BaseRelationField

Type
Abstract Class
Namespace
craft\fields
Inherits
craft\fields\BaseRelationField » craft\base\Field » craft\base\SavableComponent » craft\base\ConfigurableComponent » craft\base\Component » craft\base\Model » yii\base\Model (opens new window) » yii\base\Component (opens new window) » yii\base\BaseObject (opens new window)
Implements
ArrayAccess (opens new window), IteratorAggregate (opens new window), craft\base\ComponentInterface, craft\base\ConfigurableComponentInterface, craft\base\EagerLoadingFieldInterface, craft\base\FieldInterface, craft\base\ModelInterface, craft\base\PreviewableFieldInterface, craft\base\SavableComponentInterface, yii\base\Arrayable (opens new window), yii\base\Configurable (opens new window), yii\base\StaticInstanceInterface (opens new window)
Uses traits
craft\base\ClonefixTrait, craft\base\FieldTrait, craft\base\SavableComponentTrait, yii\base\ArrayableTrait (opens new window), yii\base\StaticInstanceTrait (opens new window)
Extended by
craft\fields\Assets, craft\fields\Categories, craft\fields\Entries, craft\fields\Tags, craft\fields\Users
Since
3.0.0

BaseRelationField is the base class for classes representing a relational field.

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# Public Properties

Property Description
activeValidators (opens new window) yii\validators\Validator (opens new window) – The validators applicable to the current scenario (opens new window).
allowLimit boolean (opens new window) – Whether to show the Min Relations and Max Relations settings.
allowMultipleSources boolean (opens new window) – Whether to allow multiple source selection in the settings
allowSelfRelations boolean (opens new window) – Whether elements should be allowed to relate themselves.
attributes (opens new window) array (opens new window) – Attribute values (name => value).
behaviors (opens new window) yii\base\Behavior (opens new window) – List of behaviors attached to this component.
branchLimit integer (opens new window), null (opens new window) – Branch limit
columnPrefix string (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The field’s content column prefix
columnSuffix string (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The field’s content column suffix
contentColumnType string (opens new window), string (opens new window)[] – The column type(s).
contentGqlMutationArgumentType \GraphQL\Type\Definition\Type, array (opens new window)
contentGqlQueryArgumentType \GraphQL\Type\Definition\Type, array (opens new window)
contentGqlType \GraphQL\Type\Definition\Type, array (opens new window)
context string (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The field’s context
dateCreated DateTime (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The date that the component was created
dateUpdated DateTime (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The date that the component was last updated
describedBy string (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The aria-describedby attribute value that should be set on the focusable input(s).
eagerLoadingGqlConditions array (opens new window), null (opens new window)
elementConditionRuleType string (opens new window), array (opens new window), null (opens new window)
elementValidationRules array (opens new window)
errors (opens new window) array (opens new window) – Errors for all attributes or the specified attribute.
firstErrors (opens new window) array (opens new window) – The first errors.
group craft\models\FieldGroup, null (opens new window)
groupId integer (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The field’s group’s ID
handle string (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The field’s handle
id integer (opens new window), string (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The component’s ID (could be a temporary one: "new:X")
inputId string (opens new window)
inputSelectionCriteria array (opens new window)
inputSources array (opens new window), string (opens new window), null (opens new window)
instructions string (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The field’s instructions
isNew boolean (opens new window) – Whether the component is new (unsaved)
isTranslatable boolean (opens new window)
iterator (opens new window) ArrayIterator (opens new window) – An iterator for traversing the items in the list.
labelId string (opens new window)
layoutId integer (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The ID of the field layout that the field was fetched from
localizeRelations boolean (opens new window) – Whether each site should get its own unique set of relations
maintainHierarchy boolean (opens new window) – Whether to automatically relate structural ancestors.
maxRelations integer (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The maximum number of relations this field can have (used if allowLimit is set to true).
minRelations integer (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The maximum number of relations this field can have (used if allowLimit is set to true).
name string (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The field’s name
oldHandle string (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The field’s previous handle
oldSettings array (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The field’s previous settings
required boolean (opens new window), null (opens new window) – Whether the field is required in the field layout it was fetched from
scenario (opens new window) string (opens new window) – The scenario that this model is in.
searchable boolean (opens new window) – Whether the field's values should be registered as search keywords on the elements.
selectionCondition craft\elements\conditions\ElementConditionInterface, null (opens new window)
selectionLabel string (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The label that should be used on the selection input
settings array (opens new window) – The component’s settings
settingsHtml string (opens new window), null (opens new window)
showSiteMenu boolean (opens new window) – Whether the site menu should be shown in element selector modals.
sortOption array (opens new window)
sortOrder integer (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The field’s sort position in the field layout it was fetched from
source string (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The source key that this field can relate elements from (used if allowMultipleSources is set to false)
sourceOptions array (opens new window)
sources string (opens new window), string (opens new window)[], null (opens new window) – The source keys that this field can relate elements from (used if allowMultipleSources is set to true)
tabId integer (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The tab ID of the field layout that the field was fetched from
targetSiteFieldHtml string (opens new window), null (opens new window)
targetSiteId string (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The UID of the site that this field should relate elements from
translationDescription string (opens new window), null (opens new window)
translationKeyFormat string (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The field’s translation key format, if translationMethod is "custom"
translationMethod string (opens new window) – The field’s translation method
uid string (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The field's UID
validateRelatedElements boolean (opens new window) – Whether related elements should be validated when the source element is saved.
validators (opens new window) ArrayObject (opens new window), yii\validators\Validator (opens new window) – All the validators declared in the model.
viewMode string (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The view mode
viewModeFieldHtml string (opens new window), null (opens new window)

