---
title: "Property Policies"
description: "Optimize property management with granular policies that trigger custom behaviors during create, update, or delete actions. (Gitana 4.0)"
product: "Gitana"
version: "4.0"
url: "/documentation/gitana/4.0/engine/behaviors/policies/property"
---

# Property Policies

Property policies provide places where you can hook in behaviors that trigger when a property is created, updated or deleted. They allow you to get very granular about when your custom code is invoked - such as only when a specific property in your content is affected.

The following property policies are available:

| Policy QName | Description |
| --- | --- |
| p:beforeCreateProperty | Raised before a property on a node is created |
| p:afterCreateProperty | Raised after a property on a node is created |
| p:beforeUpdateProperty | Raised before a property on a node is updated |
| p:afterUpdateProperty | Raised after a property on a node is updated |
| p:beforeDeleteProperty | Raised before a property on a node is deleted |
| p:afterDeleteProperty | Raised after a property on a node is deleted |
| p:beforeTouchProperty | Raised before a property on a node is touched (created, updated or deleted) |
| p:afterTouchProperty | Raised after a property on a node is touched (created, updated or deleted) |

## Method Signatures

The following method signatures apply for the policies mentioned above:

### `p:beforeCreateProperty`

```
(JavaScript)    
function beforeCreateProperty(node, name, value);

(Java)          
public void beforeCreateProperty(Node node, String name, Object value);
```

### `p:afterCreateProperty`

```
(JavaScript)
function afterCreateProperty(node, name, value);

(Java)
public void afterCreateProperty(Node node, String name, Object value);
```

### `p:beforeUpdateProperty`

```
(JavaScript)    
function beforeUpdateProperty(node, name, value, originalNode, originalValue);

(Java)          
public void beforeUpdateProperty(Node node, String name, Object value, Node originalNode, Object originalValue);
```

### `p:afterUpdateProperty`

```
(JavaScript)
function afterUpdateProperty(node, name, value, originalNode, originalValue);

(Java)
public void afterUpdateProperty(Node node, String name, Object value, Node originalNode, Object originalValue);
```

### `p:beforeDeleteProperty`

```
(JavaScript)    
function beforeDeleteProperty(node, name, value);

(Java)          
public void beforeDeleteProperty(Node node, String name, Object value);
```

### `p:afterDeleteProperty`

```
(JavaScript)
function afterDeleteProperty(node, name, value);

(Java)
public void afterDeleteProperty(Node node, String name, Object value);
```

### `p:beforeTouchProperty`

```
(JavaScript)    
function beforeTouchProperty(node, name, value, originalValue);

(Java)          
public void beforeTouchProperty(Node node, String name, Object value, Object originalValue);
```

### `p:afterTouchProperty`

```
(JavaScript)
function afterTouchProperty(node, name, value, originalValue);

(Java)
public void afterTouchProperty(Node node, String name, Object value, Object originalValue);
```