hook_ENTITY_TYPE_insert

hook_ENTITY_TYPE_insert(Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface $entity)

Respond to creation of a new entity of a particular type.

This hook runs once the entity has been stored. Note that hook implementations may not alter the stored entity data.

Parameters

\Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface $entity: The entity object.

See also

hook_entity_insert()

Related topics

Entity CRUD, editing, and view hooks
Hooks used in various entity operations.
Hooks
Define functions that alter the behavior of Drupal core.

File

core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/entity.api.php, line 966
Hooks and documentation related to entities.

Code

function hook_ENTITY_TYPE_insert(Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface $entity) {
  // Insert the new entity into a fictional table of this type of entity.
  db_insert('example_entity')
    ->fields(array(
      'id' => $entity->id(),
      'created' => REQUEST_TIME,
      'updated' => REQUEST_TIME,
    ))
    ->execute();
}
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2016-10-29 09:18:04
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