class LiteralField extends DatalessField (View source)

This field lets you put an arbitrary piece of HTML into your forms.

new LiteralField ( $name = "literalfield", $content = 'some bold text and a link' )

Traits

Form component which contains a castable message

Allows an object to have extensions applied to it.

A class that can be instantiated or replaced via DI

Provides extensions to this object to integrate it with standard config API methods.

Allows an object to declare a set of custom methods

Constants

SCHEMA_DATA_TYPE_STRING

SCHEMA_DATA_TYPE_HIDDEN

SCHEMA_DATA_TYPE_TEXT

SCHEMA_DATA_TYPE_HTML

SCHEMA_DATA_TYPE_INTEGER

SCHEMA_DATA_TYPE_DECIMAL

SCHEMA_DATA_TYPE_MULTISELECT

SCHEMA_DATA_TYPE_SINGLESELECT

SCHEMA_DATA_TYPE_DATE

SCHEMA_DATA_TYPE_DATETIME

SCHEMA_DATA_TYPE_TIME

SCHEMA_DATA_TYPE_BOOLEAN

SCHEMA_DATA_TYPE_CUSTOM

SCHEMA_DATA_TYPE_STRUCTURAL

Properties

static private array $extensions

An array of extension names and parameters to be applied to this object upon construction.

from  Extensible
static private array $casting

An array of objects to cast certain fields to. This is set up as an array in the format:

from  ViewableData
static private string $default_cast

The default object to cast scalar fields to if casting information is not specified, and casting to an object is required.

from  ViewableData
static private string|null $url_segment

Optional url_segment for this request handler

from  RequestHandler
static private $url_handlers

The default URL handling rules. This specifies that the next component of the URL corresponds to a method to be called on this RequestHandlingData object.

from  RequestHandler
static private $allowed_actions

Define a list of action handling methods that are allowed to be called directly by URLs.

from  RequestHandler
static private array $default_classes from  FormField

Methods

mixed
__call(string $method, array $arguments)

Attempts to locate and call a method dynamically added to a class at runtime if a default cannot be located

bool
hasMethod(string $method)

Return TRUE if a method exists on this object

array
allMethodNames(bool $custom = false)

Return the names of all the methods available on this object

static bool
add_extension(string $classOrExtension, string $extension = null)

Add an extension to a specific class.

static 
remove_extension(string $extension)

Remove an extension from a class.

static array
get_extensions(string $class = null, bool $includeArgumentString = false)

No description

static array|null
get_extra_config_sources(string $class = null)

Get extra config sources for this class

static bool
has_extension(string $classOrExtension, string $requiredExtension = null, bool $strict = false)

Return TRUE if a class has a specified extension.

array
invokeWithExtensions(string $method, mixed ...$arguments)

Calls a method if available on both this object and all applied {@link Extensions}, and then attempts to merge all results into an array

array
extend(string $method, mixed ...$arguments)

Run the given function on all of this object's extensions. Note that this method originally returned void, so if you wanted to return results, you're hosed

Extension|null
getExtensionInstance(string $extension)

Get an extension instance attached to this object by name.

bool
hasExtension(string $extension)

Returns TRUE if this object instance has a specific extension applied in {@link $extension_instances}. Extension instances are initialized at constructor time, meaning if you use {@link add_extension()} afterwards, the added extension will just be added to new instances of the extended class. Use the static method {@link has_extension()} to check if a class (not an instance) has a specific extension.

getExtensionInstances()

Get all extension instances for this specific object instance.

static Injectable
create(array ...$args)

An implementation of the factory method, allows you to create an instance of a class

static Injectable
singleton(string $class = null)

Creates a class instance by the "singleton" design pattern.

static Config_ForClass
config()

Get a configuration accessor for this class. Short hand for Config::inst()->get($this->class, .....).

mixed
stat(string $name) deprecated

Get inherited config value

mixed
uninherited(string $name)

Gets the uninherited value for the given config option

$this
set_stat(string $name, mixed $value) deprecated

Update the config value for a given property

__construct(string $name, string|FormField $content)

No description

bool
__isset(string $property)

Check if a field exists on this object or its failover.

mixed
__get(string $property)

Get the value of a property/field on this object. This will check if a method called get{$property} exists, then check if a field is available using {@link ViewableData::getField()}, then fall back on a failover object.

__set(string $property, mixed $value)

Set a property/field on this object. This will check for the existence of a method called set{$property}, then use the {@link ViewableData::setField()} method.

setFailover(ViewableData $failover)

Set a failover object to attempt to get data from if it is not present on this object.

getFailover()

Get the current failover object if set

bool
hasField(string $field)

Check if a field exists on this object. This should be overloaded in child classes.

mixed
getField(string $field)

Get the value of a field on this object. This should be overloaded in child classes.

