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Interface EventInterface

Represents the transport class of events across the system. It receives a name, subject and an optional payload. The name can be any string that uniquely identifies the event across the application, while the subject represents the object that the event applies to.

Namespace: Cake\Event

Method Summary

  • getData() public

    Accesses the event data/payload.

  • getName() public

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

  • getResult() public

    The result value of the event listeners.

  • getSubject() public

    Returns the subject of this event.

  • isStopped() public

    Checks if the event is stopped.

  • setData() public

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

  • setResult() public

    Listeners can attach a result value to the event.

  • stopPropagation() public

    Stops the event from being used anymore.

Method Detail

getData() public 

getData(?string $key)

Accesses the event data/payload.

Parameters

string|null $key optional

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.

getName() public 

getName()

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

Returns

string

getResult() public 

getResult()

The result value of the event listeners.

Returns

mixed

getSubject() public 

getSubject()

Returns the subject of this event.

Returns

object

isStopped() public 

isStopped()

Checks if the event is stopped.

Returns

bool

True if the event is stopped

setData() public 

setData(mixed $key, mixed $value)

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

The value to set.

Returns

$this

setResult() public 

setResult(mixed $value)

Listeners can attach a result value to the event.

Parameters

mixed $value optional

The value to set.

Returns

$this

stopPropagation() public 

stopPropagation()

Stops the event from being used anymore.

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https://api.cakephp.org/4.1/interface-Cake.Event.EventInterface.html