# allowLimit

Type
boolean (opens new window)
Default value
true

Whether to show the Min Relations and Max Relations settings.

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# allowMultipleSources

Type
boolean (opens new window)
Default value
true

Whether to allow multiple source selection in the settings

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# allowSelfRelations

Type
boolean (opens new window)
Default value
false
Since
3.4.21

Whether elements should be allowed to relate themselves.

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# branchLimit

Type
integer (opens new window), null (opens new window)
Default value
null
Since
4.4.0

Branch limit

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# contentGqlMutationArgumentType

Type
\GraphQL\Type\Definition\Type, array (opens new window)
Default value
null
Access
Read-only
Since
3.5.0

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# elementConditionRuleType

Type
string (opens new window), array (opens new window), null (opens new window)
Default value
null
Access
Read-only

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# elementValidationRules

Type
array (opens new window)
Default value
null
Access
Read-only

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# inputSelectionCriteria

Type
array (opens new window)
Default value
null
Access
Read-only

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# inputSources

Type
array (opens new window), string (opens new window), null (opens new window)
Default value
null
Access
Read-only

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# isTranslatable

Type
boolean (opens new window)
Default value
null
Access
Read-only

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# localizeRelations

Type
boolean (opens new window)
Default value
false

Whether each site should get its own unique set of relations

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# maintainHierarchy

Type
boolean (opens new window)
Default value
false
Since
4.4.0

Whether to automatically relate structural ancestors.

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# maxRelations

Type
integer (opens new window), null (opens new window)
Default value
null
Since
4.0.0

The maximum number of relations this field can have (used if allowLimit is set to true).

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# minRelations

Type
integer (opens new window), null (opens new window)
Default value
null
Since
4.0.0

The maximum number of relations this field can have (used if allowLimit is set to true).

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# selectionCondition

Type
craft\elements\conditions\ElementConditionInterface, null (opens new window)
Default value
null
Since
4.0.0

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# selectionLabel

Type
string (opens new window), null (opens new window)
Default value
null

The label that should be used on the selection input

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# settingsHtml

Type
string (opens new window), null (opens new window)
Default value
null
Access
Read-only

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# showSiteMenu

Type
boolean (opens new window)
Default value
false
Since
3.5.0

Whether the site menu should be shown in element selector modals.