$this
setField(string $field, mixed $value)

Set a field on this object. This should be overloaded in child classes.

defineMethods()

Add methods from the {@link ViewableData::$failover} object, as well as wrapping any methods prefixed with an underscore into a {@link ViewableData::cachedCall()}.

customise(array|ViewableData $data)

Merge some arbitrary data in with this object. This method returns a {@link ViewableData_Customised} instance with references to both this and the new custom data.

bool
exists()

Return true if this object "exists" i.e. has a sensible value

string
__toString()

No description

setCustomisedObj(ViewableData $object)

No description

string
castingHelper(string $field)

Return the "casting helper" (a piece of PHP code that when evaluated creates a casted value object) for a field on this object. This helper will be a subclass of DBField.

string
castingClass(string $field)

Get the class name a field on this object will be casted to.

string
escapeTypeForField(string $field)

Return the string-format type for the given field.

renderWith(string|array|SSViewer $template, array $customFields = null)

Render this object into the template, and get the result as a string. You can pass one of the following as the $template parameter:

  • a template name (e.g. Page)
  • an array of possible template names - the first valid one will be used
  • an SSViewer instance

object|DBField
obj(string $fieldName, array $arguments = [], bool $cache = false, string $cacheName = null)

Get the value of a field on this object, automatically inserting the value into any available casting objects that have been specified.

object|DBField
cachedCall(string $field, array $arguments = [], string $identifier = null)

A simple wrapper around {@link ViewableData::obj()} that automatically caches the result so it can be used again without re-running the method.

bool
hasValue(string $field, array $arguments = [], bool $cache = true)

Checks if a given method/field has a valid value. If the result is an object, this will return the result of the exists method, otherwise will check if the result is not just an empty paragraph tag.

string
XML_val(string $field, array $arguments = [], bool $cache = false)

Get the string value of a field on this object that has been suitable escaped to be inserted directly into a template.

array
getXMLValues(array $fields)

Get an array of XML-escaped values by field name

getIterator()

Return a single-item iterator so you can iterate over the fields of a single record.

array
getViewerTemplates(string $suffix = '')

Find appropriate templates for SSViewer to use to render this object

Me()

When rendering some objects it is necessary to iterate over the object being rendered, to do this, you need access to itself.

string
ThemeDir() deprecated

Return the directory if the current active theme (relative to the site root).

string
CSSClasses(string $stopAtClass = self::class)

Get part of the current classes ancestry to be used as a CSS class.

Debug()

Return debug information about this object that can be rendered into a template

handleRequest(HTTPRequest $request)

Handles URL requests.

array|null
allowedActions(string $limitToClass = null)

Get a array of allowed actions defined on this controller, any parent classes or extensions.

bool
hasAction(string $action)

Checks if this request handler has a specific action, even if the current user cannot access it.

bool
checkAccessAction(string $action)

Check that the given action is allowed to be called from a URL.

httpError(int $errorCode, string $errorMessage = null)

Throws a HTTP error response encased in a {@link HTTPResponse_Exception}, which is later caught in {@link RequestHandler::handleAction()} and returned to the user.

getRequest()

Returns the HTTPRequest object that this controller is using.

$this
setRequest(HTTPRequest $request)

Typically the request is set through {@link handleAction()} or {@link handleRequest()}, but in some based we want to set it manually.

string
Link(string $action = null)

Return a link to this field

redirect(string $url, int $code = 302)

Redirect to the given URL.

string
getBackURL()

Safely get the value of the BackURL param, if provided via querystring / posted var

string
getReferer()

Get referer

redirectBack()

Redirect back. Uses either the HTTP-Referer or a manually set request-variable called "BackURL".

string
getMessage()

Returns the field message, used by form validation.

string
getMessageType()

Returns the field message type.

string
getMessageCast()

Casting type for this message. Will be 'text' or 'html'

$this
setMessage(string $message, string $messageType = ValidationResult::TYPE_ERROR, string $messageCast = ValidationResult::CAST_TEXT)

Sets the error message to be displayed on the form field.

array|null
getSchemaMessage()

Get form schema encoded message

static string
name_to_label(string $fieldName)

Takes a field name and converts camelcase to spaced words. Also resolves combined field names with dot syntax to spaced words.

string
ID()

Returns the HTML ID of the field.

string
HolderID()

Returns the HTML ID for the form field holder element.

getTemplateHelper()

Returns the current {@link FormTemplateHelper} on either the parent Form or the global helper set through the {@link Injector} layout.

string
getName()

Returns the field name.

string
getInputType()

Returns the field input name.

mixed
Value()

Returns the field value.

saveInto(DataObjectInterface $record)

Method to save this form field into the given {@link DataObject}.

mixed
dataValue()

Returns the field value suitable for insertion into the data object.

string
Title()

Returns the field label - used by templates.

$this
setTitle(string $title)

Set the title of this formfield.

string
RightTitle()

Gets the contextual label than can be used for additional field description.

$this
setRightTitle($rightTitle)

Sets the right title for this formfield

string
LeftTitle()

No description

$this
setLeftTitle(string $leftTitle)

No description

string
extraClass()

Compiles all CSS-classes. Optionally includes a "form-group--no-label" class if no title was set on the FormField.

$this
addExtraClass(string $class)

Add one or more CSS-classes to the FormField container.

$this
removeExtraClass(string $class)

Remove one or more CSS-classes from the FormField container.

$this
setAttribute(string $name, string $value)

Set an HTML attribute on the field element, mostly an input tag.

string
getAttribute(string $name)

Get an HTML attribute defined by the field, or added through {@link setAttribute()}.

array
getAttributes()

Allows customization through an 'updateAttributes' hook on the base class.

string
getAttributesHTML(array $attributes = null)

Custom attributes to process. Falls back to {@link getAttributes()}.

string
attrTitle()

Returns a version of a title suitable for insertion into an HTML attribute.

string
attrValue()

Returns a version of a title suitable for insertion into an HTML attribute.

$this
setValue(string|FormField $content, array|DataObject $data = null)

Synonym of {@link setContent()} so that LiteralField is more compatible with other field types.

