core/model/modx/modchunk.class.php
- Package
- modx
\modChunk
Represents a chunk of static HTML content.
These elements are defined by some type of source content that when processed will provide output or some type of logical result based on mutable properties.
This class creates an instance of a modElement object. This should not be called directly, but rather extended for derivative modElement classes.
- Parent(s)
- \modElement < \modAccessibleSimpleObject < \modAccessibleObject < \xPDOObject
- Children
- \modChunk_mysql
- \modChunk_sqlsrv
Properties

array
$_aggregates= 'array ()'
An array of aggregate foreign key relationships for the class.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::$$_aggregates\modAccessibleObject::$$_aggregates\modAccessibleSimpleObject::$$_aggregates\modElement::$$_aggregatesarray ()Details- Type
- array
- Access
- public
- Inherited_from
- \xPDOObject::$$_aggregates
- Inherited_from
- \modAccessibleObject::$$_aggregates
- Inherited_from
- \modAccessibleSimpleObject::$$_aggregates
- Inherited_from
- \modElement::$$_aggregates

string
$_alias= 'null'
An alias for this instance of the class.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::$$_alias\modAccessibleObject::$$_alias\modAccessibleSimpleObject::$$_alias\modElement::$$_aliasnullDetails- Type
- string
- Inherited_from
- \xPDOObject::$$_alias
- Inherited_from
- \modAccessibleObject::$$_alias
- Inherited_from
- \modAccessibleSimpleObject::$$_alias
- Inherited_from
- \modElement::$$_alias

boolean
$_cacheFlag= 'true'
Indicates the cacheability of the instance.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::$$_cacheFlag\modAccessibleObject::$$_cacheFlag\modAccessibleSimpleObject::$$_cacheFlag\modElement::$$_cacheFlagtrueDetails- Type
- boolean
- Inherited_from
- \xPDOObject::$$_cacheFlag
- Inherited_from
- \modAccessibleObject::$$_cacheFlag
- Inherited_from
- \modAccessibleSimpleObject::$$_cacheFlag
- Inherited_from
- \modElement::$$_cacheFlag

boolean
$_cacheable= 'true'
trueDetails- Type
- boolean
- Inherited_from
- \modElement::$$_cacheable

string
$_class= 'null'
The actual class name of an instance.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::$$_class\modAccessibleObject::$$_class\modAccessibleSimpleObject::$$_class\modElement::$$_classnullDetails- Type
- string
- Inherited_from
- \xPDOObject::$$_class
- Inherited_from
- \modAccessibleObject::$$_class
- Inherited_from
- \modAccessibleSimpleObject::$$_class
- Inherited_from
- \modElement::$$_class

array
$_composites= 'array ()'
An array of composite foreign key relationships for the class.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::$$_composites\modAccessibleObject::$$_composites\modAccessibleSimpleObject::$$_composites\modElement::$$_compositesarray ()Details- Type
- array
- Access
- public
- Inherited_from
- \xPDOObject::$$_composites
- Inherited_from
- \modAccessibleObject::$$_composites
- Inherited_from
- \modAccessibleSimpleObject::$$_composites
- Inherited_from
- \modElement::$$_composites

array
$_dirty= 'array ()'
An array of field names that have been modified.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::$$_dirty\modAccessibleObject::$$_dirty\modAccessibleSimpleObject::$$_dirty\modElement::$$_dirtyarray ()Details- Type
- array
- Access
- public
- Inherited_from
- \xPDOObject::$$_dirty
- Inherited_from
- \modAccessibleObject::$$_dirty
- Inherited_from
- \modAccessibleSimpleObject::$$_dirty
- Inherited_from
- \modElement::$$_dirty

array
$_fieldAliases= 'array()'
An optional array of field aliases.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::$$_fieldAliases\modAccessibleObject::$$_fieldAliases\modAccessibleSimpleObject::$$_fieldAliases\modElement::$$_fieldAliasesarray()Details- Type
- array
- Inherited_from
- \xPDOObject::$$_fieldAliases
- Inherited_from
- \modAccessibleObject::$$_fieldAliases
- Inherited_from
- \modAccessibleSimpleObject::$$_fieldAliases
- Inherited_from
- \modElement::$$_fieldAliases

array
$_fieldMeta= 'array ()'
An array of metadata definitions for each field in the class.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::$$_fieldMeta\modAccessibleObject::$$_fieldMeta\modAccessibleSimpleObject::$$_fieldMeta\modElement::$$_fieldMetaarray ()Details- Type
- array
- Access
- public
- Inherited_from
- \xPDOObject::$$_fieldMeta
- Inherited_from
- \modAccessibleObject::$$_fieldMeta
- Inherited_from
- \modAccessibleSimpleObject::$$_fieldMeta
- Inherited_from
- \modElement::$$_fieldMeta

array
$_fields= 'array ()'
An array of key-value pairs representing the fields of the instance.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::$$_fields\modAccessibleObject::$$_fields\modAccessibleSimpleObject::$$_fields\modElement::$$_fieldsarray ()Details- Type
- array
- Access
- public
- Inherited_from
- \xPDOObject::$$_fields
- Inherited_from
- \modAccessibleObject::$$_fields
- Inherited_from
- \modAccessibleSimpleObject::$$_fields
- Inherited_from
- \modElement::$$_fields

array
$_filters= 'array('input' => null, 'output' => null)'
array('input' => null, 'output' => null)Details- Type
- array
- Inherited_from
- \modElement::$$_filters

array
$_invalidCharacters= 'array('!','@','#','$','%','^','&','*',
'(',')','+','=','[',']','{','}','\'','"',';',':','\\','/','<','>','?'
,' ',',','`','~')'
array('!','@','#','$','%','^','&','*',
'(',')','+','=','[',']','{','}','\'','"',';',':','\\','/','<','>','?'
,' ',',','`','~')Details- Type
- array
- Inherited_from
- \modElement::$$_invalidCharacters

array
$_lazy= 'array ()'
An array of field names that have not been loaded from the source.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::$$_lazy\modAccessibleObject::$$_lazy\modAccessibleSimpleObject::$$_lazy\modElement::$$_lazyarray ()Details- Type
- array
- Access
- public
- Inherited_from
- \xPDOObject::$$_lazy
- Inherited_from
- \modAccessibleObject::$$_lazy
- Inherited_from
- \modAccessibleSimpleObject::$$_lazy
- Inherited_from
- \modElement::$$_lazy

