Obtain information about Field API configuration.
The Field Info API exposes information about field types, fields, instances, bundles, widget types, display formatters, behaviors, and settings defined by or with the Field API.
See Field API for information about the other parts of the Field API.
File
- modules/
field/ field.info.inc, line 7 - Field Info API, providing information about available fields and field types.
Functions
Name | Location | Description |
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hook_field_info_max_weight |
modules/ |
Returns the maximum weight for the entity components handled by the module. |
field_info_storage_settings |
modules/ |
Returns a field storage type's default settings. |
field_info_formatter_settings |
modules/ |
Returns a field formatter's default settings. |
field_info_widget_settings |
modules/ |
Returns a field widget's default settings. |
field_info_instance_settings |
modules/ |
Returns a field type's default instance settings. |
field_info_field_settings |
modules/ |
Returns a field type's default settings. |
field_info_max_weight |
modules/ |
Returns the maximum weight of all the components in an entity. |
field_info_extra_fields |
modules/ |
Returns a list and settings of pseudo-field elements in a given bundle. |
field_info_instance |
modules/ |
Returns an array of instance data for a specific field and bundle. |
field_info_instances |
modules/ |
Retrieves information about field instances. |
field_info_field |
modules/ |
Returns data about an individual field, given a field name. |
field_info_fields |
modules/ |
Returns all field definitions. |
field_info_field_map |
modules/ |
Returns a lightweight map of fields across bundles. |
field_info_bundles |
modules/ |
Returns information about existing bundles. |
field_formatter_settings_get_instance_display_settings |
modules/ |
Get the formatter settings for a field instance and view mode. |
field_info_storage_types |
modules/ |
Returns information about field storage from hook_field_storage_info(). |
field_info_formatter_types |
modules/ |
Returns information about field formatters from hook_field_formatter_info(). |
field_info_widget_types |
modules/ |
Returns information about field widgets from hook_field_widget_info(). |
field_info_field_types |
modules/ |
Returns information about field types from hook_field_info(). |
field_behaviors_widget |
modules/ |
Determines the behavior of a widget with respect to an operation. |
_field_info_prepare_extra_fields |
modules/ |
Prepares 'extra fields' for the current run-time context. |
_field_info_prepare_instance_widget |
modules/ |
Prepares widget specifications for the current run-time context. |
_field_info_prepare_instance_display |
modules/ |
Adapts display specifications to the current run-time context. |
_field_info_prepare_instance |
modules/ |
Prepares an instance definition for the current run-time context. |
_field_info_prepare_field |
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Prepares a field definition for the current run-time context. |
_field_read_fields_cache |
modules/ |
Helper function used by _field_info_collate_fields(). |
_field_info_collate_fields_reset |
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Clear collated information on existing fields and instances. |
_field_info_collate_fields |
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Collates all information on existing fields and instances. |
_field_info_collate_types_reset |
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Clear collated information on field and widget types and related structures. |
_field_info_collate_types |
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Collates all information on field types, widget types and related structures. |
field_info_cache_clear |
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Clears the field info cache without clearing the field data cache. |