$this
setSubmittedValue(mixed $value, array|DataObject $data = null)

Set value assigned from a submitted form postback.

$this
setName(string $name)

Set the field name.

$this
setInputType(string $type)

Set the field input type.

$this
setForm(Form $form)

Set the container form.

getForm()

Get the currently used form.

bool
securityTokenEnabled()

Return true if security token protection is enabled on the parent {@link Form}.

$this
setCustomValidationMessage(string $customValidationMessage)

Set the custom error message to show instead of the default format.

string
getCustomValidationMessage()

Get the custom error message for this form field. If a custom message has not been defined then just return blank. The default error is defined on {@link Validator}.

$this
setTemplate(string $template)

Set name of template (without path or extension).

string
getTemplate()

No description

string
getFieldHolderTemplate()

No description

$this
setFieldHolderTemplate(string $fieldHolderTemplate)

Set name of template (without path or extension) for the holder, which in turn is responsible for rendering {@link Field()}.

string
getSmallFieldHolderTemplate()

No description

$this
setSmallFieldHolderTemplate(string $smallFieldHolderTemplate)

Set name of template (without path or extension) for the small holder, which in turn is responsible for rendering {@link Field()}.

Field(array $properties = array())

No description

FieldHolder(array $properties = array())

No description

string
SmallFieldHolder(array $properties = array())

Returns the field's representation in a field group.

array
getTemplates()

Returns an array of templates to use for rendering {@link FieldHolder}.

array
getFieldHolderTemplates()

Returns an array of templates to use for rendering {@link FieldHolder}.

array
getSmallFieldHolderTemplates()

Returns an array of templates to use for rendering {@link SmallFieldHolder}.

bool
isComposite()

Returns true if this field is a composite field.

bool
hasData()

function that returns whether this field contains data.

bool
isReadonly()

No description

$this
setReadonly(bool $readonly)

Sets a read-only flag on this FormField.

bool
isDisabled()

No description

$this
setDisabled(bool $disabled)

Sets a disabled flag on this FormField.

bool
isAutofocus()

No description

$this
setAutofocus(bool $autofocus)

Sets a autofocus flag on this FormField.

performDisabledTransformation()

Return a disabled version of this field.

mixed
transform(FormTransformation $transformation)

No description

bool
hasClass(string $class)

Returns whether the current field has the given class added

string
Type()

Returns the field type.

bool
validate(Validator $validator)

Abstract method each {@link FormField} subclass must implement, determines whether the field is valid or not based on the value.

$this
setDescription(string $description)

Describe this field, provide help text for it.

string
getDescription()

No description

string
debug()

No description

string
forTemplate()

This function is used by the template processor. If you refer to a field as a $ variable, it will return the $Field value.

bool
Required()

No description

$this
setContainerFieldList(FieldList $containerFieldList)

Set the FieldList that contains this field.

getContainerFieldList()

Get the FieldList that contains this field.

null|FieldList
rootFieldList()

No description

castedCopy(mixed $classOrCopy)

Returns another instance of this field, but "cast" to a different class. The logic tries to retain all of the instance properties, and may be overloaded by subclasses to set additional ones.

bool
canSubmitValue()

Determine if the value of this formfield accepts front-end submitted values and is saveable.

setSchemaComponent(string $componentType)

Sets the component type the FormField will be rendered as on the front-end.

string
getSchemaComponent()

Gets the type of front-end component the FormField will be rendered as.

setSchemaData(array $schemaData = [])

Sets the schema data used for rendering the field on the front-end.

array
getSchemaData()

Gets the schema data used to render the FormField on the front-end.

string
getSchemaDataType()

No description

array
getSchemaDataDefaults()

Gets the defaults for $schemaData.

setSchemaState(array $schemaState = [])

Sets the schema data used for rendering the field on the front-end.

array
getSchemaState()

Gets the schema state used to render the FormField on the front-end.

array
getSchemaStateDefaults()

Header fields support dynamic titles via schema state

array
getSchemaValidation()

Return list of validation rules. Each rule is a key value pair.

$this
setAllowHTML(bool $bool)

No description

bool
getAllowHTML()

No description

$this
setContent(string|FormField $content)

Sets the content of this field to a new value.

string
getContent()

No description

Details

mixed __call(string $method, array $arguments)

Attempts to locate and call a method dynamically added to a class at runtime if a default cannot be located

You can add extra methods to a class using {@link Extensions}, {@link Object::createMethod()} or {@link Object::addWrapperMethod()}

Parameters

string $method
array $arguments

Return Value

mixed

Exceptions

BadMethodCallException

bool hasMethod(string $method)

Return TRUE if a method exists on this object

This should be used rather than PHP's inbuild method_exists() as it takes into account methods added via extensions

Parameters

string $method

Return Value

bool

array allMethodNames(bool $custom = false)

Return the names of all the methods available on this object

Parameters

bool $custom

include methods added dynamically at runtime

Return Value

array

Map of method names with lowercase keys

static bool add_extension(string $classOrExtension, string $extension = null)

Add an extension to a specific class.

The preferred method for adding extensions is through YAML config, since it avoids autoloading the class, and is easier to override in more specific configurations.

As an alternative, extensions can be added to a specific class directly in the {@link Object::$extensions} array. See {@link SiteTree::$extensions} for examples. Keep in mind that the extension will only be applied to new instances, not existing ones (including all instances created through {@link singleton()}).

