---
name: "CGI.addHandler"
section: "3kaya"
platform: "linux"
package: "kaya"
version: "0.4.4-6.2"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/CGI.addHandler"
---

# CGI.addHandler(3kaya)

Register a handler to get a short URL

## NAME

CGI::addHandler - Register a handler to get a short URL

## SYNOPSIS

**Void addHandler(** *String shortName, Void(a) fn, a dat, Bool prepost=true* **)**

## ARGUMENTS

**shortName** The short handler name

**fn** The handler function

**dat** Data to pass to the handler function

**prepost** Whether to run the **PreContent**  and **PostContent**  functions after submitting the form. This defaults to true, but may be useful to disable if the form results are not HTML.

## DESCRIPTION

Register a handler to get a short URL. If the same *fn* , *dat* and *prepost* settings are later used by **CGI.linkHandler (3kaya)** , the long string of encrypted state information will be replaced by a short handler string.

## AUTHORS

Kaya standard library by Edwin Brady, Chris Morris and others (kaya@kayalang.org). For further information see http://kayalang.org/

## LICENSE

The Kaya standard library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (version 2.1 or any later version) as published by the Free Software Foundation.