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# source

Type
string (opens new window), null (opens new window)
Default value
null

The source key that this field can relate elements from (used if allowMultipleSources is set to false)

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# sourceOptions

Type
array (opens new window)
Default value
null
Access
Read-only

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# sources

Type
string (opens new window), string (opens new window)[], null (opens new window)
Default value
'*'

The source keys that this field can relate elements from (used if allowMultipleSources is set to true)

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# targetSiteFieldHtml

Type
string (opens new window), null (opens new window)
Default value
null
Access
Read-only

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# targetSiteId

Type
string (opens new window), null (opens new window)
Default value
null

The UID of the site that this field should relate elements from

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# validateRelatedElements

Type
boolean (opens new window)
Default value
false

Whether related elements should be validated when the source element is saved.

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# viewMode

Type
string (opens new window), null (opens new window)
Default value
null

The view mode

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# viewModeFieldHtml

Type
string (opens new window), null (opens new window)
Default value
null
Access
Read-only

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# Protected Properties

Property Description
allowLargeThumbsView boolean (opens new window) – Whether to allow the “Large Thumbnails” view mode
inputJsClass string (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The JS class that should be initialized for the input
inputTemplate string (opens new window) – Template to use for field rendering
settingsTemplate string (opens new window) – Template to use for settings rendering
sortable boolean (opens new window) – Whether the elements have a custom sort order

# allowLargeThumbsView

Type
boolean (opens new window)
Default value
false

Whether to allow the “Large Thumbnails” view mode

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# inputJsClass

Type
string (opens new window), null (opens new window)
Default value
null

The JS class that should be initialized for the input

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# inputTemplate

Type
string (opens new window)
Default value
'_includes/forms/elementSelect.twig'

Template to use for field rendering

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# settingsTemplate

Type
string (opens new window)
Default value
'_components/fieldtypes/elementfieldsettings.twig'