Parameters

string $classOrExtension

Class that should be extended - has to be a subclass of {@link Object}

string $extension

Subclass of {@link Extension} with optional parameters as a string, e.g. "Versioned" or "Translatable('Param')"

Return Value

bool

Flag if the extension was added

See also

http://doc.silverstripe.org/framework/en/trunk/reference/dataextension

static remove_extension(string $extension)

Remove an extension from a class.

Note: This will not remove extensions from parent classes, and must be called directly on the class assigned the extension.

Keep in mind that this won't revert any datamodel additions of the extension at runtime, unless its used before the schema building kicks in (in your _config.php). Doesn't remove the extension from any {@link Object} instances which are already created, but will have an effect on new extensions. Clears any previously created singletons through {@link singleton()} to avoid side-effects from stale extension information.

Parameters

string $extension

class name of an {@link Extension} subclass, without parameters

static array get_extensions(string $class = null, bool $includeArgumentString = false)

Parameters

string $class

If omitted, will get extensions for the current class

bool $includeArgumentString

Include the argument string in the return array, FALSE would return array("Versioned"), TRUE returns array("Versioned('Stage','Live')").

Return Value

array

Numeric array of either {@link DataExtension} class names, or eval'ed class name strings with constructor arguments.

static array|null get_extra_config_sources(string $class = null)

Get extra config sources for this class

Parameters

string $class

Name of class. If left null will return for the current class

Return Value

array|null

static bool has_extension(string $classOrExtension, string $requiredExtension = null, bool $strict = false)

Return TRUE if a class has a specified extension.

This supports backwards-compatible format (static Object::has_extension($requiredExtension)) and new format ($object->has_extension($class, $requiredExtension))

Parameters

string $classOrExtension

Class to check extension for, or the extension name to check if the second argument is null.

string $requiredExtension

If the first argument is the parent class, this is the extension to check. If left null, the first parameter will be treated as the extension.

bool $strict

if the extension has to match the required extension and not be a subclass

Return Value

bool

Flag if the extension exists

array invokeWithExtensions(string $method, mixed ...$arguments)

Calls a method if available on both this object and all applied {@link Extensions}, and then attempts to merge all results into an array

Parameters

string $method

the method name to call

mixed ...$arguments

List of arguments

Return Value

array

List of results with nulls filtered out

array extend(string $method, mixed ...$arguments)

Run the given function on all of this object's extensions. Note that this method originally returned void, so if you wanted to return results, you're hosed

Currently returns an array, with an index resulting every time the function is called. Only adds returns if they're not NULL, to avoid bogus results from methods just defined on the parent extension. This is important for permission-checks through extend, as they use min() to determine if any of the returns is FALSE. As min() doesn't do type checking, an included NULL return would fail the permission checks.

The extension methods are defined during {@link __construct()} in {@link defineMethods()}.

Parameters

string $method

the name of the method to call on each extension

mixed ...$arguments

Return Value

array

Extension|null getExtensionInstance(string $extension)

Get an extension instance attached to this object by name.

Parameters

string $extension

Return Value

Extension|null

bool hasExtension(string $extension)

Returns TRUE if this object instance has a specific extension applied in {@link $extension_instances}. Extension instances are initialized at constructor time, meaning if you use {@link add_extension()} afterwards, the added extension will just be added to new instances of the extended class. Use the static method {@link has_extension()} to check if a class (not an instance) has a specific extension.

Caution: Don't use singleton()->hasExtension() as it will give you inconsistent results based on when the singleton was first accessed.

Parameters

string $extension

Classname of an {@link Extension} subclass without parameters

Return Value

bool

Extension[] getExtensionInstances()

Get all extension instances for this specific object instance.

See {@link get_extensions()} to get all applied extension classes for this class (not the instance).

This method also provides lazy-population of the extension_instances property.

Return Value

Extension[]

Map of {@link DataExtension} instances, keyed by classname.

static Injectable create(array ...$args)

An implementation of the factory method, allows you to create an instance of a class

This method will defer class substitution to the Injector API, which can be customised via the Config API to declare substitution classes.

This can be called in one of two ways - either calling via the class directly, or calling on Object and passing the class name as the first parameter. The following are equivalent: $list = DataList::create('SiteTree'); $list = SiteTree::get();

Parameters

array ...$args

Return Value

Injectable

static Injectable singleton(string $class = null)

Creates a class instance by the "singleton" design pattern.

It will always return the same instance for this class, which can be used for performance reasons and as a simple way to access instance methods which don't rely on instance data (e.g. the custom SilverStripe static handling).

Parameters

string $class

Optional classname to create, if the called class should not be used

Return Value

Injectable

The singleton instance

static Config_ForClass config()

Get a configuration accessor for this class. Short hand for Config::inst()->get($this->class, .....).

Return Value

Config_ForClass

mixed stat(string $name) deprecated

deprecated 5.0 Use ->config()->get() instead

Get inherited config value

Parameters

string $name

Return Value

mixed

mixed uninherited(string $name)

Gets the uninherited value for the given config option

Parameters

string $name

Return Value

mixed

$this set_stat(string $name, mixed $value) deprecated

deprecated 5.0 Use ->config()->set() instead

Update the config value for a given property

Parameters

string $name
mixed $value

Return Value

$this

__construct(string $name, string|FormField $content)

Parameters

string $name

The internal field name, passed to forms.

string|FormField $content

bool __isset(string $property)

Check if a field exists on this object or its failover.

Note that, unlike the core isset() implementation, this will return true if the property is defined and set to null.

