/**
* takes an associative array and creates a contact object
*
* the function extract all the params it needs to initialize the create a
* contact object. the params array could contain additional unused name/value
* pairs
*
* @param array $params (reference ) an assoc array of name/value pairs
* @param array $ids the array that holds all the db ids
*
* @return object CRM_Contact_BAO_Individual object
* @access public
* @static
*/
function add(&$params, &$ids)
{
if (!CRM_Contact_BAO_Individual::dataExists($params, $ids)) {
return;
}
$individual =& new CRM_Contact_BAO_Individual();
$individual->copyValues($params);
$date = CRM_Utils_Array::value('birth_date', $params);
if (is_array($date)) {
$individual->birth_date = CRM_Utils_Date::format($date);
} else {
$individual->birth_date = preg_replace('/[^0-9]/', '', $date);
}
$individual->middle_name = CRM_Utils_Array::value('middle_name', $params);
// hack to make db_do save a null value to a field
if (!$individual->birth_date) {
$individual->birth_date = 'NULL';
}
if (!array_key_exists('is_deceased', $params)) {
$individual->is_deceased = 0;
}
$individual->id = CRM_Utils_Array::value('individual', $ids);
return $individual->save();
}
