link.module
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Defines simple link field types.
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core/
modules/ link/ link.module
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<?php
/**
* @file
* Defines simple link field types.
*/
use Drupal\Core\Field\FieldTypeCategoryManagerInterface;
use Drupal\Core\Link;
use Drupal\Core\Url;
use Drupal\Core\Routing\RouteMatchInterface;
/**
* Implements hook_help().
*/
function link_help($route_name, RouteMatchInterface $route_match) {
switch ($route_name) {
case 'help.page.link':
$output = '';
$output .= '<h2>' . t('About') . '</h2>';
$output .= '<p>' . t('The Link module allows you to create fields that contain internal or external URLs and optional link text. See the <a href=":field">Field module help</a> and the <a href=":field_ui">Field UI help</a> pages for general information on fields and how to create and manage them. For more information, see the <a href=":link_documentation">online documentation for the Link module</a>.', [
':field' => Url::fromRoute('help.page', [
'name' => 'field',
])->toString(),
':field_ui' => \Drupal::moduleHandler()->moduleExists('field_ui') ? Url::fromRoute('help.page', [
'name' => 'field_ui',
])->toString() : '#',
':link_documentation' => 'https://www.drupal.org/documentation/modules/link',
]) . '</p>';
$output .= '<h2>' . t('Uses') . '</h2>';
$output .= '<dl>';
$output .= '<dt>' . t('Managing and displaying link fields') . '</dt>';
$output .= '<dd>' . t('The <em>settings</em> and the <em>display</em> of the link field can be configured separately. See the <a href=":field_ui">Field UI help</a> for more information on how to manage fields and their display.', [
':field_ui' => \Drupal::moduleHandler()->moduleExists('field_ui') ? Url::fromRoute('help.page', [
'name' => 'field_ui',
])->toString() : '#',
]) . '</dd>';
$output .= '<dt>' . t('Setting the allowed link type') . '</dt>';
$output .= '<dd>' . t('In the field settings you can define the allowed link type to be <em>internal links only</em>, <em>external links only</em>, or <em>both internal and external links</em>. <em>Internal links only</em> and <em>both internal and external links</em> options enable an autocomplete widget for internal links, so a user does not have to copy or remember a URL.') . '</dd>';
$output .= '<dt>' . t('Adding link text') . '</dt>';
$output .= '<dd>' . t('In the field settings you can define additional link text to be <em>optional</em> or <em>required</em> in any link field.') . '</dd>';
$output .= '<dt>' . t('Displaying link text') . '</dt>';
$output .= '<dd>' . t('If link text has been submitted for a URL, then by default this link text is displayed as a link to the URL. If you want to display both the link text <em>and</em> the URL, choose the appropriate link format from the drop-down menu in the <em>Manage display</em> page. If you only want to display the URL even if link text has been submitted, choose <em>Link</em> as the format, and then change its <em>Format settings</em> to display <em>URL only</em>.') . '</dd>';
$output .= '<dt>' . t('Adding attributes to links') . '</dt>';
$output .= '<dd>' . t('You can add attributes to links, by changing the <em>Format settings</em> in the <em>Manage display</em> page. Adding <em>rel="nofollow"</em> notifies search engines that links should not be followed.') . '</dd>';
$output .= '<dt>' . t('Validating URLs') . '</dt>';
$output .= '<dd>' . t('All links are validated after a link field is filled in. They can include anchors or query strings.') . '</dd>';
$output .= '</dl>';
return $output;
}
}
/**
* Implements hook_theme().
*/
function link_theme() {
return [
'link_formatter_link_separate' => [
'variables' => [
'title' => NULL,
'url_title' => NULL,
'url' => NULL,
],
],
];
}
/**
* Prepares variables for separated link field templates.
*
* This template outputs a separate title and link.
*
* Default template: link-formatter-link-separate.html.twig.
*
* @param array $variables
* An associative array containing:
* - title: (optional) A descriptive or alternate title for the link, which
* may be different than the actual link text.
* - url_title: The anchor text for the link.
* - url: A \Drupal\Core\Url object.
*/
function template_preprocess_link_formatter_link_separate(&$variables) {
$variables['link'] = Link::fromTextAndUrl($variables['url_title'], $variables['url'])->toString();
}
/**
* Implements hook_field_type_category_info_alter().
*/
function link_field_type_category_info_alter(&$definitions) {
// The `link` field type belongs in the `general` category, so the libraries
// need to be attached using an alter hook.
$definitions[FieldTypeCategoryManagerInterface::FALLBACK_CATEGORY]['libraries'][] = 'link/drupal.link-icon';
}
Functions
Title | Deprecated | Summary |
---|---|---|
link_field_type_category_info_alter | Implements hook_field_type_category_info_alter(). | |
link_help | Implements hook_help(). | |
link_theme | Implements hook_theme(). | |
template_preprocess_link_formatter_link_separate | Prepares variables for separated link field templates. |
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