field_name_prefix_remove.module in Remove field name prefix 8

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field_name_prefix_remove.module

<?php

/**
 * Implements hook_form_FORM_ID_alter().
 * For: field_ui_field_storage_add_form
 */
function field_name_prefix_remove_form_field_ui_field_storage_add_form_alter(&$form, \Drupal\Core\Form\FormStateInterface $form_state, $form_id) {

  //Remove the unnecessary field_ prefix.
  $language = \Drupal::languageManager()
    ->getCurrentLanguage();
  $form['new_storage_wrapper']['field_name']['#field_prefix'] = '<span dir="' . $language
    ->getDirection() . '">';

  // Attach validate function to prevent adding the field_ prefix.
  $form['#validate'][] = 'field_name_prefix_remove_form_field_ui_field_overview_form_remove_field_prefix';

  // Increase maximum characters to 32 as per database constraint
  $form['new_storage_wrapper']['field_name']['#maxlength'] = 32;
}

/**
 * Validate function to prevent adding the field_ prefix.
 */
function field_name_prefix_remove_form_field_ui_field_overview_form_remove_field_prefix(&$form, \Drupal\Core\Form\FormStateInterface $form_state) {
  $field_name = preg_replace('/^field_/', '', $form_state
    ->getValue('field_name'));
  $form_state
    ->setValue('field_name', $field_name);
}

Functions

Name	Description
field_name_prefix_remove_form_field_ui_field_overview_form_remove_field_prefix	Validate function to prevent adding the field_ prefix.
field_name_prefix_remove_form_field_ui_field_storage_add_form_alter	Implements hook_form_FORM_ID_alter(). For: field_ui_field_storage_add_form