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Q&A What is the difference between a hook and a code injection?

I would define a hook as: A piece of code which changes the response to a certain event, without changing the original code that caused the event How is that different than "code injection", if a...

2 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by deleted user  ·  last activity 3y ago by BobJarvis‭

#6: Post edited by user avatar Alexei‭ · 2020-09-27T09:09:10Z (about 4 years ago)
#5: Post edited by user avatar Alexei‭ · 2020-09-27T09:08:59Z (about 4 years ago)
#4: Post edited by user avatar Alexei‭ · 2020-09-27T06:01:44Z (about 4 years ago)
added tags + expanded acronym
  • I would define a hook as:
  • > A piece of code which changes the response to a certain event, without changing the original code that caused the event
  • How is that different than "code injection", if at all?
  • <small>AFAIK, both terms are quite common in SD.</small>
  • I would define a hook as:
  • > A piece of code which changes the response to a certain event, without changing the original code that caused the event
  • How is that different than "code injection", if at all?
  • <small>AFAIK, both terms are quite common in software development.</small>
#3: Post edited by (deleted user) · 2020-09-25T11:12:57Z (about 4 years ago)
  • I would define a hook as:
  • > A piece of code which changes the response to a certain event, without changing the original code that caused the event; the original code can be a method ("function").
  • How is that different than "code injection", if at all?
  • <small>AFAIK, both terms are quite common in SD.</small>
  • I would define a hook as:
  • > A piece of code which changes the response to a certain event, without changing the original code that caused the event
  • How is that different than "code injection", if at all?
  • <small>AFAIK, both terms are quite common in SD.</small>
#2: Post edited by (deleted user) · 2020-09-25T11:11:37Z (about 4 years ago)
  • I would define a hook as:
  • A piece of code which changes the response to a certain event, without changing the original code that caused the event; the original code can be a method ("function").
  • How is that different than "code injection", if at all?
  • <small>AFAIK, both terms are quite common in SD.</small>
  • I would define a hook as:
  • > A piece of code which changes the response to a certain event, without changing the original code that caused the event; the original code can be a method ("function").
  • How is that different than "code injection", if at all?
  • <small>AFAIK, both terms are quite common in SD.</small>
#1: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2020-09-25T05:15:30Z (about 4 years ago)
What is the difference between a hook and a code injection?
I would define a hook as:

A piece of code which changes the response to a certain event, without changing the original code that caused the event; the original code can be a method ("function").

How is that different than "code injection", if at all?

<small>AFAIK, both terms are quite common in SD.</small>