According to cakephp's core library model_php[4|5].php beforeValidate() gets called on every save, regardless of whether its an update or new row.
not sure about telling whether its new or an update -- the save() function seems to use $this->exists() On Jul 20, 8:20 am, phirschybar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I want to use beforeValidate() to make some edits to data before it > gets validated (combining 2 input fields, etc.). > > Does beforeValidate get called on EVERY save, including on UPDATE? Or > just the initial save? > > What is the best practice here. If I want to just look for an initial > SAVE, rather than an UPDATE, do I just check that > > !isset($this->data['Model']['id']) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cake PHP" group. To post to this group, send email to cake-php@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