boolean
$_new= 'true'
Indicates if the instance is transient (and thus new).
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::$$_new\modAccessibleObject::$$_new\modAccessibleSimpleObject::$$_new\modElement::$$_newtrueDetails- Type
- boolean
- Access
- public
- Inherited_from
- \xPDOObject::$$_new
- Inherited_from
- \modAccessibleObject::$$_new
- Inherited_from
- \modAccessibleSimpleObject::$$_new
- Inherited_from
- \modElement::$$_new

array
$_options= 'array()'
A collection of various options that can be used on the instance.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::$$_options\modAccessibleObject::$$_options\modAccessibleSimpleObject::$$_options\modElement::$$_optionsarray()Details- Type
- array
- Inherited_from
- \xPDOObject::$$_options
- Inherited_from
- \modAccessibleObject::$$_options
- Inherited_from
- \modAccessibleSimpleObject::$$_options
- Inherited_from
- \modElement::$$_options

string
$_package= 'null'
The package the class is a part of.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::$$_package\modAccessibleObject::$$_package\modAccessibleSimpleObject::$$_package\modElement::$$_packagenullDetails- Type
- string
- Inherited_from
- \xPDOObject::$$_package
- Inherited_from
- \modAccessibleObject::$$_package
- Inherited_from
- \modAccessibleSimpleObject::$$_package
- Inherited_from
- \modElement::$$_package

string|array
$_pk= 'null'
The primary key field (or an array of primary key fields) for this object.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::$$_pk\modAccessibleObject::$$_pk\modAccessibleSimpleObject::$$_pk\modElement::$$_pknullDetails- Type
- string | array
- Access
- public
- Inherited_from
- \xPDOObject::$$_pk
- Inherited_from
- \modAccessibleObject::$$_pk
- Inherited_from
- \modAccessibleSimpleObject::$$_pk
- Inherited_from
- \modElement::$$_pk

string|array
$_pktype= 'null'
The php native type of the primary key field.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::$$_pktype\modAccessibleObject::$$_pktype\modAccessibleSimpleObject::$$_pktype\modElement::$$_pktypeNOTE: Will be an array if multiple primary keys are specified for the object.
nullDetails- Type
- string | array
- Access
- public
- Inherited_from
- \xPDOObject::$$_pktype
- Inherited_from
- \modAccessibleObject::$$_pktype
- Inherited_from
- \modAccessibleSimpleObject::$$_pktype
- Inherited_from
- \modElement::$$_pktype

array
$_policies= 'array()'
A local cache of access policies for the instance.
Inherited from: \modAccessibleObject::$$_policies\modAccessibleSimpleObject::$$_policies\modElement::$$_policiesarray()Details- Type
- array
- Inherited_from
- \modAccessibleObject::$$_policies
- Inherited_from
- \modAccessibleSimpleObject::$$_policies
- Inherited_from
- \modElement::$$_policies

boolean
$_processed= 'false'
falseDetails- Type
- boolean
- Inherited_from
- \modElement::$$_processed

array
$_properties= 'null'
nullDetails- Type
- array
- Inherited_from
- \modElement::$$_properties

string
$_propertyString= ''''
The string representation of the element properties.
Inherited from: \modElement::$$_propertyString''Details- Type
- string
- Inherited_from
- \modElement::$$_propertyString

array
$_relatedObjects= 'array ()'
An array of object instances related to this object instance.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::$$_relatedObjects\modAccessibleObject::$$_relatedObjects\modAccessibleSimpleObject::$$_relatedObjects\modElement::$$_relatedObjectsarray ()Details- Type
- array
- Access
- public
- Inherited_from
- \xPDOObject::$$_relatedObjects
- Inherited_from
- \modAccessibleObject::$$_relatedObjects
- Inherited_from
- \modAccessibleSimpleObject::$$_relatedObjects
- Inherited_from
- \modElement::$$_relatedObjects

boolean
$_result= 'true'
This is typically only applicable to elements that use PHP source content.
trueDetails- Type
- boolean
- Inherited_from
- \modElement::$$_result

string
$_sourceFile= '""'
""Details- Type
- string
- Inherited_from
- \modElement::$$_sourceFile

string
$_sourcePath= '""'
""Details- Type
- string
- Inherited_from
- \modElement::$$_sourcePath

string
$_table= 'null'
Name of the actual table representing this class.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::$$_table\modAccessibleObject::$$_table\modAccessibleSimpleObject::$$_table\modElement::$$_tablenullDetails- Type
- string
- Access
- public
- Inherited_from
- \xPDOObject::$$_table
- Inherited_from
- \modAccessibleObject::$$_table
- Inherited_from
- \modAccessibleSimpleObject::$$_table
- Inherited_from
- \modElement::$$_table

string
$_tableMeta= 'null'
An array of meta data for the table.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::$$_tableMeta\modAccessibleObject::$$_tableMeta\modAccessibleSimpleObject::$$_tableMeta\modElement::$$_tableMetanullDetails- Type
- string
- Access
- public
- Inherited_from
- \xPDOObject::$$_tableMeta
- Inherited_from
- \modAccessibleObject::$$_tableMeta
- Inherited_from
- \modAccessibleSimpleObject::$$_tableMeta
- Inherited_from
- \modElement::$$_tableMeta

string
$_token= ''''
The character token which helps identify the element class in tag string.
Inherited from: \modElement::$$_token''Details- Type
- string
- Inherited_from
- \modElement::$$_token

array
$_validated= 'array ()'
An array of field names that have been already validated.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::$$_validated\modAccessibleObject::$$_validated\modAccessibleSimpleObject::$$_validated\modElement::$$_validatedarray ()Details- Type
- array
- Access
- public
- Inherited_from
- \xPDOObject::$$_validated
- Inherited_from
- \modAccessibleObject::$$_validated
- Inherited_from
- \modAccessibleSimpleObject::$$_validated
- Inherited_from
- \modElement::$$_validated

boolean
$_validationLoaded= 'false'
Indicates if the validation map has been loaded.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::$$_validationLoaded\modAccessibleObject::$$_validationLoaded\modAccessibleSimpleObject::$$_validationLoaded\modElement::$$_validationLoadedfalseDetails- Type
- boolean
- Access
- public
- Inherited_from
- \xPDOObject::$$_validationLoaded
- Inherited_from
- \modAccessibleObject::$$_validationLoaded
- Inherited_from
- \modAccessibleSimpleObject::$$_validationLoaded
- Inherited_from
- \modElement::$$_validationLoaded

array
$_validationRules= 'array()'
An array of validation rules for this object instance.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::$$_validationRules\modAccessibleObject::$$_validationRules\modAccessibleSimpleObject::$$_validationRules\modElement::$$_validationRulesarray()Details- Type
- array
- Access
- public
- Inherited_from
- \xPDOObject::$$_validationRules
- Inherited_from
- \modAccessibleObject::$$_validationRules
- Inherited_from
- \modAccessibleSimpleObject::$$_validationRules
- Inherited_from
- \modElement::$$_validationRules

