function FieldItemList::getEntity

Same name and namespace in other branches
  1. 8.9.x core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/FieldItemList.php \Drupal\Core\Field\FieldItemList::getEntity()
  2. 10 core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/FieldItemList.php \Drupal\Core\Field\FieldItemList::getEntity()
  3. 11.x core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/FieldItemList.php \Drupal\Core\Field\FieldItemList::getEntity()

Gets the entity that field belongs to.

Return value

\Drupal\Core\Entity\FieldableEntityInterface The entity object. If the entity is translatable and a specific translation is required, always request it by calling ::getTranslation() or ::getUntranslated() as the language of the returned object is not defined.

Overrides FieldItemListInterface::getEntity

2 calls to FieldItemList::getEntity()
FieldItemList::applyDefaultValue in core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/FieldItemList.php
Applies the default value.
FieldItemList::defaultValueWidget in core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/FieldItemList.php
Returns the widget object used in default value form.

File

core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/FieldItemList.php, line 47

Class

FieldItemList
Represents an entity field; that is, a list of field item objects.

Namespace

Drupal\Core\Field

Code

public function getEntity() {
  // The "parent" is the TypedData object for the entity, we need to unwrap
  // the actual entity.
  return $this->getParent()
    ->getValue();
}

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