API16:JTable/hit

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Description

Method to increment the hits for a row if the necessary property/field exists.

Syntax

hit($pk=null)

Parameter Name	Default Value	Description
$pk	null	An optional primary key value to increment. If not set the instance property value is used.

Returns

boolean True on success.

Defined in

libraries/joomla/database/table.php

Importing

jimport( 'joomla.database.table' );

Source Body

public function hit($pk = null)
{
        // If there is no hits field, just return true.
        if (!property_exists($this, 'hits')) {
                return true;
        }
 
        // Initialise variables.
        $k = $this->_tbl_key;
        $pk = (is_null($pk)) ? $this->$k : $pk;
 
        // If no primary key is given, return false.
        if ($pk === null) {
                return false;
        }
 
        // Check the row in by primary key.
        $this->_db->setQuery(
                'UPDATE `'.$this->_tbl.'`' .
                ' SET `hits` = (`hits` + 1)' .
                ' WHERE `'.$this->_tbl_key.'` = '.$this->_db->quote($pk)
        );
        $this->_db->query();
 
        // Check for a database error.
        if ($this->_db->getErrorNum()) {
                $this->setError($this->_db->getErrorMsg());
                return false;
        }
 
        // Set table values in the object.
        $this->hits++;
 
        return true;
}

Examples

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