function hook_entity_view_mode_alter in Drupal 7

Same name and namespace in other branches

1. 8 core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/entity.api.php \hook_entity_view_mode_alter()
2. 9 core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/entity.api.php \hook_entity_view_mode_alter()

Change the view mode of an entity that is being displayed.

Parameters

string $view_mode: The view_mode that is to be used to display the entity.

array $context: Array with contextual information, including:

• entity_type: The type of the entity that is being viewed.
• entity: The entity object.
• langcode: The langcode the entity is being viewed in.

Related topics

1 function implements hook_entity_view_mode_alter()

Note: this list is generated by pattern matching, so it may include some functions that are not actually implementations of this hook.

node_test_entity_view_mode_alter in modules/node/tests/node_test.module

Implements hook_entity_view_mode_alter().

File

modules/system/system.api.php, line 480

Hooks provided by Drupal core and the System module.

Code

function hook_entity_view_mode_alter(&$view_mode, $context) {

  // For nodes, change the view mode when it is teaser.
  if ($context['entity_type'] == 'node' && $view_mode == 'teaser') {
    $view_mode = 'my_custom_view_mode';
  }
}