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diff --git a/documentation/examples/events/advanced.php b/documentation/examples/events/advanced.php
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+<?php
+
+register_elgg_event_handler('create', 'object', 'example_event_handler');
+
+function example_event_handler($event, $type, $params) {
+	// Don't allow any non-admin users to create objects
+	// Returning false from this function will halt the creation of the object.
+	return isadminloggedin();
+}
+
diff --git a/documentation/examples/events/all.php b/documentation/examples/events/all.php
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+++ b/documentation/examples/events/all.php
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+<?php
+
+register_elgg_event_handler('all', 'object', 'example_event_handler');
+
+// This function will be called for any event of type 'object'
+function example_event_handler($event, $type, $params) {
+	// check what sort of object is passed
+	if ($params instanceof ElggObject) {
+		$subtype = $params->getSubtype();
+
+		switch($subtype) {
+			case 'blog':
+			case 'thewire':
+			case 'pages':
+				return false;
+			default:
+				return true;
+		}
+
+	}
+
+	return true;
+}
+
diff --git a/documentation/examples/events/basic.php b/documentation/examples/events/basic.php
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+<?php
+
+register_elgg_event_handler('init', 'system', 'example_event_handler');
+
+function example_event_handler($event, $type, $params) {
+	var_dump($event);
+	var_dump($object_type);
+	var_dump($params);
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+
diff --git a/documentation/examples/events/basic.php.out b/documentation/examples/events/basic.php.out
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+++ b/documentation/examples/events/basic.php.out
diff --git a/documentation/examples/events/emit.php b/documentation/examples/events/emit.php
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+<?php
+
+$params = new ElggObject();
+trigger_elgg_event('test', 'example', $params);
+
+// handlers would be registered by saying
+register_elgg_event_handler('test', 'example', 'example_event_handler');