Parameters

string $property

Return Value

bool

mixed __get(string $property)

Get the value of a property/field on this object. This will check if a method called get{$property} exists, then check if a field is available using {@link ViewableData::getField()}, then fall back on a failover object.

Parameters

string $property

Return Value

mixed

__set(string $property, mixed $value)

Set a property/field on this object. This will check for the existence of a method called set{$property}, then use the {@link ViewableData::setField()} method.

Parameters

string $property
mixed $value

setFailover(ViewableData $failover)

Set a failover object to attempt to get data from if it is not present on this object.

Parameters

ViewableData $failover

ViewableData|null getFailover()

Get the current failover object if set

Return Value

ViewableData|null

bool hasField(string $field)

Check if a field exists on this object. This should be overloaded in child classes.

Parameters

string $field

Return Value

bool

mixed getField(string $field)

Get the value of a field on this object. This should be overloaded in child classes.

Parameters

string $field

Return Value

mixed

$this setField(string $field, mixed $value)

Set a field on this object. This should be overloaded in child classes.

Parameters

string $field
mixed $value

Return Value

$this

defineMethods()

Add methods from the {@link ViewableData::$failover} object, as well as wrapping any methods prefixed with an underscore into a {@link ViewableData::cachedCall()}.

Exceptions

LogicException

ViewableData_Customised customise(array|ViewableData $data)

Merge some arbitrary data in with this object. This method returns a {@link ViewableData_Customised} instance with references to both this and the new custom data.

Note that any fields you specify will take precedence over the fields on this object.

Parameters

array|ViewableData $data

Return Value

ViewableData_Customised

bool exists()

Return true if this object "exists" i.e. has a sensible value

This method should be overriden in subclasses to provide more context about the classes state. For example, a {@link DataObject} class could return false when it is deleted from the database

Return Value

bool

string __toString()

Return Value

string

the class name

ViewableData getCustomisedObj()

Return Value

ViewableData

setCustomisedObj(ViewableData $object)

Parameters

ViewableData $object

string castingHelper(string $field)

Return the "casting helper" (a piece of PHP code that when evaluated creates a casted value object) for a field on this object. This helper will be a subclass of DBField.

Parameters

string $field

Return Value

string

Casting helper As a constructor pattern, and may include arguments.

Exceptions

Exception

string castingClass(string $field)

Get the class name a field on this object will be casted to.

Parameters

string $field

Return Value

string

string escapeTypeForField(string $field)

Return the string-format type for the given field.

Parameters

string $field

Return Value

string

'xml'|'raw'

DBHTMLText renderWith(string|array|SSViewer $template, array $customFields = null)

Render this object into the template, and get the result as a string. You can pass one of the following as the $template parameter:

  • a template name (e.g. Page)
  • an array of possible template names - the first valid one will be used
  • an SSViewer instance

Parameters

string|array|SSViewer $template

the template to render into

array $customFields

fields to customise() the object with before rendering

Return Value

DBHTMLText

object|DBField obj(string $fieldName, array $arguments = [], bool $cache = false, string $cacheName = null)

Get the value of a field on this object, automatically inserting the value into any available casting objects that have been specified.

Parameters

string $fieldName
array $arguments
bool $cache

Cache this object

string $cacheName

a custom cache name

Return Value

object|DBField

object|DBField cachedCall(string $field, array $arguments = [], string $identifier = null)

A simple wrapper around {@link ViewableData::obj()} that automatically caches the result so it can be used again without re-running the method.

Parameters

string $field
array $arguments
string $identifier

an optional custom cache identifier

Return Value

object|DBField

bool hasValue(string $field, array $arguments = [], bool $cache = true)

Checks if a given method/field has a valid value. If the result is an object, this will return the result of the exists method, otherwise will check if the result is not just an empty paragraph tag.

Parameters

string $field
array $arguments
bool $cache

Return Value

bool

string XML_val(string $field, array $arguments = [], bool $cache = false)

Get the string value of a field on this object that has been suitable escaped to be inserted directly into a template.

Parameters

string $field
array $arguments
bool $cache

Return Value

string

array getXMLValues(array $fields)

Get an array of XML-escaped values by field name

Parameters

array $fields

an array of field names

Return Value

array

ArrayIterator getIterator()

Return a single-item iterator so you can iterate over the fields of a single record.

This is useful so you can use a single record inside a <% control %> block in a template - and then use to access individual fields on this object.

Return Value

ArrayIterator

array getViewerTemplates(string $suffix = '')

Find appropriate templates for SSViewer to use to render this object

Parameters

string $suffix

Return Value

array

ViewableData Me()

When rendering some objects it is necessary to iterate over the object being rendered, to do this, you need access to itself.

Return Value

ViewableData

string ThemeDir() deprecated

deprecated 4.0.0:5.0.0 Use $resourcePath or $resourceURL template helpers instead

Return the directory if the current active theme (relative to the site root).

This method is useful for things such as accessing theme images from your template without hardcoding the theme page - e.g. .

This method should only be used when a theme is currently active. However, it will fall over to the current project directory.

Return Value

string

URL to the current theme

string CSSClasses(string $stopAtClass = self::class)

Get part of the current classes ancestry to be used as a CSS class.

This method returns an escaped string of CSS classes representing the current classes ancestry until it hits a stop point - e.g. "Page DataObject ViewableData".

