class FieldFormatter in Drupal 8

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().

Hierarchy

• class \Drupal\Component\Annotation\Plugin implements AnnotationInterface
  • class \Drupal\Core\Field\Annotation\FieldFormatter

See also

\Drupal\Core\Field\FormatterPluginManager

\Drupal\Core\Field\FormatterInterface

Related topics

Annotations

Annotations for class discovery and metadata description.

Field Formatter API

Define Field API formatter types.

67 classes are annotated with FieldFormatter

AggregatorTitleFormatter in core/modules/aggregator/src/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/AggregatorTitleFormatter.php

Plugin implementation of the 'aggregator_title' formatter.

AggregatorXSSFormatter in core/modules/aggregator/src/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/AggregatorXSSFormatter.php

Plugin implementation of the 'aggregator_xss' formatter.

AttachmentTestFormatter in core/modules/views/tests/modules/views_test_formatter/src/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/AttachmentTestFormatter.php

Plugin implementation of the 'number_unformatted_with_attachment' formatter.

AuthorFormatter in core/modules/user/src/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/AuthorFormatter.php

Plugin implementation of the 'author' formatter.

AuthorNameFormatter in core/modules/comment/src/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/AuthorNameFormatter.php

Plugin implementation of the 'comment_username' formatter.

... See full list

File

core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/Annotation/FieldFormatter.php, line 23

Namespace

Drupal\Core\Field\Annotation

class FieldFormatter extends Plugin {

  /**
   * The plugin ID.
   *
   * @var string
   */
  public $id;

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

  /**
   * A short description of the formatter type.
   *
   * @ingroup plugin_translatable
   *
   * @var \Drupal\Core\Annotation\Translation
   */
  public $description;

  /**
   * The name of the field formatter class.
   *
   * This is not provided manually, it will be added by the discovery mechanism.
   *
   * @var string
   */
  public $class;

  /**
   * An array of field types the formatter supports.
   *
   * @var array
   */
  public $field_types = [];

  /**
   * 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.
   *
   * @var int optional
   */
  public $weight = NULL;

}

Members

Name	Modifiers	Type	Description	Overrides
FieldFormatter::$class	public	property	The name of the field formatter class.
FieldFormatter::$description	public	property	A short description of the formatter type.
FieldFormatter::$field_types	public	property	An array of field types the formatter supports.
FieldFormatter::$id	public	property	The plugin ID.
FieldFormatter::$label	public	property	The human-readable name of the formatter type.
FieldFormatter::$weight	public	property	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.
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