OnTemplateVarSave

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Event: OnTemplateVarSave¶

Loaded right after successful saving a template variable to database.

Service: 1 - Parser Service Events
Group: Template Variables

Event Parameters¶

Name	Description
mode	Either 'new' or 'upd', depending on the circumstances.
templateVar	The instance of modTemplateVar class.
cacheFlag	Indicates if the saved TV should be cached and optionally, by specifying an integer value, for how many seconds before expiring.

Remarks¶

Previous event	OnTemplateVarBeforeSave
Next event	—
File	core/model/modx/modtemplatevar.class.php
Class	modTemplateVar
Method	public function save($cacheFlag = null)

Example¶

Such a plugin will display the data of the saved TV in the "Error log":

<?php
$eventName = $modx->event->name;
switch($eventName) {
    case 'OnTemplateVarSave':
        //array tv, with all parameters
        print_r($templateVar->toArray());
        //checking for updating or creating the tv itself
        if ($mode == modSystemEvent::MODE_NEW){
            echo 'New TV has been saved';
        } elseif ($mode == modSystemEvent::MODE_UPD){
            echo 'Old TV was kept';
        }
        break;
}

OnTemplateVarSave

Event: OnTemplateVarSave¶

Event Parameters¶

Remarks¶

Example¶

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