\xPDOValidator
$_validator= 'null'
A validator object responsible for this object instance.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::$$_validator\modAccessibleObject::$$_validator\modAccessibleSimpleObject::$$_validator\modElement::$$_validatornullDetails- Type
- \xPDOValidator
- Access
- public
- Inherited_from
- \xPDOObject::$$_validator
- Inherited_from
- \modAccessibleObject::$$_validator
- Inherited_from
- \modAccessibleSimpleObject::$$_validator
- Inherited_from
- \modElement::$$_validator

int
$category= ''
The ID of the Category this chunk resides in. Defaults to 0.
The ID of the Category this chunk resides in. Defaults to 0.- Type
- int
- Magic
- Property
- The ID of the Category this chunk resides in. Defaults to 0.

string
$container= 'null'
Name of the data source container the object belongs to.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::$$container\modAccessibleObject::$$container\modAccessibleSimpleObject::$$container\modElement::$$containernullDetails- Type
- string
- Access
- public
- Inherited_from
- \xPDOObject::$$container
- Inherited_from
- \modAccessibleObject::$$container
- Inherited_from
- \modAccessibleSimpleObject::$$container
- Inherited_from
- \modElement::$$container

string
$description= ''
A user-provided description of the Chunk
A user-provided description of the Chunk- Type
- string
- Magic
- Property
- A user-provided description of the Chunk

array
$fieldNames= 'null'
Names of the fields in the data table, fully-qualified with a table name.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::$$fieldNames\modAccessibleObject::$$fieldNames\modAccessibleSimpleObject::$$fieldNames\modElement::$$fieldNamesNOTE: For use in table joins to qualify fields with the same name.
nullDetails- Type
- array
- Access
- public
- Inherited_from
- \xPDOObject::$$fieldNames
- Inherited_from
- \modAccessibleObject::$$fieldNames
- Inherited_from
- \modAccessibleSimpleObject::$$fieldNames
- Inherited_from
- \modElement::$$fieldNames

boolean
$locked= ''
Whether or not this chunk can only be edited by Administrators
Whether or not this chunk can only be edited by Administrators- Type
- boolean
- Magic
- Property
- Whether or not this chunk can only be edited by Administrators

string
$name= ''
The name of the Chunk.
The name of the Chunk.- Type
- string
- Magic
- Property
- The name of the Chunk.

array
$properties= ''
An array of default properties for this Chunk
An array of default properties for this Chunk- Type
- array
- Magic
- Property
- An array of default properties for this Chunk

string
$snippet= ''
The contents of the Chunk
The contents of the Chunk- Type
- string
- Magic
- Property
- The contents of the Chunk

\xPDO
$xpdo= 'null'
A convenience reference to the xPDO object.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::$$xpdo\modAccessibleObject::$$xpdo\modAccessibleSimpleObject::$$xpdo\modElement::$$xpdonullDetails- Type
- \xPDO
- Access
- public
- Inherited_from
- \xPDOObject::$$xpdo
- Inherited_from
- \modAccessibleObject::$$xpdo
- Inherited_from
- \modAccessibleSimpleObject::$$xpdo
- Inherited_from
- \modElement::$$xpdo
Methods

__construct(
\xPDO $xpdo
)
:
\xPDOObjectOverrides modElement::__construct to set the tag token for this Element
Do not call the constructor directly; see {@link xPDO::newObject()}.
All derivatives of xPDOObject must redeclare this method, and must call the parent method explicitly before any additional logic is executed, e.g.
public function __construct(xPDO & $xpdo) {
parent :: __construct($xpdo);
// Any additional constructor tasks here
}
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $xpdo | \xPDO | A reference to the xPDO|modX instance |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| \xPDOObject |

_getAliases(
string $class, int $limit
=
0
)
:
arrayFind aliases for any defined object relations of the specified class.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::_getAliases()\modAccessibleObject::_getAliases()\modAccessibleSimpleObject::_getAliases()\modElement::_getAliases()| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $class | string | The name of the class to find aliases from. |
| $limit | int | An optional limit on the number of aliases to return; default is 0, i.e. no limit. |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| array | An array of aliases or an empty array if none are found. |
- Access
- protected

_getDataType(
string $key
)
:
stringGets the database data type for the specified field.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::_getDataType()\modAccessibleObject::_getDataType()\modAccessibleSimpleObject::_getDataType()\modElement::_getDataType()| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $key | string | The field name to get the data type for. |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| string | The DB data type of the field. |
- Access
- protected

_getPHPType(
string $key
)
:
stringGets the php data type for the specified field.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::_getPHPType()\modAccessibleObject::_getPHPType()\modAccessibleSimpleObject::_getPHPType()\modElement::_getPHPType()| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $key | string | The field name to get the data type for. |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| string | The PHP data type of the field. |
- Access
- protected

_getRelatedObjectsByFK(
string $alias, mixed $criteria
=
null, boolean | integer $cacheFlag
=
true
)
:
arrayGets related objects by a foreign key and specified criteria.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::_getRelatedObjectsByFK()\modAccessibleObject::_getRelatedObjectsByFK()\modAccessibleSimpleObject::_getRelatedObjectsByFK()\modElement::_getRelatedObjectsByFK()| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $alias | string | The alias representing the relationship. |
| $criteria | mixed | An optional xPDO criteria expression. |
| $cacheFlag | boolean | integer | Indicates if the saved object(s) should be cached and optionally, by specifying an integer value, for how many seconds before expiring. Overrides the cacheFlag for the object. |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| array | A collection of objects matching the criteria. |
- Access
- protected

_initFields(
)
:
voidInitializes the field names with the qualified table name.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::_initFields()\modAccessibleObject::_initFields()\modAccessibleSimpleObject::_initFields()\modElement::_initFields()Once this is called, you can lookup the qualified name by the field name itself in {@link xPDOObject::$fieldNames}.
- Access
- protected

