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hook_civicrm_alterBarcode¶

Summary¶

This hook allows you to modify the content that is encoded in barcode.

Availability¶

Available in 4.4+.

Definition¶

 hook_civicrm_alterBarcode( &$data, $type='barcode', $context='name_badge' );

Parameters¶

$data - is an associated array with all token values and some additional info
- $data['current_value'] - this will hold default value set by CiviCRM
$type - type of barcode ( barcode or qrcode )
$context - currently this functionality is implemented only for name badges, hence context=name_badge

Returns¶

Example¶

function hook_civicrm_alterBarcode(&$data, $type, $context ) {
  if ($type == 'barcode' && $context == 'name_badge') {
    // change the encoding of barcode
    $data['current_value'] = $data['event_id'] . '-' . $data['participant_id'] . '-' . $data['contact_id'];
  }
}