AttributesBehavior
extends Behavior
in package
AttributesBehavior automatically assigns values specified to one or multiple attributes of an ActiveRecord object when certain events happen.
To use AttributesBehavior, configure the [[attributes]] property which should specify the list of attributes that need to be updated and the corresponding events that should trigger the update. Then configure the value of enclosed arrays with a PHP callable whose return value will be used to assign to the current attribute. For example,
use yii\behaviors\AttributesBehavior;
public function behaviors()
{
return [
[
'class' => AttributesBehavior::class,
'attributes' => [
'attribute1' => [
ActiveRecord::EVENT_BEFORE_INSERT => new Expression('NOW()'),
ActiveRecord::EVENT_BEFORE_UPDATE => \Yii::$app->formatter->asDatetime('2017-07-13'),
],
'attribute2' => [
ActiveRecord::EVENT_BEFORE_VALIDATE => [$this, 'storeAttributes'],
ActiveRecord::EVENT_AFTER_VALIDATE => [$this, 'restoreAttributes'],
],
'attribute3' => [
ActiveRecord::EVENT_BEFORE_VALIDATE => $fn2 = [$this, 'getAttribute2'],
ActiveRecord::EVENT_AFTER_VALIDATE => $fn2,
],
'attribute4' => [
ActiveRecord::EVENT_BEFORE_DELETE => function ($event, $attribute) {
static::disabled() || $event->isValid = false;
},
],
],
],
];
}
Because attribute values will be set automatically by this behavior, they are usually not user input and should therefore not be validated, i.e. they should not appear in the [[\yii\base\Model::rules()|rules()]] method of the model.
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Properties
- $attributes : array<string|int, mixed>
- $order : array<string|int, mixed>
- $owner : Component|null
- $preserveNonEmptyValues : bool
- $skipUpdateOnClean : bool
- $_attachedEvents : array<string|int, mixed>
Methods
- __call() : mixed
- Calls the named method which is not a class method.
- __construct() : mixed
- Constructor.
- __get() : mixed
- Returns the value of an object property.
- __isset() : bool
- Checks if a property is set, i.e. defined and not null.
- __set() : mixed
- Sets value of an object property.
- __unset() : mixed
- Sets an object property to null.
- attach() : mixed
- Attaches the behavior object to the component.
- canGetProperty() : bool
- Returns a value indicating whether a property can be read.
- canSetProperty() : bool
- Returns a value indicating whether a property can be set.
- className() : string
- Returns the fully qualified name of this class.
- detach() : mixed
- Detaches the behavior object from the component.
- evaluateAttributes() : mixed
- Evaluates the attributes values and assigns it to the current attributes.
- events() : array<string|int, mixed>
- Declares event handlers for the [[owner]]'s events.
- hasMethod() : bool
- Returns a value indicating whether a method is defined.
- hasProperty() : bool
- Returns a value indicating whether a property is defined.
- init() : mixed
- Initializes the object.
- getValue() : mixed
- Returns the value for the current attributes.
Properties
$attributes
public
array<string|int, mixed>
$attributes
= []
list of attributes that are to be automatically filled with the values specified via enclosed arrays.
The array keys are the ActiveRecord attributes upon which the events are to be updated,
and the array values are the array of corresponding events(s). For this enclosed array:
the array keys are the ActiveRecord events upon which the attributes are to be updated,
and the array values are the value that will be assigned to the current attributes. This can be an anonymous function,
callable in array format (e.g. [$this, 'methodName']
), an [[\yii\db\Expression|Expression]] object representing a DB expression
(e.g. new Expression('NOW()')
), scalar, string or an arbitrary value. If the former, the return value of the
function will be assigned to the attributes.
[
'attribute1' => [
ActiveRecord::EVENT_BEFORE_INSERT => new Expression('NOW()'),
ActiveRecord::EVENT_BEFORE_UPDATE => \Yii::$app->formatter->asDatetime('2017-07-13'),
],
'attribute2' => [
ActiveRecord::EVENT_BEFORE_VALIDATE => [$this, 'storeAttributes'],
ActiveRecord::EVENT_AFTER_VALIDATE => [$this, 'restoreAttributes'],
],
'attribute3' => [
ActiveRecord::EVENT_BEFORE_VALIDATE => $fn2 = [$this, 'getAttribute2'],
ActiveRecord::EVENT_AFTER_VALIDATE => $fn2,
],
'attribute4' => [
ActiveRecord::EVENT_BEFORE_DELETE => function ($event, $attribute) {
static::disabled() || $event->isValid = false;
},
],
]
$order
public
array<string|int, mixed>
$order
= []
list of order of attributes that are to be automatically filled with the event. The array keys are the ActiveRecord events upon which the attributes are to be updated, and the array values are represent the order corresponding attributes. The rest of the attributes are processed at the end. If the [[attributes]] for this attribute do not specify this event, it is ignored
[
ActiveRecord::EVENT_BEFORE_VALIDATE => ['attribute1', 'attribute2'],
ActiveRecord::EVENT_AFTER_VALIDATE => ['attribute2', 'attribute1'],
]
$owner
public
Component|null
$owner
the owner of this behavior
$preserveNonEmptyValues
public
bool
$preserveNonEmptyValues
= false
whether to preserve non-empty attribute values.
