class EntityReferenceSelection in Drupal 8

Defines an EntityReferenceSelection plugin annotation object.

Plugin Namespace: Plugin\EntityReferenceSelection

For a working example, see \Drupal\comment\Plugin\EntityReferenceSelection\CommentSelection

Hierarchy

• class \Drupal\Component\Annotation\Plugin implements AnnotationInterface
  • class \Drupal\Core\Entity\Annotation\EntityReferenceSelection

See also

\Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityReferenceSelection\SelectionPluginManager

\Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityReferenceSelection\SelectionInterface

Plugin API

Related topics

Annotations

Annotations for class discovery and metadata description.

10 classes are annotated with EntityReferenceSelection

Broken in core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Plugin/EntityReferenceSelection/Broken.php

Defines a fallback plugin for missing entity_reference selection plugins.

CommentSelection in core/modules/comment/src/Plugin/EntityReferenceSelection/CommentSelection.php

Provides specific access control for the comment entity type.

DefaultSelection in core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Plugin/EntityReferenceSelection/DefaultSelection.php

Default plugin implementation of the Entity Reference Selection plugin.

FileSelection in core/modules/file/src/Plugin/EntityReferenceSelection/FileSelection.php

Provides specific access control for the file entity type.

MediaSelection in core/modules/media/src/Plugin/EntityReferenceSelection/MediaSelection.php

Provides specific access control for the media entity type.

... See full list

File

core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Annotation/EntityReferenceSelection.php, line 21

Namespace

Drupal\Core\Entity\Annotation

class EntityReferenceSelection extends Plugin {

  /**
   * The plugin ID.
   *
   * There are some implementation bugs that make the plugin available only if
   * the ID follows a specific pattern. It must be either identical to group or
   * prefixed with the group. E.g. if the group is "foo" the ID must be either
   * "foo" or "foo:bar".
   *
   * @var string
   */
  public $id;

  /**
   * The human-readable name of the selection plugin.
   *
   * @ingroup plugin_translatable
   *
   * @var \Drupal\Core\Annotation\Translation
   */
  public $label;

  /**
   * The selection plugin group.
   *
   * This property is used to allow selection plugins to target a specific
   * entity type while also inheriting the code of an existing selection plugin.
   * For example, if we want to override the NodeSelection from the 'default'
   * selection type, we can define the annotation of a new plugin as follows:
   * @code
   * id = "default:node_advanced",
   * entity_types = {"node"},
   * group = "default",
   * weight = 5
   * @endcode
   *
   * @var string
   */
  public $group;

  /**
   * An array of entity types that can be referenced by this plugin. Defaults to
   * all entity types.
   *
   * @var array (optional)
   */
  public $entity_types = [];

  /**
   * The weight of the plugin in its group.
   *
   * This property is used to select the "best" plugin within a group.
   *
   * @var int
   */
  public $weight;

}

Members

Name	Modifiers	Type	Description	Overrides
EntityReferenceSelection::$entity_types	public	property	An array of entity types that can be referenced by this plugin. Defaults to all entity types.
EntityReferenceSelection::$group	public	property	The selection plugin group.
EntityReferenceSelection::$id	public	property	The plugin ID.
EntityReferenceSelection::$label	public	property	The human-readable name of the selection plugin.
EntityReferenceSelection::$weight	public	property	The weight of the plugin in its group.
Plugin::$definition	protected	property	The plugin definition read from the class annotation.	1
Plugin::get	public	function	Gets the value of an annotation. Overrides AnnotationInterface::get	5
Plugin::getClass	public	function	Gets the class of the annotated class. Overrides AnnotationInterface::getClass
Plugin::getId	public	function	Gets the unique ID for this annotated class. Overrides AnnotationInterface::getId
Plugin::getProvider	public	function	Gets the name of the provider of the annotated class. Overrides AnnotationInterface::getProvider
Plugin::parse	protected	function	Parses an annotation into its definition.
Plugin::setClass	public	function	Sets the class of the annotated class. Overrides AnnotationInterface::setClass
Plugin::setProvider	public	function	Sets the name of the provider of the annotated class. Overrides AnnotationInterface::setProvider
Plugin::__construct	public	function	Constructs a Plugin object.	2