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Object variables

    RainLab\Blog\Models\Post
    


    

    
filterFields()
method
Limit visibility of the published-button 

    

    

    "___METHOD___|filterFields()"

    

    		

    

    
afterValidate()
method


    

    

    "___METHOD___|afterValidate()"

    

    		

    

    
beforeSave()
method


    

    

    "___METHOD___|beforeSave()"

    

    		

    

    
setUrl()
method
Sets the "url" attribute with a URL to this object

    

    

    "___METHOD___|setUrl()"

    

    		

    

    
canEdit()
method
Used to test if a certain user has permission to edit post, returns TRUE if the user is the owner or has other posts access.

    

    

    "___METHOD___|canEdit()"

    

    		

    

    
formatHtml()
method


    

    

    "___METHOD___|formatHtml()"

    

    		

    

    
scopeIsPublished()
method


    

    

    "___METHOD___|scopeIsPublished()"

    

    		

    

    
scopeListFrontEnd()
method
Lists posts for the front end 

    

    

    "___METHOD___|scopeListFrontEnd()"

    

    		

    

    
scopeFilterCategories()
method
Allows filtering for specifc categories

    

    

    "___METHOD___|scopeFilterCategories()"

    

    		

    

    
getHasSummaryAttribute()
method
Used by "has_summary", returns true if this post uses a summary (more tag)

    

    

    "___METHOD___|getHasSummaryAttribute()"

    

    		

    

    
getSummaryAttribute()
method
Used by "summary", if no excerpt is provided, generate one from the content. Returns the HTML content before the  tag or a limited 600 character version. 

    

    

    "___METHOD___|getSummaryAttribute()"

    

    		

    

    
scopeApplySibling()
method
Apply a constraint to the query to find the nearest sibling  // Get the next post Post::applySibling()->first();  // Get the previous post Post::applySibling(-1)->first();  // Get the previous post, ordered by the ID attribute instead Post::applySibling(['direction' => -1, 'attribute' => 'id'])->first(); 

    

    

    "___METHOD___|scopeApplySibling()"

    

    		

    

    
nextPost()
method
Returns the next post, if available.

    

    

    "___METHOD___|nextPost()"

    

    		

    

    
previousPost()
method
Returns the previous post, if available.

    

    

    "___METHOD___|previousPost()"

    

    		

    

    
getMenuTypeInfo()
method
Handler for the pages.menuitem.getTypeInfo event. Returns a menu item type information. The type information is returned as array with the following elements: - references - a list of the item type reference options. The options are returned in the ["key"] => "title" format for options that don't have sub-options, and in the format ["key"] => ["title"=>"Option title", "items"=>[...]] for options that have sub-options. Optional, required only if the menu item type requires references. - nesting - Boolean value indicating whether the item type supports nested items. Optional, false if omitted. - dynamicItems - Boolean value indicating whether the item type could generate new menu items. Optional, false if omitted. - cmsPages - a list of CMS pages (objects of the Cms\Classes\Page class), if the item type requires a CMS page reference to resolve the item URL.

    

    

    "___METHOD___|getMenuTypeInfo()"

    

    		

    

    
resolveMenuItem()
method
Handler for the pages.menuitem.resolveItem event. Returns information about a menu item. The result is an array with the following keys: - url - the menu item URL. Not required for menu item types that return all available records. The URL should be returned relative to the website root and include the subdirectory, if any. Use the Url::to() helper to generate the URLs. - isActive - determines whether the menu item is active. Not required for menu item types that return all available records. - items - an array of arrays with the same keys (url, isActive, items) + the title key. The items array should be added only if the $item's $nesting property value is TRUE.

    

    

    "___METHOD___|resolveMenuItem()"

    

    		

    

    
bootValidation()
method
Boot the validation trait for this model. 

    

    

    "___METHOD___|bootValidation()"

    

    		

    

    
forceSave()
method
Force save the model even if validation fails.

    

    

    "___METHOD___|forceSave()"

    

    		

    

    
validate()
method
Validate the model instance

    

    

    "___METHOD___|validate()"

    

    		

    

    
isAttributeRequired()
method
Determines if an attribute is required based on the validation rules.

