Saving related entry in a Matrix block programmaticially

Question

I'm trying to add entries to a Matrix block with one field type of 'entry' using the following:

$block = new MatrixBlockModel();
$block->fieldId    = 9;             // Matrix field's ID
$block->ownerId    = $collectionID; // ID of entry the block should be added to
$block->typeId     = 2;             // ID of block type
$block->getContent()->setAttributes(array(
    'contentRss' => array($entry->id)
));

$success = craft()->matrix->saveBlock($block);

The code saves the new block and entry, but when I view the entry it has not linked the entry. I notice in the database tables it has not created an entry in the craft_relations table.

Where am I going wrong? :)

score 7 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:51

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Possibly a duplicate of this one here but hey, here is where I think you are going wrong:

Change this part:

$block->getContent()->setAttributes(array(
  'contentRss' => array($entry->id)
));

To this:

$block->getContent()->contentRss = array($entry->id);

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:51

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answered Jul 28 '14 at 08:03

Josh Angell

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No worries, did it work? – Josh Angell Jul 29 '14 at 05:26
Excellent! In which case could you mark this answer as correct to better help out other people? – Josh Angell Jul 30 '14 at 05:27

Saving related entry in a Matrix block programmaticially

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