class views_handler_area_broken in Views (for Drupal 7) 6.3

A special handler to take the place of missing or broken handlers.

Hierarchy

• class \views_object
  • class \views_handler
    • class \views_handler_area
      • class \views_handler_area_broken

Related topics

Views' area handlers

Handlers to tell Views what can display in header, footer and empty text in a view.

Views' area handlers

Handlers to tell Views what can display in header, footer and empty text in a view.

File

handlers/views_handler_area.inc, line 88

Views area handlers.

class views_handler_area_broken extends views_handler_area {
  function ui_name($short = FALSE) {
    return t('Broken/missing handler');
  }
  function ensure_my_table() {

    /* No table to ensure! */
  }
  function query() {

    /* No query to run */
  }
  function render($empty = FALSE) {
    return '';
  }
  function options_form(&$form, &$form_state) {
    $form['markup'] = array(
      '#prefix' => '<div class="form-item description">',
      '#value' => t('The handler for this item is broken or missing and cannot be used. If a module provided the handler and was disabled, re-enabling the module may restore it. Otherwise, you should probably delete this item.'),
    );
  }

  /**
   * Determine if the handler is considered 'broken'
   */
  function broken() {
    return TRUE;
  }

}

Members

Name	Modifiers	Type	Description	Overrides
views_handler::$handler_type		property	The type of the handler, for example filter/footer/field.
views_handler::$query		property	Where the $query object will reside:	6
views_handler::$view		property	The top object of a view. Overrides views_object::$view
views_handler::accept_exposed_input		function	Take input from exposed handlers and assign to this handler, if necessary.	1
views_handler::access		function	Check whether current user has access to this handler.	6
views_handler::can_expose		function	Determine if a handler can be exposed.	2
views_handler::exposed_form		function	Render our chunk of the exposed handler form when selecting	2
views_handler::exposed_info		function	Get information about the exposed form for the form renderer.	1
views_handler::exposed_submit		function	Submit the exposed handler form
views_handler::exposed_validate		function	Validate the exposed handler form	4
views_handler::expose_form		function	Overridable form for exposed handler options.
views_handler::expose_form_left		function		2
views_handler::expose_form_right		function		2
views_handler::expose_options		function	Set new exposed option defaults when exposed setting is flipped on.	2
views_handler::expose_submit		function	Perform any necessary changes to the form exposes prior to storage. There is no need for this function to actually store the data.
views_handler::expose_validate		function	Validate the options form.	1
views_handler::extra_options		function	Provide defaults for the handler.
views_handler::extra_options_form		function	Provide a form for setting options.	1
views_handler::extra_options_submit		function	Perform any necessary changes to the form values prior to storage. There is no need for this function to actually store the data.
views_handler::extra_options_validate		function	Validate the options form.
views_handler::get_field		function	Shortcut to get a handler's raw field value.
views_handler::get_join		function	Get the join object that should be used for this handler.
views_handler::has_extra_options		function	If a handler has 'extra options' it will get a little settings widget and another form called extra_options.	1
views_handler::init		function	init the handler with necessary data.	5
views_handler::is_exposed		function	Determine if this item is 'exposed', meaning it provides form elements to let users modify the view.
views_handler::needs_style_plugin		function	Determine if the argument needs a style plugin.	1
views_handler::options_submit		function	Perform any necessary changes to the form values prior to storage. There is no need for this function to actually store the data.	4
views_handler::options_validate		function	Validate the options form.	4
views_handler::pre_query		function	Run before the view is built.	1
views_handler::sanitize_value		function	Sanitize the value for output.
views_handler::set_relationship		function	Called just prior to query(), this lets a handler set up any relationship it needs.
views_handler::show_expose_button		function	Shortcut to display the expose/hide button.
views_handler::show_expose_form		function	Shortcut to display the exposed options form.
views_handler::store_exposed_input		function	If set to remember exposed input in the session, store it there.	1
views_handler::validate		function	Validates the handler against the complete View.	1
views_handler_area::admin_summary		function	Provide extra data to the administration form Overrides views_handler::admin_summary
views_handler_area::label		function	Get this field's label.
views_handler_area::option_definition		function	Information about options for all kinds of purposes will be held here. Overrides views_handler::option_definition	1
views_handler_area::use_group_by		function	Area handlers shouldn't have groupby. Overrides views_handler::use_group_by
views_handler_area_broken::broken		function	Determine if the handler is considered 'broken' Overrides views_handler::broken
views_handler_area_broken::ensure_my_table		function	Ensure the main table for this handler is in the query. This is used a lot. Overrides views_handler::ensure_my_table
views_handler_area_broken::options_form		function	Default options form that provides the label widget that all fields should have. Overrides views_handler_area::options_form
views_handler_area_broken::query		function	Don't run a query Overrides views_handler_area::query
views_handler_area_broken::render		function	Render the area Overrides views_handler_area::render
views_handler_area_broken::ui_name		function	Return a string representing this handler's name in the UI. Overrides views_handler::ui_name
views_object::$definition		property	Handler's definition
views_object::$options		property	Except for displays, options for the object will be held here.	1
views_object::construct		function	Views handlers use a special construct function so that we can more easily construct them with variable arguments.	6
views_object::destroy		function		2
views_object::export_option		function		1
views_object::export_options		function
views_object::options		function	Set default options on this object. Called by the constructor in a complex chain to deal with backward compatibility.	1
views_object::set_default_options		function	Set default options. For backward compatibility, it sends the options array; this is a feature that will likely disappear at some point.
views_object::set_definition		function	Let the handler know what its full definition is.
views_object::unpack_options		function	Unpack options over our existing defaults, drilling down into arrays so that defaults don't get totally blown away.
views_object::unpack_translatable		function	Unpack a single option definition.
views_object::unpack_translatables		function	Unpacks each handler to store translatable texts.
views_object::_set_option_defaults		function