Parameters

string $stopAtClass

the class to stop at (default: ViewableData)

Return Value

string

ViewableData_Debugger Debug()

Return debug information about this object that can be rendered into a template

Return Value

ViewableData_Debugger

HTTPResponse|RequestHandler|string|array handleRequest(HTTPRequest $request)

Handles URL requests.

  • ViewableData::handleRequest() iterates through each rule in {@link self::$url_handlers}.
    • If the rule matches, the named method will be called.
    • If there is still more URL to be processed, then handleRequest() is called on the object that that method returns.

Once all of the URL has been processed, the final result is returned. However, if the final result is an array, this array is interpreted as being additional template data to customise the 2nd to last result with, rather than an object in its own right. This is most frequently used when a Controller's action will return an array of data with which to customise the controller.

Parameters

HTTPRequest $request

The object that is reponsible for distributing URL parsing

Return Value

HTTPResponse|RequestHandler|string|array

array|null allowedActions(string $limitToClass = null)

Get a array of allowed actions defined on this controller, any parent classes or extensions.

Caution: Since 3.1, allowed_actions definitions only apply to methods on the controller they're defined on, so it is recommended to use the $class argument when invoking this method.

Parameters

string $limitToClass

Return Value

array|null

bool hasAction(string $action)

Checks if this request handler has a specific action, even if the current user cannot access it.

Includes class ancestry and extensions in the checks.

Parameters

string $action

Return Value

bool

bool checkAccessAction(string $action)

Check that the given action is allowed to be called from a URL.

It will interrogate {@link self::$allowed_actions} to determine this.

Parameters

string $action

Return Value

bool

Exceptions

Exception

httpError(int $errorCode, string $errorMessage = null)

Throws a HTTP error response encased in a {@link HTTPResponse_Exception}, which is later caught in {@link RequestHandler::handleAction()} and returned to the user.

Parameters

int $errorCode
string $errorMessage

Plaintext error message

Exceptions

HTTPResponse_Exception

HTTPRequest getRequest()

Returns the HTTPRequest object that this controller is using.

Returns a placeholder {@link NullHTTPRequest} object unless {@link handleAction()} or {@link handleRequest()} have been called, which adds a reference to an actual {@link HTTPRequest} object.

Return Value

HTTPRequest

$this setRequest(HTTPRequest $request)

Typically the request is set through {@link handleAction()} or {@link handleRequest()}, but in some based we want to set it manually.

Parameters

HTTPRequest $request

Return Value

$this

Return a link to this field

Parameters

string $action

Optional action

Return Value

string

Exceptions

LogicException

If no form is set yet

HTTPResponse redirect(string $url, int $code = 302)

Redirect to the given URL.

Parameters

string $url
int $code

Return Value

HTTPResponse

string getBackURL()

Safely get the value of the BackURL param, if provided via querystring / posted var

Return Value

string

string getReferer()

Get referer

Return Value

string

HTTPResponse redirectBack()

Redirect back. Uses either the HTTP-Referer or a manually set request-variable called "BackURL".

This variable is needed in scenarios where HTTP-Referer is not sent (e.g when calling a page by location.href in IE). If none of the two variables is available, it will redirect to the base URL (see {@link Director::baseURL()}).

Return Value

HTTPResponse

string getMessage()

Returns the field message, used by form validation.

Use {@link setError()} to set this property.

Return Value

string

string getMessageType()

Returns the field message type.

Arbitrary value which is mostly used for CSS classes in the rendered HTML, e.g "required".

Use {@link setError()} to set this property.

Return Value

string

string getMessageCast()

Casting type for this message. Will be 'text' or 'html'

Return Value

string

$this setMessage(string $message, string $messageType = ValidationResult::TYPE_ERROR, string $messageCast = ValidationResult::CAST_TEXT)

Sets the error message to be displayed on the form field.

Allows HTML content, so remember to use Convert::raw2xml().

Parameters

string $message

Message string

string $messageType

Message type

string $messageCast

Return Value

$this

array|null getSchemaMessage()

Get form schema encoded message

Return Value

array|null

Message in array format, or null if no message

static string name_to_label(string $fieldName)

Takes a field name and converts camelcase to spaced words. Also resolves combined field names with dot syntax to spaced words.

Examples:

  • 'TotalAmount' will return 'Total amount'
  • 'Organisation.ZipCode' will return 'Organisation zip code'

Parameters

string $fieldName

Return Value

string

string ID()

Returns the HTML ID of the field.

The ID is generated as FormName_FieldName. All Field functions should ensure that this ID is included in the field.

Return Value

string

string HolderID()

Returns the HTML ID for the form field holder element.

Return Value

string

FormTemplateHelper getTemplateHelper()

Returns the current {@link FormTemplateHelper} on either the parent Form or the global helper set through the {@link Injector} layout.

To customize a single {@link FormField}, use {@link setTemplate} and provide a custom template name.

Return Value

FormTemplateHelper

string getName()

Returns the field name.

Return Value

string

string getInputType()

Returns the field input name.

Return Value

string

mixed Value()

Returns the field value.

Return Value

mixed

See also

FormField::setSubmittedValue

saveInto(DataObjectInterface $record)

Method to save this form field into the given {@link DataObject}.

By default, makes use of $this->dataValue()

Parameters

DataObjectInterface $record

DataObject to save data into

mixed dataValue()

Returns the field value suitable for insertion into the data object.

Return Value

mixed

See also

\SilverStripe\Forms\Formfield::setValue()

string Title()

Returns the field label - used by templates.

Return Value

string

$this setTitle(string $title)

Set the title of this formfield.

