hook_file_insert

Respond to a file being added.

This hook is called after a file has been added to the database. The hook doesn't distinguish between files created as a result of a copy or those created by an upload.

Parameters

$file: The file that has been added.

See also

file_save()

Related topics

Hooks

Allow modules to interact with the Drupal core.

2 functions implement hook_file_insert()

1 invocation of hook_file_insert()

File

modules/system/system.api.php, line 2751

Hooks provided by Drupal core and the System module.

Code

function hook_file_insert($file) {
  // Add a message to the log, if the file is a jpg
  $validate = file_validate_extensions($file, 'jpg');
  if (empty($validate)) {
    watchdog('file', 'A jpg has been added.');
  }
}