class FieldFormatter extends Plugin (View source)

Defines a FieldFormatter annotation object.

Formatters handle the display of field values. They are typically instantiated and invoked by an EntityDisplay object.

Additional annotation keys for formatters can be defined in hook_field_formatter_info_alter().

Properties

protected array $definition

The plugin definition read from the class annotation.

from  Plugin
string $id

The plugin ID.

Translation $label

The human-readable name of the formatter type.

Translation $description

A short description of the formatter type.

string $class

The name of the field formatter class.

array $field_types

An array of field types the formatter supports.

int $weight

An integer to determine the weight of this formatter relative to other formatter in the Field UI when selecting a formatter for a given field instance.

Methods

__construct($values)

Constructs a Plugin object.

from  Plugin
array
parse(array $values)

Parses an annotation into its definition.

from  Plugin
get()

Gets the value of an annotation.

from  Plugin
string
getProvider()

Gets the name of the provider of the annotated class.

from  Plugin
setProvider(string $provider)

Sets the name of the provider of the annotated class.

from  Plugin
string
getId()

Gets the unique ID for this annotated class.

from  Plugin
string
getClass()

Gets the class of the annotated class.

from  Plugin
setClass(string $class)

Sets the class of the annotated class.

from  Plugin

Details

__construct($values)

Constructs a Plugin object.

Builds up the plugin definition and invokes the get() method for any classed annotations that were used.

Parameters

$values

protected array parse(array $values)

Parses an annotation into its definition.

Parameters

array $values

The annotation array.

Return Value

array

The parsed annotation as a definition.

get()

Gets the value of an annotation.

string getProvider()

Gets the name of the provider of the annotated class.

Return Value

string

setProvider(string $provider)

Sets the name of the provider of the annotated class.

Parameters

string $provider

The provider of the annotated class.

string getId()

Gets the unique ID for this annotated class.

Return Value

string

string getClass()

Gets the class of the annotated class.

Return Value

string

setClass(string $class)

Sets the class of the annotated class.

Parameters

string $class

The class of the annotated class.