Creating a new entry in a specific section

Question

Let's say I created a section called, "Answers". In a custom plugin, I want to create an entry that should show up under the "Answers" tab in the CP entries page.

  $entry = new EntryModel();
  // How do I say, save this entry into the "Answers" channel?
  $saveIt = craft()->entries->saveEntry($entry);

I have literally been reading Craft docs for the past hour, and have gotten nowhere.

Answer 1

The EntryModel you have has a sectionId property you can set. i.e.

 $entry = new EntryModel();
 $entry->sectionId = 1;
 $saveIt = craft()->entries->saveEntry($entry);

Note that there are other properties you'll need to set for it to pass validation. So, if $saveIt is false after calling saveEntry($entry), then call $entry->getErrors() to get an array of validation errors to fix.