_loadCollectionInstance(
\xPDO $xpdo, array $objCollection, string $className, mixed $criteria, $row, $fromCache, boolean | integer $cacheFlag
=
true
)
:
voidCustom instance loader for collections that respects policy checking.
Inherited from: \modAccessibleObject::_loadCollectionInstance()\modAccessibleSimpleObject::_loadCollectionInstance()\modElement::_loadCollectionInstance()| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $xpdo | \xPDO | &$xpdo A valid xPDO instance. |
| $objCollection | array | &$objCollection The collection to load the instance into. |
| $className | string | Name of the class. |
| $criteria | mixed | A valid primary key, criteria array, or xPDOCriteria instance. |
| $row | ||
| $fromCache | ||
| $cacheFlag | boolean | integer | Indicates if the objects should be cached and optionally, by specifying an integer value, for how many seconds. |

_loadFieldData(
string | array $fields
)
:
voidLoad persistent data from the source for the field(s) indicated.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::_loadFieldData()\modAccessibleObject::_loadFieldData()\modAccessibleSimpleObject::_loadFieldData()\modElement::_loadFieldData()| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $fields | string | array | A field name or array of field names to load from the data source. |
- Access
- protected

_loadInstance(
\xPDO | \modX $xpdo, string $className, mixed $criteria, int $row
)
:
\modAccessibleObject | nullCustom instance from row loader that respects policy checking
Inherited from: \modAccessibleObject::_loadInstance()\modAccessibleSimpleObject::_loadInstance()\modElement::_loadInstance()| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $xpdo | \xPDO | \modX | A reference to the xPDO/modX object. |
| $className | string | The name of the class by which to grab the instance from |
| $criteria | mixed | A criteria to use when grabbing this instance |
| $row | int | The row to select |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| \modAccessibleObject | null | An instance of the object |

_loadRows(
\xPDO $xpdo, string $className, \xPDOCriteria $criteria
)
:
\PDOStatementResponsible for loading a result set from the database.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::_loadRows()\modAccessibleObject::_loadRows()\modAccessibleSimpleObject::_loadRows()\modElement::_loadRows()| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $xpdo | \xPDO | &$xpdo A valid xPDO instance. |
| $className | string | Name of the class. |
| $criteria | \xPDOCriteria | A valid xPDOCriteria instance. |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| \PDOStatement | A reference to a PDOStatement representing the result set. |
- Static

_loadValidation(
boolean $reload
=
false
)
:
voidUsed to load validation from the object map.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::_loadValidation()\modAccessibleObject::_loadValidation()\modAccessibleSimpleObject::_loadValidation()\modElement::_loadValidation()| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $reload | boolean | Indicates if the schema validation rules should be reloaded. |
- Access
- public

_saveRelatedObject(
\xPDOObject $obj, array $fkMeta
)
:
booleanSave a related object with pending changes.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::_saveRelatedObject()\modAccessibleObject::_saveRelatedObject()\modAccessibleSimpleObject::_saveRelatedObject()\modElement::_saveRelatedObject()This function is also responsible for setting foreign keys when new related objects are being saved, as well as local keys when the host object is new and needs the foreign key.
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $obj | \xPDOObject | &$obj A reference to the related object. |
| $fkMeta | array | The meta data representing the relation. |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| boolean | True if a related object was dirty and saved successfully. |
- Access
- protected

_saveRelatedObjects(
)
:
integerSearches for any related objects with pending changes to save.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::_saveRelatedObjects()\modAccessibleObject::_saveRelatedObjects()\modAccessibleSimpleObject::_saveRelatedObjects()\modElement::_saveRelatedObjects()| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| integer | The number of related objects processed. |
- Access
- protected
- Uses
- \xPDOObject::_saveRelatedObject()

_setRaw(
string $key, mixed $val
)
:
booleanSet a raw value on a field converted to the appropriate type.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::_setRaw()\modAccessibleObject::_setRaw()\modAccessibleSimpleObject::_setRaw()\modElement::_setRaw()| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $key | string | The key identifying the field to set. |
| $val | mixed | The value to set. |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| boolean | Returns true if the value was set, false otherwise. |
- Access
- protected

addFieldAlias(
string $field, string $alias
)
:
boolAdd an alias as a reference to an actual field of the object.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::addFieldAlias()\modAccessibleObject::addFieldAlias()\modAccessibleSimpleObject::addFieldAlias()\modElement::addFieldAlias()| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $field | string | The field name to create a reference to. |
| $alias | string | The name of the reference. |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| bool | True if the reference is added successfully. |

addMany(
mixed $obj, string $alias
=
''
)
:
booleanAdds an object or collection of objects related to this class.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::addMany()\modAccessibleObject::addMany()\modAccessibleSimpleObject::addMany()\modElement::addMany()This method adds an object or collection of objects in a one-to- many foreign key relationship with this object to the internal list of related objects. By adding these related objects, you can cascade {@link xPDOObject::save()}, {@link xPDOObject::remove()}, and other operations based on the type of relationships defined.
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $obj | mixed | &$obj A single object or collection of objects to be related to this instance via the intersection class. |
| $alias | string | An optional alias, required only for instances where you have more than one relation defined to the same class. |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| boolean | Indicates if the addMany was successful. |

addOne(
mixed $obj, string $alias
=
''
)
:
booleanAdds an object related to this instance by a foreign key relationship.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::addOne()\modAccessibleObject::addOne()\modAccessibleSimpleObject::addOne()\modElement::addOne()| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $obj | mixed | &$obj A single object to be related to this instance. |
| $alias | string | The relation alias of the related object (only required if more than one relation exists to the same foreign class). |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| boolean | True if the related object was added to this object. |

addPropertySet(
string | \modPropertySet $propertySet
)
:
booleanAdd a property set to this element, making it available for use.
Inherited from: \modElement::addPropertySet()| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $propertySet | string | \modPropertySet | A modPropertySet object or the name of a modPropertySet object to create a relationship with. |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| boolean | True if a relationship was created or already exists. |
- Access
- public

addValidationRule(
string $field, string $name, string $type, string $rule, array $parameters
=
array()
)
:
voidAdd a validation rule to an object field for this instance.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::addValidationRule()\modAccessibleObject::addValidationRule()\modAccessibleSimpleObject::addValidationRule()\modElement::addValidationRule()| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $field | string | The field key to apply the rule to. |
| $name | string | A name to identify the rule. |
| $type | string | The type of rule. |
| $rule | string | The rule definition. |
| $parameters | array | Any input parameters for the rule. |

