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BaseField ​

Type
Abstract Class
Namespace
craft\fieldlayoutelements
Inherits
craft\fieldlayoutelements\BaseField » craft\base\FieldLayoutElement » yii\base\BaseObject
Implements
craft\base\FieldLayoutElementInterface, yii\base\Configurable
Uses traits
yii\base\ArrayableTrait
Extended by
craft\fieldlayoutelements\AssetTitleField, craft\fieldlayoutelements\CustomField, craft\fieldlayoutelements\EntryTitleField, craft\fieldlayoutelements\StandardField, craft\fieldlayoutelements\StandardTextField, craft\fieldlayoutelements\TitleField
Since
3.5.0

BaseField is the base class for custom and standard fields that can be included in field layouts.

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Public Properties ​

PropertyDescription
instructionsstring, null – The field’s instructions
labelstring, null – The field’s label
requiredboolean – Whether the field is required.
tipstring, null – The field’s tip text
warningstring, null – The field’s warning text
widthinteger – The width (%) of the field

instructions ​

Type
string, null
Default value
null

The field’s instructions

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label ​

Type
string, null
Default value
null

The field’s label

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required ​

Type
boolean
Default value
false

Whether the field is required.

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tip ​

Type
string, null
Default value
null

The field’s tip text

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warning ​

Type
string, null
Default value
null

The field’s warning text

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Public Methods ​

MethodDescription
__call()Calls the named method which is not a class method.
__construct()Constructor.
__get()Returns the value of an object property.
__isset()Checks if a property is set, i.e. defined and not null.
__set()Sets value of an object property.
__unset()Sets an object property to null.
attribute()Returns the element attribute this field is for.
canGetProperty()Returns a value indicating whether a property can be read.
canSetProperty()Returns a value indicating whether a property can be set.
className()Returns the fully qualified name of this class.
extraFields()Returns the list of fields that can be expanded further and returned by toArray().
fields()
formHtml()Returns the element’s form HTMl.
hasCustomWidth()Returns whether the element can have a custom width.
hasMethod()Returns a value indicating whether a method is defined.
hasProperty()Returns a value indicating whether a property is defined.
init()Initializes the object.
keywords()Returns the search keywords for this layout element.
label()Returns the field’s label.
mandatory()Returns whether the field must be present within the layout.
requirable()Returns whether the field can optionally be marked as required.
selectorHtml()Returns the selector HTML that should be displayed within field layout designers.
settingsHtml()Returns the settings HTML for the layout element.
toArray()Converts the model into an array.

__construct() ​

Constructor.

The default implementation does two things:

  • Initializes the object with the given configuration $config.
  • Call init().

If this method is overridden in a child class, it is recommended that

  • the last parameter of the constructor is a configuration array, like $config here.
  • call the parent implementation at the end of the constructor.

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Arguments ​

  • $config (array) – Name-value pairs that will be used to initialize the object properties

attribute() ​

Returns the element attribute this field is for.

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Returns ​

string

formHtml() ​

Returns the element’s form HTMl.

Return null if the element should not be present within the form.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

string, null

hasCustomWidth() ​

Returns whether the element can have a custom width.

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Returns ​

boolean

keywords() ​

Returns the search keywords for this layout element.

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Returns ​

string[]

label() ​

Returns the field’s label.

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Returns ​

string, null

mandatory() ​

Returns whether the field must be present within the layout.

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Returns ​

boolean

requirable() ​

Returns whether the field can optionally be marked as required.

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Returns ​

boolean

selectorHtml() ​

Returns the selector HTML that should be displayed within field layout designers.

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Returns ​

string

settingsHtml() ​

Returns the settings HTML for the layout element.

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Returns ​

string, null

Protected Methods ​

MethodDescription
containerAttributes()Returns the element container HTML attributes.
defaultInstructions()Returns the field’s default instructions, which will be used if instructions() is null.
defaultLabel()Returns the field’s default label, which will be used if label() is null.
describedBy()Returns the aria-describedby attribute value that should be set on the focusable input(s).
errors()Returns the field’s validation errors.
errorsId()Returns the id of the field errors.
extractFieldsFor()Extract nested fields from a fields collection for a given root field Nested fields are separated with dots (.). e.g: "item.id" The previous example would extract "id".
extractRootFields()Extracts the root field names from nested fields.
id()Returns the id of the input.
inputContainerAttributes()Returns input container HTML attributes.
inputHtml()Returns the field’s input HTML.
instructions()Returns the field’s instructions.
instructionsId()Returns the id of the field instructions.
labelAttributes()Returns label HTML attributes.
orientation()Returns the field’s orientation (ltr or rtl).
resolveFields()Determines which fields can be returned by toArray().
selectorAttributes()Returns HTML attributes that should be added to the selector container.
selectorInnerHtml()Returns the selector’s inner HTML.
showLabel()Returns whether the label should be shown in form inputs.
statusClass()Returns the field’s status class.
statusId()Returns the id if the field status message.
statusLabel()Returns the field’s status label.
tip()Returns the field’s tip text.
tipId()Returns the id of the field tip.
translatable()Returns whether the field is translatable.
translationDescription()Returns the descriptive text for how this field is translatable.
useFieldset()Returns whether the element’s form HTML should use a <fieldset> + <legend> instead of a <div> + <label>.
value()Returns the field’s value.
warning()Returns the field’s warning text.
warningId()Returns the id of the field warning.

defaultInstructions() ​

Returns the field’s default instructions, which will be used if instructions() is null.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

string, null

defaultLabel() ​

Returns the field’s default label, which will be used if label() is null.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

string, null

describedBy() ​

Since
3.7.24

Returns the aria-describedby attribute value that should be set on the focusable input(s).

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

string, null

errors() ​

Returns the field’s validation errors.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

string[]

errorsId() ​

Since
3.7.24

Returns the id of the field errors.

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Returns ​

string

id() ​

Returns the id of the input.

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Returns ​

string

inputContainerAttributes() ​

Returns input container HTML attributes.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

array

inputHtml() ​

Returns the field’s input HTML.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

string, null

instructions() ​

Since
3.7.24

Returns the field’s instructions.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

string, null

instructionsId() ​

Since
3.7.24

Returns the id of the field instructions.

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Returns ​

string

labelAttributes() ​

Returns label HTML attributes.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

array

orientation() ​

Returns the field’s orientation (ltr or rtl).

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

string

selectorAttributes() ​

Returns HTML attributes that should be added to the selector container.

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Returns ​

array

selectorInnerHtml() ​

Returns the selector’s inner HTML.

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Returns ​

string

showLabel() ​

Since
3.5.6

Returns whether the label should be shown in form inputs.

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Returns ​

boolean

statusClass() ​

Returns the field’s status class.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

string, null

statusId() ​

Since
3.7.29

Returns the id if the field status message.

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Returns ​

string

statusLabel() ​

Returns the field’s status label.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

string, null

tip() ​

Returns the field’s tip text.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

string, null

tipId() ​

Since
3.7.24

Returns the id of the field tip.

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Returns ​

string

translatable() ​

Returns whether the field is translatable.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

boolean

translationDescription() ​

Returns the descriptive text for how this field is translatable.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

string, null

useFieldset() ​

Since
3.6.0

Returns whether the element’s form HTML should use a <fieldset> + <legend> instead of a <div> + <label>.

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Returns ​

boolean

value() ​

Returns the field’s value.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

mixed

warning() ​

Returns the field’s warning text.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

string, null

warningId() ​

Since
3.7.24

Returns the id of the field warning.

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Returns ​

string