protected function FieldAPIHandlerTrait::getFieldDefinition in Drupal 8

Same name and namespace in other branches

1. 9 core/modules/views/src/FieldAPIHandlerTrait.php \Drupal\views\FieldAPIHandlerTrait::getFieldDefinition()
2. 10 core/modules/views/src/FieldAPIHandlerTrait.php \Drupal\views\FieldAPIHandlerTrait::getFieldDefinition()

Gets the field definition.

A View works on an entity type across bundles, and thus only has access to field storage definitions. In order to be able to use widgets and formatters, we create a generic field definition out of that storage definition.

Return value

\Drupal\Core\Field\FieldDefinitionInterface The field definition used by this handler.

See also

BaseFieldDefinition::createFromFieldStorageDefinition()

8 calls to FieldAPIHandlerTrait::getFieldDefinition()

EntityField::access in core/modules/views/src/Plugin/views/field/EntityField.php

Check whether given user has access to this handler.

EntityField::addSelfTokens in core/modules/views/src/Plugin/views/field/EntityField.php

Add any special tokens this field might use for itself.

EntityField::buildOptionsForm in core/modules/views/src/Plugin/views/field/EntityField.php

Default options form that provides the label widget that all fields should have.

EntityField::documentSelfTokens in core/modules/views/src/Plugin/views/field/EntityField.php

Document any special tokens this field might use for itself.

EntityField::getCacheTags in core/modules/views/src/Plugin/views/field/EntityField.php

The cache tags associated with this object.

... See full list

File

core/modules/views/src/FieldAPIHandlerTrait.php, line 46

Class

FieldAPIHandlerTrait

A trait containing helper methods for field definitions.

Namespace

Drupal\views

Code

protected function getFieldDefinition() {
  if (!$this->fieldDefinition) {
    $field_storage_config = $this
      ->getFieldStorageDefinition();
    $this->fieldDefinition = BaseFieldDefinition::createFromFieldStorageDefinition($field_storage_config);
  }
  return $this->fieldDefinition;
}