Template to use for settings rendering

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# sortable

Type
boolean (opens new window)
Default value
true

Whether the elements have a custom sort order

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# Public Methods

Method Description
__call() (opens new window) Calls the named method which is not a class method.
__clone()
__construct()
__get() (opens new window) Returns the value of a component property.
__isset() (opens new window) Checks if a property is set, i.e. defined and not null.
__set() (opens new window) Sets the value of a component property.
__toString() Use the translated field name as the string representation.
__unset() (opens new window) Sets a component property to be null.
activeAttributes() (opens new window) Returns the attribute names that are subject to validation in the current scenario.
addError() (opens new window) Adds a new error to the specified attribute.
addErrors() (opens new window) Adds a list of errors.
addModelErrors() Adds errors from another model, with a given attribute name prefix.
afterDelete() Performs actions after a component is deleted.
afterElementDelete() Performs actions after the element has been deleted.
afterElementDeleteForSite() Performs actions after the element has been deleted.
afterElementPropagate() Performs actions after the element has been fully saved and propagated to other sites.
afterElementRestore() Performs actions after the element has been restored.
afterElementSave() Performs actions after the element has been saved.
afterSave() Performs actions after a component is saved.
afterValidate() (opens new window) This method is invoked after validation ends.
attachBehavior() (opens new window) Attaches a behavior to this component.
attachBehaviors() (opens new window) Attaches a list of behaviors to the component.
attributeHints() (opens new window) Returns the attribute hints.
attributeLabels() Returns the attribute labels.
attributes() (opens new window) Returns the list of attribute names.
beforeApplyDelete() Performs actions before a component delete is applied to the database.
beforeDelete() Performs actions before a component is deleted.
beforeElementDelete() Performs actions before an element is deleted.
beforeElementDeleteForSite() Performs actions before an element is deleted for a site.
beforeElementRestore() Performs actions before an element is restored.
beforeElementSave() Performs actions before an element is saved.
beforeSave() Performs actions before a component is saved.
beforeValidate() (opens new window) This method is invoked before validation starts.
behaviors() Returns a list of behaviors that this component should behave as.
canGetProperty() (opens new window) Returns a value indicating whether a property can be read.
canSetProperty() (opens new window) Returns a value indicating whether a property can be set.
className() (opens new window) Returns the fully qualified name of this class.
clearErrors() (opens new window) Removes errors for all attributes or a single attribute.
copyValue() Copies the field’s value from one element to another.
createValidators() (opens new window) Creates validator objects based on the validation rules specified in rules() (opens new window).
datetimeAttributes() Returns the names of any attributes that should hold DateTime (opens new window) values.
defaultSelectionLabel() Returns the default selectionLabel value.
detachBehavior() (opens new window) Detaches a behavior from the component.
detachBehaviors() (opens new window) Detaches all behaviors from the component.
displayName() Returns the display name of this class.
elementType() Returns the element class associated with this field type.
ensureBehaviors() (opens new window) Makes sure that the behaviors declared in behaviors() (opens new window) are attached to this component.
extraFields() (opens new window) Returns the list of fields that can be expanded further and returned by toArray() (opens new window).
fields() (opens new window) Returns the list of fields that should be returned by default by toArray() (opens new window) when no specific fields are specified.
formName() (opens new window) Returns the form name that this model class should use.
generateAttributeLabel() (opens new window) Generates a user friendly attribute label based on the give attribute name.
getActiveValidators() (opens new window) Returns the validators applicable to the current scenario (opens new window).
getAttributeHint() (opens new window) Returns the text hint for the specified attribute.
getAttributeLabel() (opens new window) Returns the text label for the specified attribute.
getAttributes() (opens new window) Returns attribute values.
getBehavior() (opens new window) Returns the named behavior object.
getBehaviors() (opens new window) Returns all behaviors attached to this component.
getContentColumnType() Returns the column type(s) that this field should get within the content table.
getContentGqlMutationArgumentType() Returns the GraphQL type to be used as an argument in mutations for this field type.
getContentGqlQueryArgumentType() Returns the GraphQL type to be used as an argument in queries for this field type.
getContentGqlType() Returns the GraphQL type to be used for this field type.
getEagerLoadingGqlConditions() Returns an array that lists the scopes this custom field allows when eager-loading or false if eager-loading should not be allowed in the GraphQL context.
getEagerLoadingMap() Returns an array that maps source-to-target element IDs based on this custom field.
getElementConditionRuleType() Returns the element condition rule class that should be used for this field.
getElementValidationRules() Returns the validation rules for an element with this field.
getErrorSummary() (opens new window) Returns the errors for all attributes as a one-dimensional array.
getErrors() (opens new window) Returns the errors for all attributes or a single attribute.
