node_example.module

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Version

1.28 (checked in on 2008/10/12 at 20:03:14 by davereid)

Description

This is an example outlining how a module can be used to define a new node type.

Our example node type will allow users to specify a "color" and a "quantity" for their nodes; some kind of rudimentary inventory-tracking system, perhaps? To store this extra information, we need an auxiliary database table.

Database definition:

<?php

CREATE TABLE node_example (
vid int(10) unsigned NOT NULL default '0',
nid int(10) unsigned NOT NULL default '0',
color varchar(255) NOT NULL default '',
quantity int(10) unsigned NOT NULL default '0',
PRIMARY KEY (vid, nid),
KEY `node_example_nid` (nid)
)

?>

Functions

Name	Description
node_example_access	Implementation of hook_access().
node_example_delete	Implementation of hook_delete().
node_example_form	Implementation of hook_form().
node_example_insert	Implementation of hook_insert().
node_example_load	Implementation of hook_load().
node_example_nodeapi	Implementation of hook_nodeapi().
node_example_node_info	Implementation of hook_node_info(). This function replaces hook_node_name() and hook_node_types() from 4.6. Drupal 5 expands this hook significantly.
node_example_perm	Implementation of hook_perm().
node_example_theme	Implementation of hook_theme().
node_example_update	Implementation of hook_update().
node_example_validate	Implementation of hook_validate().
node_example_view	Implementation of hook_view().
theme_node_example_order_info	A custom theme function.