node_submit

Prepare node for saving by populating author and creation date.

File

modules/node/node.module, line 1004

The core that allows content to be submitted to the site. Modules and scripts may programmatically submit nodes using the usual form API pattern.

Code

<?php
function node_submit($node) {
  global $user;

  // A user might assign the node author by entering a user name in the node
  // form, which we then need to translate to a user ID.
  if (isset($node->name)) {
    if ($account = user_load_by_name($node->name)) {
      $node->uid = $account->uid;
    }
    else {
      $node->uid = 0;
    }
  }

  $node->created = !empty($node->date) ? strtotime($node->date) : REQUEST_TIME;
  $node->validated = TRUE;

  return $node;
}
?>