (line 49)

Method to add a new record.

• return: True if the record can be added, a error object if not.
• since: 1.6
• access: public

mixed add ()

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Redefinition of:

JControllerForm::add()

Method to add a new record.

allowAdd (line 67)

Method override 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 100)

Method override to check if you can edit an existing record.

• since: 1.6
• access: protected

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

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

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Redefinition of:

JControllerForm::allowEdit()

Method to check if you can add a new record.

cancel (line 152)

Method to cancel an edit.

• return: True if access level checks pass, false otherwise.
• since: 1.6
• access: public

boolean cancel ([string $key = 'a_id'])

• string $key: The name of the primary key of the URL variable.

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Redefinition of:

JControllerForm::cancel()

Method to cancel an edit.

edit (line 171)

Method to edit an existing record.

• return: True if access level check and checkout passes, false otherwise.
• since: 1.6
• access: public

boolean edit ([string $key = null], [string $urlVar = 'a_id'])

• string $key: The name of the primary key of the URL variable.
• string $urlVar: The name of the URL variable if different from the primary key (sometimes required to avoid router collisions).

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Redefinition of:

JControllerForm::edit()

Method to edit an existing record.

getModel (line 189)

Method to get a model object, loading it if required.

• return: model.
• since: 1.5
• access: public

object The getModel ([string $name = 'form'], [string $prefix = ''], [array $config = array('ignore_request' => true)])

• string $name: The model name. Optional.
• string $prefix: The class prefix. Optional.
• array $config: Configuration array for model. Optional.

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Redefinition of:

JControllerForm::getModel()

Method to get a model object, loading it if required.

getRedirectToItemAppend (line 206)

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 = 'a_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.

getReturnPage (line 262)

Get the return URL.

If a "return" variable has been passed in the request

• return: The return URL.
• since: 1.6
• access: protected

string getReturnPage ()

postSaveHook (line 286)

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

• since: 1.6
• 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.

save (line 301)

Method to save a record.

• return: True if successful, false otherwise.
• since: 1.6
• access: public

boolean save ([string $key = null], [string $urlVar = 'a_id'])

• string $key: The name of the primary key of the URL variable.
• string $urlVar: The name of the URL variable if different from the primary key (sometimes required to avoid router collisions).

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Redefinition of:

JControllerForm::save()

Method to save a record.

vote (line 321)

Method to save a vote.

• since: 1.6
• access: public

void vote ()

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()