function hook_views_data in Views (for Drupal 7) 8.3

Same name and namespace in other branches

6.3 docs/docs.php \hook_views_data()
6.2 docs/docs.php \hook_views_data()
7.3 views.api.php \hook_views_data()

Describe data tables (or the equivalent) to Views.

The data described with this hook is fetched and retrieved by views_fetch_data().

Return value

array An associative array describing the data structure. Primary key is the name used internally by Views for the table(s) – usually the actual table name. The values for the key entries are described in detail below.

File

./views.api.php, line 111: Describes hooks and plugins provided by the Views module.

Code

function hook_views_data() {

  // This example describes how to write hook_views_data() for the following
  // table:
  //
  // CREATE TABLE example_table (
  //   nid INT(11) NOT NULL         COMMENT 'Primary key; refers to {node}.nid.',
  //   plain_text_field VARCHAR(32) COMMENT 'Just a plain text field.',
  //   numeric_field INT(11)        COMMENT 'Just a numeric field.',
  //   boolean_field INT(1)         COMMENT 'Just an on/off field.',
  //   timestamp_field INT(8)       COMMENT 'Just a timestamp field.',
  //   PRIMARY KEY(nid)
  // );
  // First, the entry $data['example_table']['table'] describes properties of
  // the actual table – not its content.
  // The 'group' index will be used as a prefix in the UI for any of this
  // table's fields, sort criteria, etc. so it's easy to tell where they came
  // from.
  $data['example_table']['table']['group'] = t('Example table');

  // Define this as a base table – a table that can be described in itself by
  // views (and not just being brought in as a relationship). In reality this
  // is not very useful for this table, as it isn't really a distinct object of
  // its own, but it makes a good example.
  $data['example_table']['table']['base'] = array(
    'field' => 'nid',
    // This is the identifier field for the view.
    'title' => t('Example table'),
    'help' => t('Example table contains example content and can be related to nodes.'),
    'weight' => -10,
  );

  // This table references the {node} table. The declaration below creates an
  // 'implicit' relationship to the node table, so that when 'node' is the base
  // table, the fields are automatically available.
  $data['example_table']['table']['join'] = array(
    // Index this array by the table name to which this table refers.
    // 'left_field' is the primary key in the referenced table.
    // 'field' is the foreign key in this table.
    'node' => array(
      'left_field' => 'nid',
      'field' => 'nid',
    ),
  );

  // Next, describe each of the individual fields in this table to Views. This
  // is done by describing $data['example_table']['FIELD_NAME']. This part of
  // the array may then have further entries:
  //   - title: The label for the table field, as presented in Views.
  //   - help: The description text for the table field.
  //   - relationship: A description of any relationship handler for the table
  //     field.
  //   - field: A description of any field handler for the table field.
  //   - sort: A description of any sort handler for the table field.
  //   - filter: A description of any filter handler for the table field.
  //   - argument: A description of any argument handler for the table field.
  //   - area: A description of any handler for adding content to header,
  //     footer or as no result behaviour.
  //
  // The handler descriptions are described with examples below.
  // Node ID table field.
  $data['example_table']['nid'] = array(
    'title' => t('Example content'),
    'help' => t('Some example content that references a node.'),
    // Define a relationship to the {node} table, so example_table views can
    // add a relationship to nodes. If you want to define a relationship the
    // other direction, use hook_views_data_alter(), or use the 'implicit' join
    // method described above.
    'relationship' => array(
      'base' => 'node',
      // The name of the table to join with
      'field' => 'nid',
      // The name of the field to join with
      'id' => 'standard',
      'label' => t('Example node'),
    ),
  );

  // Example plain text field.
  $data['example_table']['plain_text_field'] = array(
    'title' => t('Plain text field'),
    'help' => t('Just a plain text field.'),
    'field' => array(
      'id' => 'standard',
      'click sortable' => TRUE,
    ),
    'sort' => array(
      'id' => 'standard',
    ),
    'filter' => array(
      'id' => 'string',
    ),
    'argument' => array(
      'id' => 'string',
    ),
  );

  // Example numeric text field.
  $data['example_table']['numeric_field'] = array(
    'title' => t('Numeric field'),
    'help' => t('Just a numeric field.'),
    'field' => array(
      'id' => 'numeric',
      'click sortable' => TRUE,
    ),
    'filter' => array(
      'id' => 'numeric',
    ),
    'sort' => array(
      'id' => 'standard',
    ),
  );

  // Example boolean field.
  $data['example_table']['boolean_field'] = array(
    'title' => t('Boolean field'),
    'help' => t('Just an on/off field.'),
    'field' => array(
      'id' => 'boolean',
      'click sortable' => TRUE,
    ),
    'filter' => array(
      'id' => 'boolean',
      // Note that you can override the field-wide label:
      'label' => t('Published'),
      // This setting is used by the boolean filter handler, as possible option.
      'type' => 'yes-no',
      // use boolean_field = 1 instead of boolean_field <> 0 in WHERE statment.
      'use_equal' => TRUE,
    ),
    'sort' => array(
      'id' => 'standard',
    ),
  );

  // Example timestamp field.
  $data['example_table']['timestamp_field'] = array(
    'title' => t('Timestamp field'),
    'help' => t('Just a timestamp field.'),
    'field' => array(
      'id' => 'date',
      'click sortable' => TRUE,
    ),
    'sort' => array(
      'id' => 'date',
    ),
    'filter' => array(
      'id' => 'date',
    ),
  );
  return $data;
}

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