API16:JModelForm/checkout

Description

Method to check-out a row for editing.

Syntax

checkout($pk=null)

Parameter Name	Default Value	Description
$pk	null	$pk The numeric id of the primary key.

Returns

boolean False on failure or error, true otherwise.

Defined in

libraries/joomla/application/component/modelform.php

Importing

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

Source Body

public function checkout($pk = null)
{
        // Only attempt to check the row in if it exists.
        if ($pk)
        {
                $user = JFactory::getUser();

                // Get an instance of the row to checkout.
                $table = $this->getTable();
                if (!$table->load($pk)) {
                        $this->setError($table->getError());
                        return false;
                }

                // Check if this is the user having previously checked out the row.
                if ($table->checked_out > 0 && $table->checked_out != $user->get('id'))
                {
                        $this->setError(JText::_('JError_Checkout_user_mismatch'));
                        return false;
                }

                // Attempt to check the row out.
                if (!$table->checkout($user->get('id'), $pk))
                {
                        $this->setError($table->getError());
                        return false;
                }
        }

        return true;
}