getFirstError() (opens new window) Returns the first error of the specified attribute.
getFirstErrors() (opens new window) Returns the first error of every attribute in the model.
getGroup() Returns the field’s group.
getInputHtml() Returns the field’s input HTML.
getInputId() Returns the input’s ID, which the <label>’s for attribute should reference.
getInputSelectionCriteria() Returns any additional criteria parameters limiting which elements the field should be able to select.
getInputSources() Returns an array of the source keys the field should be able to select elements from.
getIsNew() Returns whether the component is new (unsaved).
getIsTranslatable() Returns whether the field should be shown as translatable in the UI.
getIterator() (opens new window) Returns an iterator for traversing the attributes in the model.
getLabelId() Returns the input’s label ID.
getOrientation() Returns the orientation the field should use (ltr or rtl).
getScenario() (opens new window) Returns the scenario that this model is used in.
getSearchKeywords() Returns the search keywords that should be associated with this field.
getSelectionCondition() Returns the element condition that should be used to determine which elements are selectable by the field.
getSettings() Returns an array of the component’s settings.
getSettingsHtml() Returns the component’s settings HTML.
getSortOption() Returns the sort option array that should be included in the element’s sortOptions() response.
getSourceOptions() Normalizes the available sources into select input options.
getStaticHtml() Returns a static (non-editable) version of the field’s input HTML.
getStatus() Returns the status of the field for a given element.
getTableAttributeHtml() Returns the HTML that should be shown for this field in Table View.
getTargetSiteFieldHtml() Returns the HTML for the Target Site setting.
getTranslationDescription() Returns the description of this field’s translation support.
getTranslationKey() Returns the field’s translation key, based on a given element.
getValidators() (opens new window) Returns all the validators declared in rules() (opens new window).
getViewModeFieldHtml() Returns the HTML for the View Mode setting.
hasContentColumn() Returns whether this field has a column in the content table.
hasErrors() Returns a value indicating whether there is any validation error.
hasEventHandlers() (opens new window) Returns a value indicating whether there is any handler attached to the named event.
hasMethod() (opens new window) Returns a value indicating whether a method is defined.
hasProperty() (opens new window) Returns a value indicating whether a property is defined for this component.
includeInGqlSchema() Returns whether the field should be included in the given GraphQL schema.
init() Initializes the object.
instance() (opens new window) Returns static class instance, which can be used to obtain meta information.
isAttributeActive() (opens new window) Returns a value indicating whether the attribute is active in the current scenario.
isAttributeRequired() (opens new window) Returns a value indicating whether the attribute is required.
isAttributeSafe() (opens new window) Returns a value indicating whether the attribute is safe for massive assignments.
isRequirable() Returns whether the field can be marked as required.
isSelectable() Returns whether the component should be selectable in component Type selects.
isValueEmpty() Returns whether the given value should be considered “empty” to a validator.
load() (opens new window) Populates the model with input data.
loadMultiple() (opens new window) Populates a set of models with the data from end user.
modifyElementIndexQuery() Modifies an element index query.
modifyElementsQuery() Modifies an element query.
normalizeValue() Normalizes the field’s value for use.
normalizeValueFromRequest() Normalizes a posted field value for use.
off() (opens new window) Detaches an existing event handler from this component.
offsetExists() (opens new window) Returns whether there is an element at the specified offset.
offsetGet() (opens new window) Returns the element at the specified offset.
offsetSet() (opens new window) Sets the element at the specified offset.
offsetUnset() (opens new window) Sets the element value at the specified offset to null.
on() (opens new window) Attaches an event handler to an event.
onUnsafeAttribute() (opens new window) This method is invoked when an unsafe attribute is being massively assigned.
rules() Returns the validation rules for attributes.
safeAttributes() (opens new window) Returns the attribute names that are safe to be massively assigned in the current scenario.
scenarios() (opens new window) Returns a list of scenarios and the corresponding active attributes.
serializeValue() Prepares the field’s value to be stored somewhere, like the content table.
setAttributes() Sets the attribute values in a massive way.
setIsFresh() Sets whether the field is fresh.
setScenario() (opens new window) Sets the scenario for the model.
setSelectionCondition() Sets the element condition that should be used to determine which elements are selectable by the field.
settingsAttributes() Returns the list of settings attribute names.
supportedTranslationMethods() Returns which translation methods the field supports.
toArray() (opens new window) Converts the model into an array.
trigger() (opens new window) Triggers an event.
useFieldset() Returns whether the field should use a <fieldset> + <legend> instead of a <div> + <label>.
validate() (opens new window) Performs the data validation.
validateMultiple() (opens new window) Validates multiple models.
validateRelatedElements() Validates the related elements.
validateRelationCount() Validates that the number of related elements are within the min/max relation bounds.
validateSources() Ensure only one structured source is selected when maintainHierarchy is true.
valueType() Returns the PHPDoc type this field’s values will have.