Note: This expects escaped HTML.

Parameters

string $title

Escaped HTML for title

Return Value

$this

string RightTitle()

Gets the contextual label than can be used for additional field description.

Can be shown to the right or under the field in question.

Return Value

string

Contextual label text

$this setRightTitle($rightTitle)

Sets the right title for this formfield

Parameters

$rightTitle

Return Value

$this

string LeftTitle()

Return Value

string

$this setLeftTitle(string $leftTitle)

Parameters

string $leftTitle

Return Value

$this

string extraClass()

Compiles all CSS-classes. Optionally includes a "form-group--no-label" class if no title was set on the FormField.

Uses {@link Message()} and {@link MessageType()} to add validation error classes which can be used to style the contained tags.

Return Value

string

$this addExtraClass(string $class)

Add one or more CSS-classes to the FormField container.

Multiple class names should be space delimited.

Parameters

string $class

Return Value

$this

$this removeExtraClass(string $class)

Remove one or more CSS-classes from the FormField container.

Parameters

string $class

Return Value

$this

$this setAttribute(string $name, string $value)

Set an HTML attribute on the field element, mostly an input tag.

Some attributes are best set through more specialized methods, to avoid interfering with built-in behaviour:

  • 'class': {@link addExtraClass()}
  • 'title': {@link setDescription()}
  • 'value': {@link setValue}
  • 'name': {@link setName}

Caution: this doesn't work on most fields which are composed of more than one HTML form field.

Parameters

string $name
string $value

Return Value

$this

string getAttribute(string $name)

Get an HTML attribute defined by the field, or added through {@link setAttribute()}.

Caution: this doesn't work on all fields, see {@link setAttribute()}.

Parameters

string $name

Return Value

string

array getAttributes()

Allows customization through an 'updateAttributes' hook on the base class.

Existing attributes are passed in as the first argument and can be manipulated, but any attributes added through a subclass implementation won't be included.

Return Value

array

string getAttributesHTML(array $attributes = null)

Custom attributes to process. Falls back to {@link getAttributes()}.

If at least one argument is passed as a string, all arguments act as excludes, by name.

Parameters

array $attributes

Return Value

string

string attrTitle()

Returns a version of a title suitable for insertion into an HTML attribute.

Return Value

string

string attrValue()

Returns a version of a title suitable for insertion into an HTML attribute.

Return Value

string

$this setValue(string|FormField $content, array|DataObject $data = null)

Synonym of {@link setContent()} so that LiteralField is more compatible with other field types.

Parameters

string|FormField $content
array|DataObject $data

{see \SilverStripe\Forms\Form::loadDataFrom}

Return Value

$this

$this setSubmittedValue(mixed $value, array|DataObject $data = null)

Set value assigned from a submitted form postback.

Can be overridden to handle custom behaviour for user-localised data formats.

Parameters

mixed $value
array|DataObject $data

Return Value

$this

$this setName(string $name)

Set the field name.

Parameters

string $name

Return Value

$this

$this setInputType(string $type)

Set the field input type.

Parameters

string $type

Return Value

$this

$this setForm(Form $form)

Set the container form.

This is called automatically when fields are added to forms.

Parameters

Form $form

Return Value

$this

Form getForm()

Get the currently used form.

Return Value

Form

bool securityTokenEnabled()

Return true if security token protection is enabled on the parent {@link Form}.

Return Value

bool

$this setCustomValidationMessage(string $customValidationMessage)

Set the custom error message to show instead of the default format.

Different from setError() as that appends it to the standard error messaging.

Parameters

string $customValidationMessage

Return Value

$this

string getCustomValidationMessage()

Get the custom error message for this form field. If a custom message has not been defined then just return blank. The default error is defined on {@link Validator}.

Return Value

string

$this setTemplate(string $template)

Set name of template (without path or extension).

Caution: Not consistently implemented in all subclasses, please check the {@link Field()} method on the subclass for support.

Parameters

string $template

Return Value

$this

string getTemplate()

Return Value

string

string getFieldHolderTemplate()

Return Value

string

$this setFieldHolderTemplate(string $fieldHolderTemplate)

Set name of template (without path or extension) for the holder, which in turn is responsible for rendering {@link Field()}.

Caution: Not consistently implemented in all subclasses, please check the {@link Field()} method on the subclass for support.

Parameters

string $fieldHolderTemplate

Return Value

$this

string getSmallFieldHolderTemplate()

Return Value

string

$this setSmallFieldHolderTemplate(string $smallFieldHolderTemplate)

Set name of template (without path or extension) for the small holder, which in turn is responsible for rendering {@link Field()}.

Caution: Not consistently implemented in all subclasses, please check the {@link Field()} method on the subclass for support.

Parameters

string $smallFieldHolderTemplate

Return Value

$this

DBHTMLText Field(array $properties = array())

Parameters

array $properties

Return Value

DBHTMLText

DBHTMLText FieldHolder(array $properties = array())

Parameters

array $properties

Return Value

DBHTMLText

string SmallFieldHolder(array $properties = array())

Returns the field's representation in a field group.

For dataless fields, this defaults to $Field.

Parameters

array $properties

Return Value

string

array getTemplates()

Returns an array of templates to use for rendering {@link FieldHolder}.

Return Value

array

array getFieldHolderTemplates()

Returns an array of templates to use for rendering {@link FieldHolder}.

Return Value

array

array getSmallFieldHolderTemplates()

Returns an array of templates to use for rendering {@link SmallFieldHolder}.