$skipUpdateOnClean
public
bool
$skipUpdateOnClean
= true
whether to skip this behavior when the $owner
has not been modified
$_attachedEvents
private
array<string|int, mixed>
$_attachedEvents
= []
Attached events handlers
Methods
__call()
Calls the named method which is not a class method.
public
__call(string $name, array<string|int, mixed> $params) : mixed
Do not call this method directly as it is a PHP magic method that will be implicitly called when an unknown method is being invoked.
Parameters
- $name : string
-
the method name
- $params : array<string|int, mixed>
-
method parameters
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Return values
mixed —the method return value
__construct()
Constructor.
public
__construct([array<string|int, mixed> $config = [] ]) : mixed
The default implementation does two things:
- Initializes the object with the given configuration
$config
. - Call [[init()]].
If this method is overridden in a child class, it is recommended that
- the last parameter of the constructor is a configuration array, like
$config
here. - call the parent implementation at the end of the constructor.
Parameters
- $config : array<string|int, mixed> = []
-
name-value pairs that will be used to initialize the object properties
__get()
Returns the value of an object property.
public
__get(string $name) : mixed
Do not call this method directly as it is a PHP magic method that
will be implicitly called when executing $value = $object->property;
.
Parameters
- $name : string
-
the property name
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Return values
mixed —the property value
__isset()
Checks if a property is set, i.e. defined and not null.
public
__isset(string $name) : bool
Do not call this method directly as it is a PHP magic method that
will be implicitly called when executing isset($object->property)
.
Note that if the property is not defined, false will be returned.
Parameters
- $name : string
-
the property name or the event name
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Return values
bool —whether the named property is set (not null).
__set()
Sets value of an object property.
public
__set(string $name, mixed $value) : mixed
Do not call this method directly as it is a PHP magic method that
will be implicitly called when executing $object->property = $value;
.
Parameters
- $name : string
-
the property name or the event name
- $value : mixed
-
the property value
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__unset()
Sets an object property to null.
public
__unset(string $name) : mixed
Do not call this method directly as it is a PHP magic method that
will be implicitly called when executing unset($object->property)
.
Note that if the property is not defined, this method will do nothing. If the property is read-only, it will throw an exception.
Parameters
- $name : string
-
the property name
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attach()
Attaches the behavior object to the component.
public
attach(Component $owner) : mixed
The default implementation will set the [[owner]] property and attach event handlers as declared in [[events]]. Make sure you call the parent implementation if you override this method.
Parameters
- $owner : Component
-
the component that this behavior is to be attached to.
canGetProperty()
Returns a value indicating whether a property can be read.
public
canGetProperty(string $name[, bool $checkVars = true ]) : bool
A property is readable if:
- the class has a getter method associated with the specified name (in this case, property name is case-insensitive);
- the class has a member variable with the specified name (when
$checkVars
is true);
Parameters
- $name : string
-
the property name
- $checkVars : bool = true
-
whether to treat member variables as properties
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Return values
bool —whether the property can be read
canSetProperty()
Returns a value indicating whether a property can be set.
public
canSetProperty(string $name[, bool $checkVars = true ]) : bool
A property is writable if:
- the class has a setter method associated with the specified name (in this case, property name is case-insensitive);
- the class has a member variable with the specified name (when
$checkVars
is true);
Parameters
- $name : string
-
the property name
- $checkVars : bool = true
-
whether to treat member variables as properties
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Return values
bool —whether the property can be written
className()
Returns the fully qualified name of this class.
public
static className() : string
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Return values
string —the fully qualified name of this class.
detach()
Detaches the behavior object from the component.
public
detach() : mixed
The default implementation will unset the [[owner]] property and detach event handlers declared in [[events]]. Make sure you call the parent implementation if you override this method.
evaluateAttributes()
Evaluates the attributes values and assigns it to the current attributes.
public
evaluateAttributes(Event $event) : mixed
Parameters
- $event : Event
events()
Declares event handlers for the [[owner]]'s events.
public
events() : array<string|int, mixed>
Return values
array<string|int, mixed> —events (array keys) and the corresponding event handler methods (array values).
hasMethod()
Returns a value indicating whether a method is defined.
public
hasMethod(string $name) : bool
The default implementation is a call to php function method_exists()
.
You may override this method when you implemented the php magic method __call()
.
Parameters
- $name : string
-
the method name
Return values
bool —whether the method is defined
hasProperty()
Returns a value indicating whether a property is defined.
public
hasProperty(string $name[, bool $checkVars = true ]) : bool
A property is defined if:
- the class has a getter or setter method associated with the specified name (in this case, property name is case-insensitive);
- the class has a member variable with the specified name (when
$checkVars
is true);
Parameters
- $name : string
-
the property name
- $checkVars : bool = true
-
whether to treat member variables as properties
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Return values
bool —whether the property is defined
init()
Initializes the object.
public
init() : mixed
This method is invoked at the end of the constructor after the object is initialized with the given configuration.
getValue()
Returns the value for the current attributes.
protected
getValue(string $attribute, Event $event) : mixed
This method is called by [[evaluateAttributes()]]. Its return value will be assigned to the target attribute corresponding to the triggering event.
Parameters
- $attribute : string
-
target attribute name
- $event : Event
-
the event that triggers the current attribute updating.
Return values
mixed —the attribute value