# __construct()

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Arguments

  • $config

# afterElementDeleteForSite()

Since
4.7.0

Performs actions after the element has been deleted.

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Arguments

# afterElementSave()

Performs actions after the element has been saved.

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Arguments

# afterSave()

Performs actions after a component is saved.

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Arguments

# defaultSelectionLabel()

Returns the default selectionLabel value.

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Returns

string (opens new window) – The default selection label

# elementType()

Returns the element class associated with this field type.

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Returns

string (opens new window) – The Element class name

# getContentGqlMutationArgumentType()

Since
3.5.0

Returns the GraphQL type to be used as an argument in mutations for this field type.

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Returns

\GraphQL\Type\Definition\Type, array (opens new window)

# getEagerLoadingMap()

Returns an array that maps source-to-target element IDs based on this custom field.

This method aids in the eager-loading of elements when performing an element query. The returned array should contain the following keys:

  • elementType – the fully qualified class name of the element type that should be eager-loaded
  • map – an array of element ID mappings, where each element is a sub-array with source and target keys.
  • criteria (optional) – Any criteria parameters that should be applied to the element query when fetching the eager-loaded elements.

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Arguments

Returns

array (opens new window), null (opens new window), false (opens new window) – The eager-loading element ID mappings, false if no mappings exist, or null if the result should be ignored.

# getElementConditionRuleType()

Returns the element condition rule class that should be used for this field.

The rule class must be an instance of craft\fields\conditions\FieldConditionRuleInterface.

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Returns

string (opens new window), array (opens new window), null (opens new window)

# getElementValidationRules()

Returns the validation rules for an element with this field.

Rules should be defined in the array syntax required by yii\base\Model::rules() (opens new window), with one difference: you can skip the first argument (the attribute list).

[
    // explicitly specify the field attribute
    [$this->handle, 'string', 'min' => 3, 'max' => 12],
    // skip the field attribute
    ['string', 'min' => 3, 'max' => 12],
    // you can only pass the validator class name/handle if not setting any params
    'bool',
]

To register validation rules that should only be enforced for live elements, set the rule scenario (opens new window) to live:

[
    ['string', 'min' => 3, 'max' => 12, 'on' => \craft\base\Element::SCENARIO_LIVE],
]

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Returns

array (opens new window)

# getInputSelectionCriteria()

Returns any additional criteria parameters limiting which elements the field should be able to select.

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Returns

array (opens new window)

# getInputSources()

Returns an array of the source keys the field should be able to select elements from.

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Arguments

Returns

array (opens new window), string (opens new window), null (opens new window)

# getIsTranslatable()

Returns whether the field should be shown as translatable in the UI.

Note this method has no effect on whether the field’s value will get copied over to other sites when the element is actually getting saved. That is determined by getTranslationKey().

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Arguments

Returns

boolean (opens new window)

# getSelectionCondition()

Since
4.0.0

Returns the element condition that should be used to determine which elements are selectable by the field.

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Returns

craft\elements\conditions\ElementConditionInterface, null (opens new window)

# getSettings()

Returns an array of the component’s settings.

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Returns

array (opens new window) – The component’s settings.

# getSettingsHtml()

Returns the component’s settings HTML.

An extremely simple implementation would be to directly return some HTML:

return '<textarea name="foo">'.$this->foo.'</textarea>';

For more complex settings, you might prefer to create a template, and render it via craft\web\View::renderTemplate(). For example, the following code would render a template located at src/templates/_settings.html, passing the settings to it:

return Craft::$app->view->renderTemplate('plugin-handle/_widget-settings', [
    'widget' => $this
]);

If you need to tie any JavaScript code to your settings, it’s important to know that any name and id attributes within the returned HTML will probably get namespaced, however your JavaScript code will be left untouched. For example, if getSettingsHtml() returns the following HTML:

<textarea id="foo" name="foo"></textarea>
<script type="text/javascript">
  var textarea = document.getElementById('foo');
</script>

…then it might actually look like this before getting output to the browser:

<textarea id="namespace-foo" name="namespace[foo]"></textarea>
<script type="text/javascript">
  var textarea = document.getElementById('foo');
</script>

As you can see, that JavaScript code will not be able to find the textarea, because the textarea’s id attribute was changed from foo to namespace-foo. Before you start adding namespace- to the beginning of your element ID selectors, keep in mind that the actual namespace is going to change depending on the context. Often they are randomly generated. So it’s not quite that simple.

Thankfully, Craft provides a couple handy methods that can help you deal with this:

So here’s what a getSettingsHtml() method that includes field-targeting JavaScript code might look like:

public function getSettingsHtml(): ?string
{
    // Figure out what the ID is going to be namespaced into
    $id = 'foo';
    $namespacedId = Craft::$app->view->namespaceInputId($id);
    // Render and return the input template
    return Craft::$app->view->renderTemplate('plugin-handle/_widget-settings', [
        'id' => $id,
        'namespacedId' => $namespacedId,
        'widget' => $this,
    ]);
}

And the _widget-settings.twig template might look like this:

<textarea id="{{ id }}" name="foo">{{ widget.foo }}</textarea>
<script type="text/javascript">
  var textarea = document.getElementById('{{ namespacedId }}');
</script>

The same principles also apply if you’re including your JavaScript code with craft\web\View::registerJs().