Return Value

array

bool isComposite()

Returns true if this field is a composite field.

To create composite field types, you should subclass {@link CompositeField}.

Return Value

bool

bool hasData()

function that returns whether this field contains data.

Always returns false.

Return Value

bool

bool isReadonly()

Return Value

bool

$this setReadonly(bool $readonly)

Sets a read-only flag on this FormField.

Use performReadonlyTransformation() to transform this instance.

Setting this to false has no effect on the field.

Parameters

bool $readonly

Return Value

$this

bool isDisabled()

Return Value

bool

$this setDisabled(bool $disabled)

Sets a disabled flag on this FormField.

Use performDisabledTransformation() to transform this instance.

Setting this to false has no effect on the field.

Parameters

bool $disabled

Return Value

$this

bool isAutofocus()

Return Value

bool

$this setAutofocus(bool $autofocus)

Sets a autofocus flag on this FormField.

Parameters

bool $autofocus

Return Value

$this

FormField performReadonlyTransformation()

Return Value

FormField

FormField performDisabledTransformation()

Return a disabled version of this field.

Tries to find a class of the class name of this field suffixed with "_Disabled", failing that, finds a method {@link setDisabled()}.

Return Value

FormField

mixed transform(FormTransformation $transformation)

Parameters

FormTransformation $transformation

Return Value

mixed

bool hasClass(string $class)

Returns whether the current field has the given class added

Parameters

string $class

Return Value

bool

string Type()

Returns the field type.

The field type is the class name with the word Field dropped off the end, all lowercase.

It's handy for assigning HTML classes. Doesn't signify the input type attribute.

Return Value

string

bool validate(Validator $validator)

Abstract method each {@link FormField} subclass must implement, determines whether the field is valid or not based on the value.

Parameters

Validator $validator

Return Value

bool

$this setDescription(string $description)

Describe this field, provide help text for it.

By default, renders as a span class="description" underneath the form field.

Parameters

string $description

Return Value

$this

string getDescription()

Return Value

string

string debug()

Return Value

string

string forTemplate()

This function is used by the template processor. If you refer to a field as a $ variable, it will return the $Field value.

Return Value

string

bool Required()

Return Value

bool

$this setContainerFieldList(FieldList $containerFieldList)

Set the FieldList that contains this field.

Parameters

FieldList $containerFieldList

Return Value

$this

FieldList getContainerFieldList()

Get the FieldList that contains this field.

Return Value

FieldList

null|FieldList rootFieldList()

Return Value

null|FieldList

FormField castedCopy(mixed $classOrCopy)

Returns another instance of this field, but "cast" to a different class. The logic tries to retain all of the instance properties, and may be overloaded by subclasses to set additional ones.

Assumes the standard FormField parameter signature with its name as the only mandatory argument. Mainly geared towards creating _Readonly or _Disabled subclasses of the same type, or casting to a {@link ReadonlyField}.

Does not copy custom field templates, since they probably won't apply to the new instance.

Parameters

mixed $classOrCopy

Class name for copy, or existing copy instance to update

Return Value

FormField

bool canSubmitValue()

Determine if the value of this formfield accepts front-end submitted values and is saveable.

Return Value

bool

FormField setSchemaComponent(string $componentType)

Sets the component type the FormField will be rendered as on the front-end.

Parameters

string $componentType

Return Value

FormField

string getSchemaComponent()

Gets the type of front-end component the FormField will be rendered as.

Return Value

string

FormField setSchemaData(array $schemaData = [])

Sets the schema data used for rendering the field on the front-end.

Merges the passed array with the current $schemaData or {@link getSchemaDataDefaults()}. Any passed keys that are not defined in {@link getSchemaDataDefaults()} are ignored. If you want to pass around ad hoc data use the data array e.g. pass ['data' => ['myCustomKey' => 'yolo']].

Parameters

array $schemaData
  • The data to be merged with $this->schemaData.

Return Value

FormField

array getSchemaData()

Gets the schema data used to render the FormField on the front-end.

Return Value

array

string getSchemaDataType()

Return Value

string

array getSchemaDataDefaults()

Gets the defaults for $schemaData.

The keys defined here are immutable, meaning undefined keys passed to {@link setSchemaData()} are ignored. Instead the data array should be used to pass around ad hoc data.

Return Value

array

FormField setSchemaState(array $schemaState = [])

Sets the schema data used for rendering the field on the front-end.

Merges the passed array with the current $schemaState or {@link getSchemaStateDefaults()}. Any passed keys that are not defined in {@link getSchemaStateDefaults()} are ignored. If you want to pass around ad hoc data use the data array e.g. pass ['data' => ['myCustomKey' => 'yolo']].

Parameters

array $schemaState

The data to be merged with $this->schemaData.

Return Value

FormField

array getSchemaState()

Gets the schema state used to render the FormField on the front-end.

Return Value

array

array getSchemaStateDefaults()

Header fields support dynamic titles via schema state

Return Value

array

array getSchemaValidation()

Return list of validation rules. Each rule is a key value pair.

The key is the rule name. The value is any information the frontend validation handler can understand, or just true to enable.

Return Value

array

$this setAllowHTML(bool $bool)

Parameters

bool $bool

Return Value

$this

bool getAllowHTML()

Return Value

bool

$this setContent(string|FormField $content)

Sets the content of this field to a new value.

Parameters

string|FormField $content

Return Value

$this

string getContent()

Return Value

string