Class Event

__construct()source public

__construct( string $name , object|null $subject = null , array|ArrayAccess|null $data = null )

Constructor

Examples of usage:

$event = new Event('Order.afterBuy', $this, ['buyer' => $userData]);
 $event = new Event('User.afterRegister', $UserModel);

Parameters

string $name

Name of the event

object|null $subject optional null

the object that this event applies to (usually the object that is generating the event)

array|ArrayAccess|null $data optional null

any value you wish to be transported with this event to it can be read by listeners

__get()source public deprecated

__get( string $attribute )

Provides read-only access for the name and subject properties.

Deprecated

3.4.0 Public properties will be removed.

Parameters

string $attribute

Attribute name.

Returns

mixed

__set()source public deprecated

__set( string $attribute , mixed $value )

Provides backward compatibility for write access to data and result properties.

Deprecated

3.4.0 Public properties will be removed.

Parameters

string $attribute

Attribute name.

mixed $value

The value to set.

data()source public deprecated

data( string|null $key = null )

Access the event data/payload.

Deprecated

3.4.0 use getData() instead.

Parameters

string|null $key optional null

The data payload element to return, or null to return all data.

Returns

array|mixed|null

The data payload if $key is null, or the data value for the given $key. If the $key does not exist a null value is returned.

getData()source public

getData( string|null $key = null )

Access the event data/payload.

Parameters

string|null $key optional null

The data payload element to return, or null to return all data.

Returns

array|mixed|null

The data payload if $key is null, or the data value for the given $key. If the $key does not exist a null value is returned.

Implementation of

Cake\Event\EventInterface::getData()

getName()source public

getName( )

Returns the name of this event. This is usually used as the event identifier

Returns

string

Implementation of

Cake\Event\EventInterface::getName()

getResult()source public

getResult( )

The result value of the event listeners

Returns

mixed

Implementation of

Cake\Event\EventInterface::getResult()

getSubject()source public

getSubject( )

Returns the subject of this event

Returns

object

Implementation of

Cake\Event\EventInterface::getSubject()

isStopped()source public

isStopped( )

Check if the event is stopped

Returns

boolean
True if the event is stopped

Implementation of

Cake\Event\EventInterface::isStopped()

name()source public deprecated

name( )

Returns the name of this event. This is usually used as the event identifier

Deprecated

3.4.0 use getName() instead.

Returns

string

result()source public deprecated

result( )

The result value of the event listeners

Deprecated

3.4.0 use getResult() instead.

Returns

mixed

setData()source public

setData( array|string $key , mixed $value = null )

Assigns a value to the data/payload of this event.

Parameters

array|string $key

An array will replace all payload data, and a key will set just that array item.

mixed $value optional null

The value to set.

Returns

$this

Implementation of

Cake\Event\EventInterface::setData()

setResult()source public

setResult( mixed $value = null )

Listeners can attach a result value to the event.

Parameters

mixed $value optional null

The value to set.

Returns

$this

Implementation of

Cake\Event\EventInterface::setResult()

stopPropagation()source public

stopPropagation( )

Stops the event from being used anymore

Implementation of

Cake\Event\EventInterface::stopPropagation()

subject()source public deprecated

subject( )

Returns the subject of this event

Deprecated

3.4.0 use getSubject() instead.

Returns

object

false