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When a table establishes the links between two entities, the names of both entities are mentioned in the table's name. For instance, ps_category_product product links products to their category.
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Method name and parameters | Description |
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getValidationRules($className = _CLASS_) | Return object validation rules (fields field validity). |
getFields() | Prepare fields for ObjectModel class (add, update). |
__construct($id = NULL, $id_lang = NULL) | Build object. |
save($nullValues = false, $autodate = true) | Save current object to database (add or update). |
add($autodate = true, $nullValues = false) | Save current object to database (add or update). |
add($autodate = true, $nullValues = false) | Add current object to database. |
update($nullValues = false) | Update current object to database. |
delete() | Delete current object from database. |
deleteSelection($selection) | Delete several objects from database. |
toggleStatus() | Toggle object's status in database. |
validateFields($die = true, $errorReturn = false) | Check for fields field validity before database interaction. |
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Some of the class' properties:
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| $template | Template name for page content. |
| $css_files | Array list of CSS files. |
| $js_files | Array list of JavaScript files. |
| $errors | Array of errors that have occurred. |
| $guestAllowed | Whether a customer who has signed out can access the page. |
| $initialized | Whether the init() function has been called. |
| $iso | The ISO code of the currently selected language. |
| $n | The number of items per page. |
| $orderBy | The field used to sort. |
| $orderWay | Whether to sort is ascending or descending ("ASC" or "DESC"). |
| $p | The current page number. |
| $ajax | If the ajax parameter is detected in request, set this flag to true. |
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Overriding a controller
Thanks to object inheritance, you can change a controller's behaviors, or add new ones.
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include_once('path_to_prestashop/config/config.inc.php');
include_once('path_to_prestashop/config/settings.inc.php');
include_once('path_to_prestashop/classes/Cookie.php');
$cookie = new Cookie('ps'); // Use "psAdmin" to read an employee's cookie. |
Data stored in a visitor/client's cookie
| Token | Description |
|---|---|
| date_add | The date and time the cookie was created (in YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS format). |
| id_lang | The ID of the selected language. |
| id_currency | The ID of the selected currency. |
| last_visited_category | The ID of the last visited category of product listings. |
| ajax_blockcart_display | Whether the cart block is "expanded" or "collapsed". |
| viewed | The IDs of recently viewed products as a comma-separated list. |
| id_wishlist | The ID of the current wishlist displayed in the wishlist block. |
| checkedTOS | Whether the "Terms of service" checkbox has been ticked (1 if it has and 0 if it hasn't) |
| id_guest | The guest ID of the visitor when not logged in. |
| id_connections | The connection ID of the visitor's current session. |
| id_customer | The customer ID of the visitor when logged in. |
| customer_lastname | The last name of the customer. |
| customer_firstname | The first name of the customer. |
| logged | Whether the customer is logged in. |
| passwd | The MD5 hash of the _COOKIE_KEY_ in config/settings.inc.php and the password the customer used to log in. |
| The email address that the customer used to log in. | |
| id_cart | The ID of the current cart displayed in the cart block. |
| checksum | The Blowfish checksum used to determine whether the cookie has been modified by a third party. The customer will be logged out and the cookie deleted if the checksum doesn't match. |
Data stored in an employee/administrator's cookie
| Token | Description |
|---|---|
| date_add | The date and time the cookie was created (in YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS format). |
| id_lang | The ID of the selected language. |
| id_employee | The ID of the employee. |
| lastname | The last name of the employee. |
| firstname | The first name of the employee. |
| The email address the employee used to log in. | |
| profile | The ID of the profile that determines which tabs the employee can access. |
| passwd | The MD5 hash of the _COOKIE_KEY_ in config/settings.inc.php and the password the employee used to log in. |
| checksum | The Blowfish checksum used to determine whether the cookie has been modified by a third party. The If the checksum doesn't match, the customer will be logged out and the cookie is deleted if the checksum doesn't match . |
Hooks
Hooks are a way to associate your code to some specific PrestaShop events.
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This method receives one (and only one) argument: a table an array of the contextual information sent to the hook.
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