cache(
)
:
voidCache the current output of this element instance by tag signature.
Inherited from: \modElement::cache()
checkPolicy(
array $criteria, string | array $targets
=
null
)
:
booleanDetermine if the current user attributes satisfy the object policy.
Inherited from: \modAccessibleObject::checkPolicy()\modAccessibleSimpleObject::checkPolicy()\modElement::checkPolicy()| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $criteria | array | An associative array providing a key and value to search for within the matched policy attributes between policy and principal. |
| $targets | string | array | A target modAccess class name or an array of class names to limit the check. In most cases, this does not need to be set; derivatives should typically determine what targets to include in the findPolicy() implementation. |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| boolean | Returns true if the policy is satisfied or no policy exists. |

encode(
string $source, string $type
=
'md5'
)
:
stringEncodes a string using the specified algorithm.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::encode()\modAccessibleObject::encode()\modAccessibleSimpleObject::encode()\modElement::encode()NOTE: This implementation currently only implements md5. To implement additional algorithms, override this function in your xPDOObject derivative classes.
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $source | string | The string source to encode. |
| $type | string | The type of encoding algorithm to apply, md5 by default. |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| string | The encoded string. |

filterInput(
)
:
void
This is called by default in {@link modElement::process()} after the element properties have been parsed.

filterOutput(
)
:
void
Call this method in your {modElement::process()} implementation when it is appropriate, typically once all processing has been completed, but before any caching takes place.

findPolicy(
string $context
=
''
)
:
arrayLoads the access control policies applicable to this element.
Inherited from: \modElement::findPolicy()| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $context | string | A key identifying a specific context to use when searching for the applicable policies. If not provided, the current context is used. |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| array | An array of access policies for this object; an empty array is returned if no policies are assigned to the object. |

fromArray(
array $fldarray, string $keyPrefix
=
'', boolean $setPrimaryKeys
=
false, boolean $rawValues
=
false, boolean $adhocValues
=
false
)
:
voidSets object fields from an associative array of key => value pairs.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::fromArray()\modAccessibleObject::fromArray()\modAccessibleSimpleObject::fromArray()\modElement::fromArray()| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $fldarray | array | An associative array of key => values. |
| $keyPrefix | string | Specify an optional prefix to strip from all array keys in fldarray. |
| $setPrimaryKeys | boolean | Optional param to set generated primary keys. |
| $rawValues | boolean | Optional way to set values without calling the {@link xPDOObject::set()} method. |
| $adhocValues | boolean | Optional way to set adhoc values so that all the values of fldarray become object vars. |

fromJSON(
string $jsonSource, string $keyPrefix
=
'', boolean $setPrimaryKeys
=
false, boolean $rawValues
=
false, boolean $adhocValues
=
false
)
:
voidSets the object fields from a JSON object string.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::fromJSON()\modAccessibleObject::fromJSON()\modAccessibleSimpleObject::fromJSON()\modElement::fromJSON()| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $jsonSource | string | A JSON object string. |
| $keyPrefix | string | An optional prefix to strip from the keys. |
| $setPrimaryKeys | boolean | Indicates if primary key fields should be set. |
| $rawValues | boolean | Indicates if values should be set raw or via {@link xPDOObject::set()}. |
| $adhocValues | boolean | Indicates if ad hoc fields should be added to the xPDOObject from the source object. |

get(
string | array $k, string | array $format
=
null, mixed $formatTemplate
=
null
)
:
mixedProvides custom handling for retrieving the properties field of an Element.
Inherited from: \modElement::get()Warning: do not use the $format parameter if retrieving multiple values of different types, as the format string will be applied to all types, most likely with unpredicatable results. Optionally, you can supply an associate array of format strings with the field key as the key for the format array.
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $k | string | array | A string (or an array of strings) representing the field key or name. |
| $format | string | array | An optional variable (or an array of variables) to format the return value(s). |
| $formatTemplate | mixed | An additional optional variable that can be used in formatting the return value(s). |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| mixed | The value(s) of the field(s) requested. |

getContent(
array $options
=
array()
)
:
stringGets the raw, unprocessed source content for this element.
Inherited from: \modElement::getContent()| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $options | array | An array of options implementations can use to accept language, revision identifiers, or other information to alter the behavior of the method. |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| string | The raw source content for the element. |

getFKClass(
string $k
)
:
voidGet the name of a class related by foreign key to a specified field key.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::getFKClass()\modAccessibleObject::getFKClass()\modAccessibleSimpleObject::getFKClass()\modElement::getFKClass()This is generally used to lookup classes involved in one-to-one relationships with the current object.
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $k | string | The field name or key to lookup a related class for. |

getFKDefinition(
string $alias
)
:
arrayGet a foreign key definition for a specific classname.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::getFKDefinition()\modAccessibleObject::getFKDefinition()\modAccessibleSimpleObject::getFKDefinition()\modElement::getFKDefinition()This is generally used to lookup classes in a one-to-many relationship with the current object.
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $alias | string | Alias of the related class to lookup a foreign key definition from. |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| array | A foreign key definition. |

getField(
string $key, bool $validate
=
false
)
:
string | boolGet a field name, looking up any by alias if not an actual field.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::getField()\modAccessibleObject::getField()\modAccessibleSimpleObject::getField()\modElement::getField()| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $key | string | The field name or alias to translate to the actual field name. |
| $validate | bool | If true, the method will return false if the field or an alias of it is not found. Otherwise, the key is returned as passed. |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| string | bool | The actual field name, the key as passed, or false if not a field or alias and validate is true. |

getFieldName(
string $k, string $alias
=
null
)
:
stringGets a field name as represented in the database container.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::getFieldName()\modAccessibleObject::getFieldName()\modAccessibleSimpleObject::getFieldName()\modElement::getFieldName()This gets the name of the field, fully-qualified by either the object table name or a specified alias, and properly quoted.
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $k | string | The simple name of the field. |
| $alias | string | An optional alias for the table in a specific query. |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| string | The name of the field, qualified with the table name or an optional table alias. |

getFileContent(
array $options
=
array()
)
:
bool | stringGet the content stored in an external file for this instance.
Inherited from: \modElement::getFileContent()| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $options | array | An array of options. |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| bool | string | The content or false if the content could not be retrieved. |

