Re: Create category in install script

[elin]

You need to explicitly parent it to the com_example asset in the asset table. Since you're also creating that asset as part of the install process you should do that postflight.  You need to $table->getAssetByName('com_example')  and then in addition to the bind method from JTable you need to use the store method. 

Elin

On Monday, July 30, 2012 10:51:14 AM UTC-4, laoneo wrote:

According to the last forum post it is suggested I should ask here:

Hello
My component uses joomla core categories. On my component install script I want to create a default category for the component similar to the "Uncategorised" category of the content component. The code I run is as follows on the install script:

Code:

JTable::addIncludePath(JPATH_ADMINISTRATOR . '/components/com_categories/tables');
$table = JTable::getInstance('Category', 'CategoriesTable');
$table->bind(array('title' => 'Uncategorised', 'extension' => 'com_example',
    'path' => 'uncategorised', 'alias' => 'uncategorised', 'published' => '1',
    'language' => '*');
$table->store();

The entry in the database has as level 0 and as parent_id 0 which looks like invalid. The calendar is shown on the category list but some warnings are displayed.

What is the correct way of creating a category in the code?

Thanks for any help 

here is the link to the question in the forum:

http://forum.joomla.org/viewtopic.php?f=642&t=731433 

[Michael Babker]

Try the code in this gist to help you out: https://gist.github.com/3211464

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[laoneo]

Thanks worked like a charm with some small modifications check the comment on gist....

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[elin]

Will you write that up for the wiki?

Elin

[allon moritz]

where in the wiki?

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[elin]

You could do it as a FAQ if you want.

Elin

where in the wiki?

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