function Contact::baseFieldDefinitions

Define the field properties here.

Field name, type and size determine the table structure.

In addition, we can define how the field and its content can be manipulated in the GUI. The behaviour of the widgets used can be determined here.

Overrides ContentEntityBase::baseFieldDefinitions

File

modules/content_entity_example/src/Entity/Contact.php, line 195

Class

Contact

Defines the ContentEntityExample entity.

Namespace

Code

public static function baseFieldDefinitions(EntityTypeInterface $entity_type) {
    // Standard field, used as unique if primary index.
    $fields['id'] = BaseFieldDefinition::create('integer')->setLabel(t('ID'))
        ->setDescription(t('The ID of the Contact entity.'))
        ->setReadOnly(TRUE);
    // Standard field, unique outside of the scope of the current project.
    $fields['uuid'] = BaseFieldDefinition::create('uuid')->setLabel(t('UUID'))
        ->setDescription(t('The UUID of the Contact entity.'))
        ->setReadOnly(TRUE);
    // Name field for the contact.
    // We set display options for the view as well as the form.
    // Users with correct privileges can change the view and edit configuration.
    $fields['name'] = BaseFieldDefinition::create('string')->setLabel(t('Name'))
        ->setDescription(t('The name of the Contact entity.'))
        ->setSettings([
        'max_length' => 255,
        'text_processing' => 0,
    ])
        ->setDefaultValue(NULL)
        ->setDisplayOptions('view', [
        'label' => 'above',
        'type' => 'string',
        'weight' => -6,
    ])
        ->setDisplayOptions('form', [
        'type' => 'string_textfield',
        'weight' => -6,
    ])
        ->setDisplayConfigurable('form', TRUE)
        ->setDisplayConfigurable('view', TRUE);
    $fields['first_name'] = BaseFieldDefinition::create('string')->setLabel(t('First Name'))
        ->setDescription(t('The first name of the Contact entity.'))
        ->setSettings([
        'max_length' => 255,
        'text_processing' => 0,
    ])
        ->setDefaultValue(NULL)
        ->setDisplayOptions('view', [
        'label' => 'above',
        'type' => 'string',
        'weight' => -5,
    ])
        ->setDisplayOptions('form', [
        'type' => 'string_textfield',
        'weight' => -5,
    ])
        ->setDisplayConfigurable('form', TRUE)
        ->setDisplayConfigurable('view', TRUE);
    // Owner field of the contact.
    // Entity reference field, holds the reference to the user object.
    // The view shows the user name field of the user.
    // The form presents a auto complete field for the user name.
    $fields['user_id'] = BaseFieldDefinition::create('entity_reference')->setLabel(t('User Name'))
        ->setDescription(t('The Name of the associated user.'))
        ->setSetting('target_type', 'user')
        ->setSetting('handler', 'default')
        ->setDisplayOptions('view', [
        'label' => 'above',
        'type' => 'author',
        'weight' => -3,
    ])
        ->setDisplayOptions('form', [
        'type' => 'entity_reference_autocomplete',
        'settings' => [
            'match_operator' => 'CONTAINS',
            'match_limit' => 10,
            'size' => 60,
            'placeholder' => '',
        ],
        'weight' => -3,
    ])
        ->setDisplayConfigurable('form', TRUE)
        ->setDisplayConfigurable('view', TRUE);
    // Role field for the contact.
    // The values shown in options are 'administrator' and 'user'.
    $fields['role'] = BaseFieldDefinition::create('list_string')->setLabel(t('Role'))
        ->setDescription(t('The role of the Contact entity.'))
        ->setSettings([
        'allowed_values' => [
            'administrator' => 'administrator',
            'user' => 'user',
        ],
    ])
        ->setDefaultValue('user')
        ->setDisplayOptions('view', [
        'label' => 'above',
        'type' => 'string',
        'weight' => -2,
    ])
        ->setDisplayOptions('form', [
        'type' => 'options_select',
        'weight' => -2,
    ])
        ->setDisplayConfigurable('form', TRUE)
        ->setDisplayConfigurable('view', TRUE);
    $fields['langcode'] = BaseFieldDefinition::create('language')->setLabel(t('Language code'))
        ->setDescription(t('The language code of ContentEntityExample entity.'));
    $fields['created'] = BaseFieldDefinition::create('created')->setLabel(t('Created'))
        ->setDescription(t('The time that the entity was created.'));
    $fields['changed'] = BaseFieldDefinition::create('changed')->setLabel(t('Changed'))
        ->setDescription(t('The time that the entity was last edited.'));
    return $fields;
}