OnBeforeSnipFormSave

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Event: OnBeforeSnipFormSave¶

Fires after a form is submitted but before a Snippet is saved in the Manager.

Service: 1 - Parser Service Events
Group: Snippets

Event Parameters¶

Name	Description
mode	Either ‘upd’ or ‘new’, depending on the circumstance.
snippet	A reference to the modSnippet object.
id	The ID of the Snippet. Will be 0 for new Snippets.
data	The current fields of the Snippet as an array.
object	Alias of `snippet` — a reference to the same object.

Examples¶

<?php
$eventName = $modx->event->name;
switch($eventName) {
    case 'OnBeforeSnipFormSave':
        if (!$snippet->get('description')){
            $modx->event->output("You haven't forgotten your head at home, but you forgot about the description! =)");
        }
        break;
}

<?php
$eventName = $modx->event->name;
switch($eventName) {
    case 'OnBeforeSnipFormSave':
        // if it's a new snippet
        if ($mode == modSystemEvent::MODE_NEW){
            if ($modx->user->get('id') == 1){
                $modx->event->output("You are not allowed to create new snippets!");
            }
        }
        break;
}

OnBeforeSnipFormSave

Event: OnBeforeSnipFormSave¶

Event Parameters¶

Examples¶

See Also¶