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field_example.module

Version 1.9 (checked in on 2010/10/14 at 20:18:42 by rfay)

An example field using the Field API.

This is updated from Barry Jaspan's presentation at Drupalcon Paris, Video Presentation

Providing a field requires:

Defining a field
- hook_field_info()
- hook_field_schema()
- hook_field_validate()
- hook_field_is_empty()

Defining a formatter for the field (the portion that outputs the field for display)
- hook_field_formatter_info()
- hook_field_formatter_view()

Defining a widget for the edit form
- hook_field_widget_info()
- hook_field_widget_form()

* See Field Types API

Functions & methods

Name	Description
field_example_3text_validate	Validate the individual fields and then convert them into a single HTML RGB value as text.
field_example_field_formatter_info	Implements hook_field_formatter_info().
field_example_field_formatter_view	Implements hook_field_formatter_view().
field_example_field_info	Implements hook_field_info().
field_example_field_is_empty	Implements hook_field_is_empty().
field_example_field_validate	Implements hook_field_validate().
field_example_field_widget_error	Implements hook_field_widget_error().
field_example_field_widget_form	Implements hook_field_widget_form().
field_example_field_widget_info	Implements hook_field_widget_info().
field_example_menu	Implements hook_menu().
_field_example_page	A simple page to explain to the developer what to do.