Hi,

Is there a tutorial on how to create a plugin to add new extra-field type ? I need to create a type of new extra-field and to do an action on the OnBeforeK2Save...

Thanks a lot

an example plugin
getk2.org/extend/extensions/date/item/90-example-k2-plugin-for-developers
can you not use a regular extra field, then test the value from the plugin and determine what to do?

Hi William ! Always on duty ;)

I already watched this plugin but it just show the triggers for Frontend.

What I need is to have a new extrafield type because if I use a text one, it couldn't be ok because I need to have this extrafield type in multple groups and always make a manipulation on it with the onbeforeK2save...

If I use a standart one must hardcode with if extrafield id equal XX do this.... and that's not realy powerfull for my needs. And I also can use regex like doing {mytype:XXXXX} because it must be user friendly and final users don't want/know to do it.

So for more efficiency I need to create a new type. But I can't find how...

But maybe I'm missing something, do you know an other way to do by using a standart one ?

Thanks

Just to know, how would you do when you say : "test the value from the plugin"

I don't know how to do that from my plugin... I wanted to do it with onbeforeK2save but I don't know if it's the best and how ?

I havent actually done it, but it goes along the lines as this
joomcar.net/description-k2eo
If you read the description on the website it says
This module consists of two parts:

module part (mod_k2_eo);
plugin part that provide ordering function.

A module to display, and a plugin to manipulate the data so to speak.
That is the general idea, probably a good idea to get this and read the code....when time permits

Hmmm sorry but I don't understand why you talk about this, my aim is to create a new extra field...