getGraph(
boolean | string | array | integer $graph
=
true, \xPDOCriteria | array | string | integer $criteria
=
null, boolean | integer $cacheFlag
=
true
)
:
array | booleanLoad a graph of related objects to the current object.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::getGraph()\modAccessibleObject::getGraph()\modAccessibleSimpleObject::getGraph()\modElement::getGraph()| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $graph | boolean | string | array | integer | An option to tell how to deal with related objects. If integer, will traverse related objects up to a $graph level of depth and load them to the object. If an array, will traverse required related object and load them to the object. If true, will traverse the entire graph and append all related objects to the object (default behavior). |
| $criteria | \xPDOCriteria | array | string | integer | A valid xPDO criteria representation. |
| $cacheFlag | boolean | integer | Indicates if the objects should be cached and optionally, by specifying an integer value, for how many seconds. |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| array | boolean | The graph that was loaded or false if nothing was loaded. |

getInputFilter(
)
:
\modInputFilter | nullGet an input filter instance configured for this Element.
Inherited from: \modElement::getInputFilter()| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| \modInputFilter | null | An input filter instance (or null if one cannot be loaded). |

getIterator(
string $alias, null | array | \xPDOCriteria $criteria
=
null, bool | int $cacheFlag
=
true
)
:
bool | \xPDOIteratorGet an xPDOIterator for a collection of objects related by aggregate or composite relations.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::getIterator()\modAccessibleObject::getIterator()\modAccessibleSimpleObject::getIterator()\modElement::getIterator()| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $alias | string | The alias of the relation. |
| $criteria | null | array | \xPDOCriteria | A valid xPDO criteria expression. |
| $cacheFlag | bool | int | Indicates if the objects should be cached and optionally, by specifying an integer values, for how many seconds. |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| bool | \xPDOIterator | An iterator for the collection or false if no relation is found. |

getMany(
string $alias, object $criteria
=
null, boolean | integer $cacheFlag
=
true
)
:
arrayGets a collection of objects related by aggregate or composite relations.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::getMany()\modAccessibleObject::getMany()\modAccessibleSimpleObject::getMany()\modElement::getMany()| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $alias | string | Alias of the foreign class representing the related object. |
| $criteria | object | xPDOCriteria object to get the related objects |
| $cacheFlag | boolean | integer | Indicates if the objects should be cached and optionally, by specifying an integer value, for how many seconds. |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| array | A collection of related objects or an empty array. |

getOne(
string $alias, object $criteria
=
null, boolean | integer $cacheFlag
=
true
)
:
\xPDOObject | nullGets an object related to this instance by a foreign key relationship.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::getOne()\modAccessibleObject::getOne()\modAccessibleSimpleObject::getOne()\modElement::getOne()Use this for 1:? (one:zero-or-one) or 1:1 relationships, which you can distinguish by setting the nullability of the field representing the foreign key.
For all 1:* relationships for this instance, see {@link getMany()}.
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $alias | string | Alias of the foreign class representing the related object. |
| $criteria | object | xPDOCriteria object to get the related objects |
| $cacheFlag | boolean | integer | Indicates if the object should be cached and optionally, by specifying an integer value, for how many seconds. |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| \xPDOObject | null | The related object or null if no instance exists. |

getOption(
string $key, array | null $options
=
null, mixed $default
=
null
)
:
mixedGet an option value for this instance.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::getOption()\modAccessibleObject::getOption()\modAccessibleSimpleObject::getOption()\modElement::getOption()| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $key | string | The option key to retrieve a value for. |
| $options | array | null | An optional array to search for a value in first. |
| $default | mixed | A default value to return if no value is found; null is the default. |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| mixed | The value of the option or the provided default if it is not set. |

getOutputFilter(
)
:
\modOutputFilter | nullGet an output filter instance configured for this Element.
Inherited from: \modElement::getOutputFilter()| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| \modOutputFilter | null | An output filter instance (or null if one cannot be loaded). |

getPK(
)
:
mixedGets the name (or names) of the primary key field(s) for the object.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::getPK()\modAccessibleObject::getPK()\modAccessibleSimpleObject::getPK()\modElement::getPK()| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| mixed | The string (or an array of strings) representing the name(s) of the primary key field(s) for this instance. |

getPKType(
)
:
stringGets the type of the primary key field for the object.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::getPKType()\modAccessibleObject::getPKType()\modAccessibleSimpleObject::getPKType()\modElement::getPKType()| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| string | The type of the primary key field for this instance. |

getPolicies(
)
:
arrayReturn the currently loaded array of policies.
Inherited from: \modAccessibleObject::getPolicies()\modAccessibleSimpleObject::getPolicies()\modElement::getPolicies()| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| array |

getPrimaryKey(
boolean $validateCompound
=
true
)
:
mixedGets the value (or values) of the primary key field(s) for the object.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::getPrimaryKey()\modAccessibleObject::getPrimaryKey()\modAccessibleSimpleObject::getPrimaryKey()\modElement::getPrimaryKey()| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $validateCompound | boolean | If any of the keys in a compound primary key are empty or null, and the default value is not allowed to be null, do not return an array, instead return null; the default is true |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| mixed | The string (or an array) representing the value(s) of the primary key field(s) for this instance. |

getProperties(
array | string $properties
=
null
)
:
arrayGet the properties for this element instance for processing.
Inherited from: \modElement::getProperties()| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $properties | array | string | An array or string of properties to apply. |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| array | A simple array of properties ready to use for processing. |

getPropertySet(
string | null $setName
=
null
)
:
array | nullGets a named property set related to this element instance.
Inherited from: \modElement::getPropertySet()If a setName parameter is not provided, this function will attempt to extract a setName from the element name using the @ symbol to delimit the name of the property set.
Here is an example of an element tag using the @ modifier to specify a
property set name:
[[ElementName@PropertySetName:FilterCommand=FilterModifier?
&PropertyKey1=PropertyValue1
&PropertyKey2=PropertyValue2
]]
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $setName | string | null | An explicit property set name to search for. |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| array | null | An array of properties or null if no set is found. |
- Access
- public

getSelectColumns(
\xPDO $xpdo, string $className, string $tableAlias
=
'', string $columnPrefix
=
'', array $columns
=
array (), boolean $exclude
=
false
)
:
stringGet a set of column names from an xPDOObject for use in SQL queries.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::getSelectColumns()\modAccessibleObject::getSelectColumns()\modAccessibleSimpleObject::getSelectColumns()\modElement::getSelectColumns()| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $xpdo | \xPDO | &$xpdo A reference to an initialized xPDO instance. |
| $className | string | The class name to get columns from. |
| $tableAlias | string | An optional alias for the table in the query. |
| $columnPrefix | string | An optional prefix to prepend to each column name. |
| $columns | array | An optional array of field names to include or exclude (include is default behavior). |
| $exclude | boolean | Determines if any specified columns should be included or excluded from the set of results. |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| string | A comma-delimited list of the field names for use in a SELECT clause. |
- Static

