$pages->emptyTrash() method

Delete all pages in the trash

Note that once the trash is emptied, pages in the trash are permanently deleted. This method populates error notices when there are errors deleting specific pages.

Example

// Empty the trash
$pages->emptyTrash();

Usage

// basic usage
$int = $pages->emptyTrash();

// usage with all arguments
$int = $pages->emptyTrash(array $options = []);

Arguments

NameType(s)Description
options (optional)array

See PagesTrash::emptyTrash() for advanced options

Return value

int array

Returns total number of pages deleted from trash, or array if verbose option specified. This number is negative or 0 if not all pages could be deleted and error notices may be present.


Hooking $pages->emptyTrash(…)

You can add your own hook events that are executed either before or after the $pages->emptyTrash(…) 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 $pages->emptyTrash(…) method call is executed. This type of hook is especially useful for modifying arguments before they are sent to the method.

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

  // Get values of arguments sent to hook (and optionally modify them)
  $options = $event->arguments(0);

  /* Your code here, perhaps modifying arguments */

  // Populate back arguments (if you have modified them)
  $event->arguments(0, $options);
});

Hooking after

The 'after' hooks are called immediately after each $pages->emptyTrash(…) method call is executed. This type of hook is especially useful for modifying the value that was returned by the method call.

$this->addHookAfter('Pages::emptyTrash', function(HookEvent $event) {
  // Get the object the event occurred on, if needed
  $pages = $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)
  $options = $event->arguments(0);

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

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

See Also


$pages methods and properties

API reference based on ProcessWire core version 3.0.228

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