Yii 1.0 Model Structure

By default model classes are available within the protected/models dirctory. Every class must be inherit from the CModel or subclass. Yii difines two sub classes. They are CActiveRecordCFormModel.
CActiveRecord is conntected with database table model (classes) and it represent the table structure.
CFormModel is the basic model class and conntected to HTML forms.

Class Extend CFormModel Structure

class ClassName extends CFormModel {
	// Attributes...
	public $Attribute_information;
	// Methods...
	public function rules() {}
	public function attributeLabels() {}
}

Class Extend CActiveRecord Structure

class ClassName extends CActiveRecord {
	// Methods...
	public static function model($className=__CLASS__) {}
	public function tableName() {}
	public function rules() {}
	public function relations() {}
	public function attributeLabels() {}
	public function search() {}
}

Available Validators By Default

  • boolean
  • captcha
  • compare
  • date
  • default
  • email
  • exist
  • file
  • filter
  • in
  • length
  • match
  • numerical
  • required
  • safe
  • type
  • unique
  • unsafe
  • url

More Validation Futures In Yii Model

Model Events

  • afterConstruct()
  • afterDelete()
  • afterFind()
  • afterSave()
  • afterValidate()
  • beforeDelete()
  • beforeFind()
  • beforeSave()
  • beforeValidate()

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