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Description

Method to save a record.

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Syntax

save()

Defined in

libraries/joomla/application/component/controllerform.php

Importing

jimport( 'joomla.application.component.controllerform' );

Source Body

public function save()
{
        // Check for request forgeries.
        JRequest::checkToken() or jexit(JText::_('JInvalid_Token'));

        // Initialise variables.
        $app            = JFactory::getApplication();
        $model          = $this->getModel();
        $table          = $model->getTable();
        $data           = JRequest::getVar('jform', array(), 'post', 'array');
        $checkin        = property_exists($table, 'checked_out');
        $context        = "$this->_option.edit.$this->_context";
        $task           = $this->getTask();
        $recordId       = (int) $app->getUserState($context.'.id');
        $tmpl           = JRequest::getString('tmpl');
        $layout         = JRequest::getString('layout', 'edit');
        $append         = '';

        // Setup redirect info.
        if ($tmpl) {
                $append .= '&tmpl='.$tmpl;
        }
        if ($layout) {
                $append .= '&layout='.$layout;
        }

        // Populate the row id from the session.
        $key            = $table->getKeyName();
        $data[$key] = $recordId;

        // The save2copy task needs to be handled slightly differently.
        if ($task == 'save2copy')
        {
                // Check-in the original row.
                if ($checkin  && !$model->checkin($data[$key]))
                {
                        // Check-in failed, go back to the item and display a notice.
                        $message = JText::sprintf('JError_Checkin_saved', $model->getError());
                        $this->setRedirect('index.php?option='.$this->_option.'&view='.$this->_view_item.$append, $message, 'error');
                        return false;
                }

                // Reset the ID and then treat the request as for Apply.
                $data['id']     = 0;
                $task           = 'apply';
        }

        // Access check.
        if (!$this->_allowSave($data)) {
                $this->setRedirect(JRoute::_('index.php?option='.$this->_option.'&view='.$this->_view_items, false));
                return JError::raiseWarning(403, 'JError_Save_not_permitted');
        }

        // Validate the posted data.
        $form   = &$model->getForm();
        if (!$form)
        {
                JError::raiseError(500, $model->getError());
                return false;
        }
        $data   = $model->validate($form, $data);

        // Check for validation errors.
        if ($data === false)
        {
                // Get the validation messages.
                $errors = $model->getErrors();

                // Push up to three validation messages out to the user.
                for ($i = 0, $n = count($errors); $i < $n && $i < 3; $i++)
                {
                        if (JError::isError($errors[$i])) {
                                $app->enqueueMessage($errors[$i]->getMessage(), 'notice');
                        }
                        else {
                                $app->enqueueMessage($errors[$i], 'notice');
                        }
                }

                // Save the data in the session.
                $app->setUserState($context.'.data', $data);

                // Redirect back to the edit screen.
                $this->setRedirect(JRoute::_('index.php?option='.$this->_option.'&view='.$this->_view_item.$append, false));
                return false;
        }

        // Attempt to save the data.
        if (!$model->save($data))
        {
                // Save the data in the session.
                $app->setUserState($context.'.data', $data);

                // Redirect back to the edit screen.
                $this->setMessage(JText::sprintf('JError_Save_failed', $model->getError()), 'notice');
                $this->setRedirect(JRoute::_('index.php?option='.$this->_option.'&view='.$this->_view_item.$append, false));
                return false;
        }

        // Save succeeded, check-in the record.
        if ($checkin && !$model->checkin($data[$key]))
        {
                // Check-in failed, go back to the record and display a notice.
                $message = JText::sprintf('JError_Checkin_saved', $model->getError());
                $this->setRedirect('index.php?option='.$this->_option.'&view='.$this->_view_item.$append, $message, 'error');
                return false;
        }

        $this->setMessage(JText::_('JCONTROLLER_SAVE_SUCCESS'));

        // Redirect the user and adjust session state based on the chosen task.
        switch ($task)
        {
                case 'apply':
                        // Set the record data in the session.
                        $app->setUserState($context.'.id',              $model->getState($this->_context.'.id'));
                        $app->setUserState($context.'.data',    null);

                        // Redirect back to the edit screen.
                        $this->setRedirect(JRoute::_('index.php?option='.$this->_option.'&view='.$this->_view_item.$append, false));
                        break;

                case 'save2new':
                        // Clear the record id and data from the session.
                        $app->setUserState($context.'.id', null);
                        $app->setUserState($context.'.data', null);

                        // Redirect back to the edit screen.
                        $this->setRedirect(JRoute::_('index.php?option='.$this->_option.'&view='.$this->_view_item.$append, false));
                        break;

                default:
                        // Clear the record id and data from the session.
                        $app->setUserState($context.'.id', null);
                        $app->setUserState($context.'.data', null);

                        // Redirect to the list screen.
                        $this->setRedirect(JRoute::_('index.php?option='.$this->_option.'&view='.$this->_view_list, false));
                        break;
        }

        return true;
}

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