class FieldFormatter

Defines a FieldFormatter annotation object.

Formatters handle the display of field values. They are typically instantiated and invoked by an EntityDisplay object.

Additional annotation keys for formatters can be defined in hook_field_formatter_info_alter().

Hierarchy

• class \Drupal\Component\Annotation\Plugin implements AnnotationInterface
  • class \Drupal\Core\Field\Annotation\FieldFormatter

See also

\Drupal\Core\Field\FormatterPluginManager

\Drupal\Core\Field\FormatterInterface

Related topics

Annotations

Annotations for class discovery and metadata description.

Field Formatter API

Define Field API formatter types.

File

core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/Annotation/FieldFormatter.php, line 23

Namespace

Drupal\Core\Field\Annotation

Members

Name	Modifiers	Type	Description
FieldFormatter::$class	public	property	The name of the field formatter class.
FieldFormatter::$description	public	property	A short description of the formatter type.
FieldFormatter::$field_types	public	property	An array of field types the formatter supports.
FieldFormatter::$id	public	property	The plugin ID.
FieldFormatter::$label	public	property	The human-readable name of the formatter type.
FieldFormatter::$weight	public	property	An integer to determine the weight of this formatter relative to other formatter in the Field UI when selecting a formatter for a given field instance.
Plugin::$definition	protected	property	The plugin definition read from the class annotation.
Plugin::get	public	function	Gets the value of an annotation. Overrides AnnotationInterface::get
Plugin::getClass	public	function	Gets the class of the annotated class. Overrides AnnotationInterface::getClass
Plugin::getId	public	function	Gets the unique ID for this annotated class. Overrides AnnotationInterface::getId
Plugin::getProvider	public	function	Gets the name of the provider of the annotated class. Overrides AnnotationInterface::getProvider
Plugin::parse	protected	function	Parses an annotation into its definition.
Plugin::setClass	public	function	Sets the class of the annotated class. Overrides AnnotationInterface::setClass
Plugin::setProvider	public	function	Sets the name of the provider of the annotated class. Overrides AnnotationInterface::setProvider
Plugin::__construct	public	function	Constructs a Plugin object.