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Returns

string (opens new window), null (opens new window)

# getSourceOptions()

Normalizes the available sources into select input options.

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Returns

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# getStaticHtml()

Returns a static (non-editable) version of the field’s input HTML.

This function is called to output field values when viewing element drafts.

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Arguments

Returns

string (opens new window) – The static version of the field’s input HTML

# getTableAttributeHtml()

Returns the HTML that should be shown for this field in Table View.

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Arguments

Returns

string (opens new window) – The HTML that should be shown for this field in Table View

# getTargetSiteFieldHtml()

Returns the HTML for the Target Site setting.

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Returns

string (opens new window), null (opens new window)

# getViewModeFieldHtml()

Returns the HTML for the View Mode setting.

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Returns

string (opens new window), null (opens new window)

# hasContentColumn()

Returns whether this field has a column in the content table.

WARNING

If you set this to false, you will be on your own in terms of saving and retrieving your field values.

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Returns

boolean (opens new window)

# isValueEmpty()

Returns whether the given value should be considered “empty” to a validator.

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Arguments

  • $value (mixed) – The field’s value
  • $element (craft\base\ElementInterface) – The element the field is associated with, if there is one

Returns

boolean (opens new window) – Whether the value should be considered “empty”

# modifyElementIndexQuery()

Since
3.0.9

Modifies an element index query.

This method will be called whenever an element index is being loaded, which contains a column for this field.

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Arguments

# modifyElementsQuery()

Modifies an element query.

This method will be called whenever elements are being searched for that may have this field assigned to them. If the method returns false, the query will be stopped before it ever gets a chance to execute.

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Arguments

Throws

# normalizeValue()

Normalizes the field’s value for use.

This method is called when the field’s value is first accessed from the element. For example, the first time element.myFieldHandle is called from a template, or right before getInputHtml() is called. Whatever this method returns is what element.myFieldHandle will likewise return, and what getInputHtml()’s and serializeValue()’s $value arguments will be set to.

The value passed into this method will vary depending on the context.

  • If a new, unsaved element is being edited for the first time (such as an entry within a Quick Post widget on the Dashboard), the value will be null.
  • If an element is currently being saved, the value will be the field’s POST data.
  • If an existing element was retrieved from the database, the value will be whatever is stored in the field’s content table column. (Or if the field doesn’t have a content table column per hasContentColumn(), the value will be null.)
  • If the field is being cleared out (e.g. via the resave/entries command with --to :empty:), the value will be an empty string ('').

There are cases where a pre-normalized value could be passed in as well, so be sure to account for that.

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Arguments

Returns

mixed – The prepared field value

# serializeValue()

Prepares the field’s value to be stored somewhere, like the content table.

Data types that are JSON-encodable are safe (arrays, integers, strings, booleans, etc). Whatever this returns should be something normalizeValue() can handle.

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Arguments

Returns

mixed – The serialized field value

# setSelectionCondition()

Since
4.0.0

Sets the element condition that should be used to determine which elements are selectable by the field.

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Arguments

# settingsAttributes()

Returns the list of settings attribute names.

By default, this method returns all public non-static properties that were defined on the called class. You may override this method to change the default behavior.

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Returns

string (opens new window)[] – The list of settings attribute names

# supportedTranslationMethods()

Returns which translation methods the field supports.

This method should return an array with at least one of the following values:

  • 'none' (values will always be copied to other sites)
  • 'language' (values will be copied to other sites with the same language)
  • 'site' (values will never be copied to other sites)
  • 'custom' (values will be copied/not copied depending on a custom translation key)

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Returns

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# useFieldset()

Since
3.6.0

Returns whether the field should use a <fieldset> + <legend> instead of a <div> + <label>.

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Returns

boolean (opens new window)

# validateRelatedElements()

Validates the related elements.

