FormBuilderEntries::saveField() method

Update a single form field value for an existing entry

Available since version 0.3.8.

Usage

$bool = $formBuilderEntries->saveField(int $id, string $name, mixed $value);

Arguments

NameType(s)Description
idint

Entry ID

namestring
valuemixed

Return value

bool


Hooking FormBuilderEntries::saveField(…)

You can add your own hook events that are executed either before or after the FormBuilderEntries::saveField(…) method is executed. Examples of both are included below. A good place for hook code such as this is in your /site/ready.php file.

Hooking before

The 'before' hooks are called immediately before each FormBuilderEntries::saveField(…) method call is executed. This type of hook is especially useful for modifying arguments before they are sent to the method.

$this->addHookBefore('FormBuilderEntries::saveField', function(HookEvent $event) {
  // Get the object the event occurred on, if needed
  $FormBuilderEntries = $event->object;

  // Get values of arguments sent to hook (and optionally modify them)
  $id = $event->arguments(0);
  $name = $event->arguments(1);
  $value = $event->arguments(2);

  /* Your code here, perhaps modifying arguments */

  // Populate back arguments (if you have modified them)
  $event->arguments(0, $id);
  $event->arguments(1, $name);
  $event->arguments(2, $value);
});

Hooking after

The 'after' hooks are called immediately after each FormBuilderEntries::saveField(…) method call is executed. This type of hook is especially useful for modifying the value that was returned by the method call.

$this->addHookAfter('FormBuilderEntries::saveField', function(HookEvent $event) {
  // Get the object the event occurred on, if needed
  $FormBuilderEntries = $event->object;

  // An 'after' hook can retrieve and/or modify the return value
  $return = $event->return;

  // Get values of arguments sent to hook (if needed)
  $id = $event->arguments(0);
  $name = $event->arguments(1);
  $value = $event->arguments(2);

  /* Your code here, perhaps modifying the return value */

  // Populate back return value, if you have modified it
  $event->return = $return;
});

FormBuilderEntries methods and properties

API reference based on ProcessWire core version 3.0.236

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