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1.6 KiB
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42 lines
1.6 KiB
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## public Election::addCandidate
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### Description
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```php
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public Election->addCandidate ( [CondorcetPHP\Condorcet\Candidate|string|null $candidate = null] ): CondorcetPHP\Condorcet\Candidate
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```
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Add one candidate to an election.
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##### **candidate:** *```CondorcetPHP\Condorcet\Candidate|string|null```*
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Alphanumeric string or CondorcetPHP\Condorcet\Candidate object. The whitespace of your candidate name will be trimmed. If null, this function will create a new candidate with an automatic name.
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### Return value:
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*(```CondorcetPHP\Condorcet\Candidate```)* The new candidate object (your or automatic one). Throws an exception on error (existing candidate...).
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### Throws:
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* ```CondorcetPHP\Condorcet\Throwable\CandidateExistsException```
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* ```CondorcetPHP\Condorcet\Throwable\VotingHasStartedException```
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### Related method(s)
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* [Election::parseCandidates](../Election%20Class/public%20Election--parseCandidates.md)
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* [Election::addCandidatesFromJson](../Election%20Class/public%20Election--addCandidatesFromJson.md)
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* [Election::removeCandidate](../Election%20Class/public%20Election--removeCandidate.md)
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* [Election::getCandidatesList](../Election%20Class/public%20Election--getCandidatesList.md)
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* [Election::canAddCandidate](../Election%20Class/public%20Election--canAddCandidate.md)
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### Examples and explanation
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* **[Manual - Manage Candidate](https://github.com/julien-boudry/Condorcet/wiki/II-%23-A.-Create-an-Election-%23-2.-Create-Candidates)**
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