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Arguments

# validateRelationCount()

Validates that the number of related elements are within the min/max relation bounds.

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Arguments

# validateSources()

Since
4.4.0

Ensure only one structured source is selected when maintainHierarchy is true.

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Arguments

# valueType()

Since
3.2.0

Returns the PHPDoc type this field’s values will have.

It will be used by the generated CustomFieldBehavior class.

If the values can be of more than one type, return multiple types separated by |s.

public static function valueType(): string
{
     return 'int|string';
}

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string (opens new window)

# Protected Methods

Method Description
availableSources() Returns the sources that should be available to choose from within the field's settings
createSelectionCondition() Creates an element condition that should be used to determine which elements are selectable by the field.
defineBehaviors() Returns the behaviors to attach to this class.
defineRules() Returns the validation rules for attributes.
extractFieldsFor() (opens new window) 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() (opens new window) Extracts the root field names from nested fields.
inputHtml() Returns the field’s input HTML.
inputTemplateVariables() Returns an array of variables that should be passed to the input template.
isFresh() Returns whether this is the first time the element’s content has been edited.
requestParamName() Returns the field’s param name on the request.
resolveFields() (opens new window) Determines which fields can be returned by toArray() (opens new window).
searchKeywords() Returns the search keywords that should be associated with this field.
settingsTemplateVariables() Returns an array of variables that should be passed to the settings template.
supportedViewModes() Returns the field’s supported view modes.
tableAttributeHtml() Returns the HTML that should be shown for this field in Table View.
targetSiteId() Returns the site ID that target elements should have.
viewMode() Returns the field’s current view mode.

# availableSources()

Returns the sources that should be available to choose from within the field's settings

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Returns

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# createSelectionCondition()

Since
4.0.0

Creates an element condition that should be used to determine which elements are selectable by the field.

The condition’s queryParams property should be set to any element query params that are already covered by other field settings.

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Returns

craft\elements\conditions\ElementConditionInterface, null (opens new window)

# defineRules()

Since
3.4.9

Returns the validation rules for attributes.

See rules() for details about what should be returned.

Models should override this method instead of rules() so EVENT_DEFINE_RULES handlers can modify the class-defined rules.

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Returns

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# inputHtml()

Since
3.5.0

Returns the field’s input HTML.

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Arguments

Returns

string (opens new window) – The input HTML.

# inputTemplateVariables()

Returns an array of variables that should be passed to the input template.

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Arguments

Returns

array (opens new window)

# searchKeywords()

Since
3.5.0

Returns the search keywords that should be associated with this field.

The keywords can be separated by commas and/or whitespace; it doesn’t really matter. craft\services\Search will be able to find the individual keywords in whatever string is returned, and normalize them for you.

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Arguments

  • $value (mixed) – The field’s value
  • $element (craft\base\ElementInterface) – The element the field is associated with, if there is one

Returns

string (opens new window) – A string of search keywords.

# settingsTemplateVariables()

Since
3.2.10

Returns an array of variables that should be passed to the settings template.

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Returns

array (opens new window)

# supportedViewModes()

Returns the field’s supported view modes.

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Returns

array (opens new window)

# tableAttributeHtml()

Since
3.6.3

Returns the HTML that should be shown for this field in Table View.

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Arguments

  • $elements (\Illuminate\Support\Collection)

Returns

string (opens new window)

# targetSiteId()

Returns the site ID that target elements should have.

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Arguments

Returns

integer (opens new window)

# viewMode()

Returns the field’s current view mode.

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Returns

string (opens new window)

# Constants

Constant Description
SCENARIO_DEFAULT The name of the default scenario.
TRANSLATION_METHOD_CUSTOM
TRANSLATION_METHOD_LANGUAGE
TRANSLATION_METHOD_NONE
TRANSLATION_METHOD_SITE
TRANSLATION_METHOD_SITE_GROUP

# Events

# EVENT_DEFINE_SELECTION_CRITERIA

Type
craft\events\ElementCriteriaEvent
Since
3.4.16

The event that is triggered when defining the selection criteria for this field.