    

    

    "___METHOD___|isAttributeRequired()"

    

    		

    

    
errors()
method
Get validation error message collection for the Model

    

    

    "___METHOD___|errors()"

    

    		

    

    
validating()
method
Create a new native event for handling beforeValidate().

    

    

    "___METHOD___|validating()"

    

    		

    

    
validated()
method
Create a new native event for handling afterValidate().

    

    

    "___METHOD___|validated()"

    

    		

    

    
table
string


    

    

    "rainlab_blog_posts"

    

    		

    

    
implement
array(1)


    

    

    array:1 [
  0 => "@RainLab.Translate.Behaviors.TranslatableModel"
]

    

    		

    

    
rules
array(4)


    

    

    array:4 [
  "title" => "required"
  "slug" => array:3 [
    0 => "required"
    1 => "regex:/^[a-z0-9\/\:_\-\*\[\]\+\?\|]*$/i"
    2 => "unique:rainlab_blog_posts"
  ]
  "content" => "required"
  "excerpt" => ""
]

    

    		

    

    
translatable
array(5)


    

    

    array:5 [
  0 => "title"
  1 => "content"
  2 => "content_html"
  3 => "excerpt"
  4 => array:2 [
    0 => "slug"
    "index" => true
  ]
]

    

    		

    

    
belongsTo
array(1)


    

    

    array:1 [
  "user" => array:1 [
    0 => "Backend\Models\User"
  ]
]

    

    		

    

    
belongsToMany
array(1)


    

    

    array:1 [
  "categories" => array:3 [
    0 => "RainLab\Blog\Models\Category"
    "table" => "rainlab_blog_posts_categories"
    "order" => "name"
  ]
]

    

    		

    

    
attachMany
array(2)


    

    

    array:2 [
  "featured_images" => array:2 [
    0 => "System\Models\File"
    "order" => "sort_order"
  ]
  "content_images" => array:1 [
    0 => "System\Models\File"
  ]
]

    

    		

    

    
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Object variables

    RainLab\Blog\Models\Post
    


    

    
filterFields()
method
Limit visibility of the published-button 

    

    

    "___METHOD___|filterFields()"

    

    		

    

    
afterValidate()
method


    

    

    "___METHOD___|afterValidate()"

    

    		

    

    
beforeSave()
method


    

    

    "___METHOD___|beforeSave()"

    

    		

    

    
setUrl()
method
Sets the "url" attribute with a URL to this object

    

    

    "___METHOD___|setUrl()"

    

    		

    

    
canEdit()
method
Used to test if a certain user has permission to edit post, returns TRUE if the user is the owner or has other posts access.

    

    

    "___METHOD___|canEdit()"

    

    		

    

    
formatHtml()
method


    

    

    "___METHOD___|formatHtml()"

    

    		

    

    
scopeIsPublished()
method


    

    

    "___METHOD___|scopeIsPublished()"

    

    		

    

    
scopeListFrontEnd()
method
Lists posts for the front end 

    

    

    "___METHOD___|scopeListFrontEnd()"

    

    		

    

    
scopeFilterCategories()
method
Allows filtering for specifc categories

    

    

    "___METHOD___|scopeFilterCategories()"

    

    		

    

    
getHasSummaryAttribute()
method
Used by "has_summary", returns true if this post uses a summary (more tag)

    

    

    "___METHOD___|getHasSummaryAttribute()"

    

    		

    

    
getSummaryAttribute()
method
Used by "summary", if no excerpt is provided, generate one from the content. Returns the HTML content before the  tag or a limited 600 character version. 

    

    

    "___METHOD___|getSummaryAttribute()"

    

    		

    

    
scopeApplySibling()
method
Apply a constraint to the query to find the nearest sibling  // Get the next post Post::applySibling()->first();  // Get the previous post Post::applySibling(-1)->first();  // Get the previous post, ordered by the ID attribute instead Post::applySibling(['direction' => -1, 'attribute' => 'id'])->first(); 

    

    

    "___METHOD___|scopeApplySibling()"

    

    		

    

    
nextPost()
method
Returns the next post, if available.

