function field_get_display in Drupal 7

Returns the display settings to use for an instance in a given view mode.

Parameters

$instance: The field instance being displayed.

$view_mode: The view mode.

$entity: The entity being displayed.

Return value

The display settings to be used when displaying the field values.

Related topics

2 calls to field_get_display()

field_default_prepare_view in modules/field/field.default.inc

Invokes hook_field_formatter_prepare_view() on the relevant formatters.

field_default_view in modules/field/field.default.inc

Builds a renderable array for one field on one entity instance.

File

modules/field/field.module, line 655

Attach custom data fields to Drupal entities.

Code

function field_get_display($instance, $view_mode, $entity) {

  // Check whether the view mode uses custom display settings or the 'default'
  // mode.
  $view_mode_settings = field_view_mode_settings($instance['entity_type'], $instance['bundle']);
  $actual_mode = !empty($view_mode_settings[$view_mode]['custom_settings']) ? $view_mode : 'default';
  $display = $instance['display'][$actual_mode];

  // Let modules alter the display settings.
  $context = array(
    'entity_type' => $instance['entity_type'],
    'field' => field_info_field($instance['field_name']),
    'instance' => $instance,
    'entity' => $entity,
    'view_mode' => $view_mode,
  );
  drupal_alter(array(
    'field_display',
    'field_display_' . $instance['entity_type'],
  ), $display, $context);
  return $display;
}