getSource(
string $contextKey
=
'', boolean $fallbackToDefault
=
true
)
:
\modMediaSource | null
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $contextKey | string | |
| $fallbackToDefault | boolean |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| \modMediaSource | null |

getSourceCache(
string $contextKey
=
'', array $options
=
array()
)
:
array
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $contextKey | string | |
| $options | array |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| array |

getSourceFile(
array $options
=
array()
)
:
string | booleanGet the absolute path to the static source file for this instance.
Inherited from: \modElement::getSourceFile()| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $options | array | An array of options. |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| string | boolean | The absolute path to the static source file or false if not static. |

getSourcePath(
array $options
=
array()
)
:
stringGet the absolute path location the source file is located relative to.
Inherited from: \modElement::getSourcePath()| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $options | array | An array of options. |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| string | The absolute path the sourceFile is relative to. |

getTag(
)
:
stringConstructs a valid tag representation of the element.
Inherited from: \modElement::getTag()| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| string | A tag representation of the element. |

getValidator(
)
:
string | booleanGet the xPDOValidator class configured for this instance.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::getValidator()\modAccessibleObject::getValidator()\modAccessibleSimpleObject::getValidator()\modElement::getValidator()| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| string | boolean | The xPDOValidator instance or false if it could not be loaded. |

isCacheable(
)
:
boolean
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| boolean | True if the element can be stored to or retrieved from the element cache. |
- Access
- public

isDirty(
string $key
)
:
booleanIndicates if an object field has been modified (or never saved).
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::isDirty()\modAccessibleObject::isDirty()\modAccessibleSimpleObject::isDirty()\modElement::isDirty()| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $key | string | The field name to check. |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| boolean | True if the field exists and either has been modified or the object is new. |
- Access
- public

isLazy(
string $key
=
''
)
:
booleanIndicates if the object or specified field is lazy.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::isLazy()\modAccessibleObject::isLazy()\modAccessibleSimpleObject::isLazy()\modElement::isLazy()| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $key | string | Optional key to check for laziness. |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| boolean | True if the field specified or if any field is lazy if no field is specified. |

isNew(
)
:
booleanIndicates if the instance is new, and has not yet been persisted.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::isNew()\modAccessibleObject::isNew()\modAccessibleSimpleObject::isNew()\modElement::isNew()| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| boolean | True if the object has not been saved or was loaded from the database. |

isStatic(
)
:
booleanIndicates if the instance has content in an external file.
Inherited from: \modElement::isStatic()| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| boolean | True if the instance has content stored in an external file. |

isStaticSourceMutable(
)
:
booleanReturn if the static source is mutable.
Inherited from: \modElement::isStaticSourceMutable()| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| boolean | True if the source file is mutable. |

isStaticSourceValidPath(
)
:
booleanEnsure the static source cannot browse the protected configuration directory
Inherited from: \modElement::isStaticSourceValidPath()| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| boolean | True if is a valid source path |

isValidated(
string $key
=
''
)
:
booleanIndicates if the object or specified field has been validated.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::isValidated()\modAccessibleObject::isValidated()\modAccessibleSimpleObject::isValidated()\modElement::isValidated()| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $key | string | Optional key to check for specific validation. |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| boolean | True if the object or specified field has been fully validated successfully. |

load(
\xPDO $xpdo, string $className, mixed $criteria, boolean | integer $cacheFlag
=
true
)
:
object | nullCustom instance loader that forces access policy checking.
Inherited from: \modAccessibleObject::load()\modAccessibleSimpleObject::load()\modElement::load()| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $xpdo | \xPDO | &$xpdo A valid xPDO instance. |
| $className | string | Name of the class. |
| $criteria | mixed | A valid primary key, criteria array, or xPDOCriteria instance. |
| $cacheFlag | boolean | integer | Indicates if the objects should be cached and optionally, by specifying an integer value, for how many seconds. |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| object | null | An instance of the requested class, or null if it could not be instantiated. |

loadCollection(
\xPDO $xpdo, string $className, mixed $criteria
=
null, boolean | integer $cacheFlag
=
true
)
:
arrayCustom collection loader that forces access policy checking.
Inherited from: \modAccessibleObject::loadCollection()\modAccessibleSimpleObject::loadCollection()\modElement::loadCollection()| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $xpdo | \xPDO | &$xpdo A valid xPDO instance. |
| $className | string | Name of the class. |
| $criteria | mixed | A valid primary key, criteria array, or xPDOCriteria instance. |
| $cacheFlag | boolean | integer | Indicates if the objects should be cached and optionally, by specifying an integer value, for how many seconds. |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| array | An array of xPDOObject instances or an empty array if no instances are loaded. |

loadCollectionGraph(
\xPDO $xpdo, string $className, string | array $graph, mixed $criteria, boolean | integer $cacheFlag
)
:
arrayLoad a collection of xPDOObject instances and a graph of related objects.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::loadCollectionGraph()\modAccessibleObject::loadCollectionGraph()\modAccessibleSimpleObject::loadCollectionGraph()\modElement::loadCollectionGraph()| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $xpdo | \xPDO | &$xpdo A valid xPDO instance. |
| $className | string | Name of the class. |
| $graph | string | array | A related object graph in array or JSON format, e.g. array('relationAlias'=>array('subRelationAlias'=>array())) or {"relationAlias":{"subRelationAlias":{}}}. Note that the empty arrays are necessary in order for the relation to be recognized. |
| $criteria | mixed | A valid primary key, criteria array, or xPDOCriteria instance. |
| $cacheFlag | boolean | integer | Indicates if the objects should be cached and optionally, by specifying an integer value, for how many seconds. |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| array | An array of xPDOObject instances or an empty array if no instances are loaded. |
- Static

process(
array | string $properties
=
null, string $content
=
null
)
:
mixedOverrides modElement::process to initialize the Chunk into the element cache, as well as set placeholders and filter the output.
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $properties | array | string | A set of configuration properties for the element. |
| $content | string | Optional content to use in place of any persistent content associated with the element. |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| mixed | The result of processing. |