    

    

    "___METHOD___|nextPost()"

    

    		

    

    
previousPost()
method
Returns the previous post, if available.

    

    

    "___METHOD___|previousPost()"

    

    		

    

    
getMenuTypeInfo()
method
Handler for the pages.menuitem.getTypeInfo event. Returns a menu item type information. The type information is returned as array with the following elements: - references - a list of the item type reference options. The options are returned in the ["key"] => "title" format for options that don't have sub-options, and in the format ["key"] => ["title"=>"Option title", "items"=>[...]] for options that have sub-options. Optional, required only if the menu item type requires references. - nesting - Boolean value indicating whether the item type supports nested items. Optional, false if omitted. - dynamicItems - Boolean value indicating whether the item type could generate new menu items. Optional, false if omitted. - cmsPages - a list of CMS pages (objects of the Cms\Classes\Page class), if the item type requires a CMS page reference to resolve the item URL.

    

    

    "___METHOD___|getMenuTypeInfo()"

    

    		

    

    
resolveMenuItem()
method
Handler for the pages.menuitem.resolveItem event. Returns information about a menu item. The result is an array with the following keys: - url - the menu item URL. Not required for menu item types that return all available records. The URL should be returned relative to the website root and include the subdirectory, if any. Use the Url::to() helper to generate the URLs. - isActive - determines whether the menu item is active. Not required for menu item types that return all available records. - items - an array of arrays with the same keys (url, isActive, items) + the title key. The items array should be added only if the $item's $nesting property value is TRUE.

    

    

    "___METHOD___|resolveMenuItem()"

    

    		

    

    
bootValidation()
method
Boot the validation trait for this model. 

    

    

    "___METHOD___|bootValidation()"

    

    		

    

    
forceSave()
method
Force save the model even if validation fails.

    

    

    "___METHOD___|forceSave()"

    

    		

    

    
validate()
method
Validate the model instance

    

    

    "___METHOD___|validate()"

    

    		

    

    
isAttributeRequired()
method
Determines if an attribute is required based on the validation rules.

    

    

    "___METHOD___|isAttributeRequired()"

    

    		

    

    
errors()
method
Get validation error message collection for the Model

    

    

    "___METHOD___|errors()"

    

    		

    

    
validating()
method
Create a new native event for handling beforeValidate().

    

    

    "___METHOD___|validating()"

    

    		

    

    
validated()
method
Create a new native event for handling afterValidate().

    

    

    "___METHOD___|validated()"

    

    		

    

    
table
string


    

    

    "rainlab_blog_posts"

    

    		

    

    
implement
array(1)


    

    

    array:1 [
  0 => "@RainLab.Translate.Behaviors.TranslatableModel"
]

    

    		

    

    
rules
array(4)


    

    

    array:4 [
  "title" => "required"
  "slug" => array:3 [
    0 => "required"
    1 => "regex:/^[a-z0-9\/\:_\-\*\[\]\+\?\|]*$/i"
    2 => "unique:rainlab_blog_posts"
  ]
  "content" => "required"
  "excerpt" => ""
]

    

    		

    

    
translatable
array(5)


    

    

    array:5 [
  0 => "title"
  1 => "content"
  2 => "content_html"
  3 => "excerpt"
  4 => array:2 [
    0 => "slug"
    "index" => true
  ]
]

    

    		

    

    
belongsTo
array(1)


    

    

    array:1 [
  "user" => array:1 [
    0 => "Backend\Models\User"
  ]
]

    

    		

    

    
belongsToMany
array(1)


    

    

    array:1 [
  "categories" => array:3 [
    0 => "RainLab\Blog\Models\Category"
    "table" => "rainlab_blog_posts_categories"
    "order" => "name"
  ]
]

    

    		

    

    
attachMany
array(2)


    

    

    array:2 [
  "featured_images" => array:2 [
    0 => "System\Models\File"
    "order" => "sort_order"
  ]
  "content_images" => array:1 [
    0 => "System\Models\File"
  ]
]

    

    		

    

    
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