Answers.Body: <p>Because that's a Yii event, it doesn't follow the same <code>component.eventName</code> syntax that the other Craft events use and you can't use <a href="http://buildwithcraft.com/classreference/etc/web/WebApp#on-detail" rel="nofollow">craft->on()</a> to register to listen to it.</p>
  
  <p>Completely untested, but you should be able to use the traditional <a href="http://www.yiiframework.com/wiki/327/events-explained" rel="nofollow">Yii method</a>, though. Something like this:</p>
  
  <pre><code>$myRecord-&gt;onAfterDelete = function (Event $event) {
      // Do your thing.
  };
  </code></pre>
  
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Answers.Text: It's good to know that craft()->on() won't work, otherwise I probably would've gone crazy trying different things.
  
  So essentially the change would need to be made inside the plugin itself?
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Answers.Text: Yeah, I wasn't clear on whether this one in the context of two plugins or just one.
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Answers.Text: The delete is occurring within a 3rd party plugin, and I want to be able to tie into that using a plugin we are developing. It sounds like that wouldn't be possible, since the change needs to be made directly in the 3rd party plugin.
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Body: <p>We are using a plugin that has created its own record for storing private messages. When deleting a message, it's calling the <code>delete()</code> method on an instance of the record, which appears to be using the <code>CActiveRecord</code>'s implementation of delete.</p>
  
  <p>In <code>CActiveRecord::delete()</code>, it has a <code>$this-&gt;afterDelete()</code> method, which looks like it should be raising an <code>onAfterDelete</code> event, but I haven't had any luck hooking into it.</p>
  
  <p>I've tried <code>craft()-&gt;on('pluginhandle_messageRecord.onAfterDelete', ...)</code> and <code>craft()-&gt;on('cActiveRecord.onAfterDelete', ...)</code>, but neither gets triggered.</p>
  
  <p>Does anyone know the correct syntax for hooking into this event for this specific custom record?</p>
  
  <p>Thanks!</p>
  
Tags: <events><records><hook>
Title: Hooking into event when record deleted from custom plugin
ThreadText: # Hooking into event when record deleted from custom plugin
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2015-10-21)
  
  We are using a plugin that has created its own record for storing private messages. When deleting a message, it's calling the `delete()` method on an instance of the record, which appears to be using the `CActiveRecord`'s implementation of delete.
  
  In `CActiveRecord::delete()`, it has a `$this->afterDelete()` method, which looks like it should be raising an `onAfterDelete` event, but I haven't had any luck hooking into it.
  
  I've tried `craft()->on('pluginhandle_messageRecord.onAfterDelete', ...)` and `craft()->on('cActiveRecord.onAfterDelete', ...)`, but neither gets triggered.
  
  Does anyone know the correct syntax for hooking into this event for this specific custom record?
  
  Thanks!
  
  **Tags:** events, records, hook
  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2015-10-21. Score: 1 | Accepted answer
  
  Because that's a Yii event, it doesn't follow the same `component.eventName` syntax that the other Craft events use and you can't use [craft->on()](http://buildwithcraft.com/classreference/etc/web/WebApp#on-detail) to register to listen to it.
  
  Completely untested, but you should be able to use the traditional [Yii method](http://www.yiiframework.com/wiki/327/events-explained), though. Something like this:
  
  ```
  $myRecord->onAfterDelete = function (Event $event) {
      // Do your thing.
  };
  
  ```
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: It's good to know that craft()->on() won't work, otherwise I probably would've gone crazy trying different things.  So essentially the change would need to be made inside the plugin itself?  
  > **username_1**: Yeah, I wasn't clear on whether this one in the context of two plugins or just one.  
  > **username_0**: The delete is occurring within a 3rd party plugin, and I want to be able to tie into that using a plugin we are developing. It sounds like that wouldn't be possible, since the change needs to be made directly in the 3rd party plugin.  
  > **username_1**: Yeah, I think you'd need to fork the 3rd party plugin (or make a pull request) to expose that deletion for your plugin to use.  
  
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