remove(
array $ancestors
=
array ()
)
:
booleanOverrides modElement::remove to add custom error logging and fire modX-specific events.
Deletes the persistent object isntance stored in the database when called, including any dependent objects defined by composite foreign key relationships.
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $ancestors | array | Keeps track of classes which have already been removed to prevent loop with circular references. |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| boolean | Returns true on success, false on failure. |

removePropertySet(
string | \modPropertySet $propertySet
)
:
booleanRemove a property set from this element, making it unavailable for use.
Inherited from: \modElement::removePropertySet()| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $propertySet | string | \modPropertySet | A modPropertySet object or the name of a modPropertySet object to dissociate from. |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| boolean | True if a relationship was destroyed. |
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- public

removeValidationRules(
string $field
=
null, array $rules
=
array()
)
:
voidRemove one or more validation rules from this instance.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::removeValidationRules()\modAccessibleObject::removeValidationRules()\modAccessibleSimpleObject::removeValidationRules()\modElement::removeValidationRules()| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $field | string | An optional field name to remove rules from. If not specified or null, all rules from all columns will be removed. |
| $rules | array | An optional array of rule names to remove if a single field is specified. If $field is null, this parameter is ignored. |

save(
boolean | integer $cacheFlag
=
null
)
:
booleanOverrides modElement::save to add custom error logging and fire modX-specific events.
Inserts or updates the database record representing this object and any new or changed related object records. Both aggregate and composite related objects will be saved as appropriate, before or following the save operation on the controlling instance.
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $cacheFlag | boolean | integer | Indicates if the saved object(s) should be cached and optionally, by specifying an integer value, for how many seconds before expiring. Overrides the cacheFlag for the object(s). |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| boolean | Returns true on success, false on failure. |

set(
string $k, mixed $v
=
null, string | \callable $vType
=
''
)
:
booleanSet a field value by the field key or name.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::set()\modAccessibleObject::set()\modAccessibleSimpleObject::set()\modElement::set()| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $k | string | The field key or name. |
| $v | mixed | The value to set the field to. |
| $vType | string | \callable | A string indicating the format of the provided value parameter, or a callable function that should be used to set the field value, overriding the default behavior. |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| boolean | Determines whether the value was set successfully and was determined to be dirty (i.e. different from the previous value). |

setCacheable(
boolean $cacheable
=
true
)
:
void
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $cacheable | boolean | Indicates the value to set for cacheability of this element. |
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- public

setContent(
mixed $content, array $options
=
array()
)
:
boolean
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $content | mixed | The source content; implementations can decide if it can only be a string, or some other source from which to retrieve it. |
| $options | array | An array of options implementations can use to accept language, revision identifiers, or other information to alter the behavior of the method. |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| boolean | True indicates the content was set. |

setDirty(
string $key
=
''
)
:
voidAdd the field to a collection of field keys that have been modified.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::setDirty()\modAccessibleObject::setDirty()\modAccessibleSimpleObject::setDirty()\modElement::setDirty()This function also clears any validation flag associated with the field.
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $key | string | The key of the field to set dirty. |

setFileContent(
string $content, array $options
=
array()
)
:
bool | intSet external file content from this instance.
Inherited from: \modElement::setFileContent()| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $content | string | The content to set. |
| $options | array | An array of options. |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| bool | int | The number of bytes written to file or false on failure. |

setOption(
string $key, mixed $value
)
:
voidSet an option value for this instance.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::setOption()\modAccessibleObject::setOption()\modAccessibleSimpleObject::setOption()\modElement::setOption()| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $key | string | The option key to set a value for. |
| $value | mixed | A value to assign to the option. |

setPolicies(
array $policies
=
array()
)
:
voidSet the current object's policies.
Inherited from: \modAccessibleObject::setPolicies()\modAccessibleSimpleObject::setPolicies()\modElement::setPolicies()| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $policies | array |

setProperties(
array | string $properties, boolean $merge
=
false
)
:
booleanSet default properties for this element instance.
Inherited from: \modElement::setProperties()| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $properties | array | string | A property array or property string. |
| $merge | boolean | Indicates if properties should be merged with existing ones. |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| boolean | true if the properties are set. |
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- public

setSource(
string $source
)
:
void
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $source | string | The source to use for this element. |

setTag(
string $tag
)
:
void
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $tag | string | The tag to use for this element. |

setToken(
string $token
)
:
void
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $token | string | The token to use for this element tag. |

staticContentChanged(
)
:
booleanIndicates if the content has changed and the Element has a mutable static source.
Inherited from: \modElement::staticContentChanged()| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| boolean |

staticSourceChanged(
)
:
booleanIndicates if the static source has changed.
Inherited from: \modElement::staticSourceChanged()| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| boolean |

toArray(
string $keyPrefix
=
'', boolean $rawValues
=
false, boolean $excludeLazy
=
false, boolean | integer | string | array $includeRelated
=
false
)
:
arrayCopies the object fields and corresponding values to an associative array.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::toArray()\modAccessibleObject::toArray()\modAccessibleSimpleObject::toArray()\modElement::toArray()| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $keyPrefix | string | An optional prefix to prepend to the field values. |
| $rawValues | boolean | An optional flag indicating if you want the raw values instead of those returned by the {@link xPDOObject::get()} function. |
| $excludeLazy | boolean | An option flag indicating if you want to exclude lazy fields from the resulting array; the default behavior is to include them which means the object will query the database for the lazy fields before providing the value. |
| $includeRelated | boolean | integer | string | array | Describes if and how to include loaded related object fields. As an integer all loaded related objects in the graph up to that level of depth will be included. As a string, only loaded related objects matching the JSON graph representation will be included. As an array, only loaded related objects matching the graph array will be included. As boolean true, all currently loaded related objects will be included. |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| array | An array representation of the object fields/values. |

toJSON(
string $keyPrefix
=
'', boolean $rawValues
=
false
)
:
stringReturns a JSON representation of the object.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::toJSON()\modAccessibleObject::toJSON()\modAccessibleSimpleObject::toJSON()\modElement::toJSON()| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $keyPrefix | string | An optional prefix to prepend to the field keys. |
| $rawValues | boolean | An optional flag indicating if the field values should be returned raw or via {@link xPDOObject::get()}. |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| string | A JSON string representing the object. |

validate(
array $options
=
array()
)
:
booleanValidate the field values using an xPDOValidator.
Inherited from: \xPDOObject::validate()\modAccessibleObject::validate()\modAccessibleSimpleObject::validate()\modElement::validate()| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $options | array | An array of options to pass to the validator. |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| boolean | True if validation was successful. |