function DiscoveryInterface::getDefinition

Same name in other branches
  1. 9 core/lib/Drupal/Component/Plugin/Discovery/DiscoveryInterface.php \Drupal\Component\Plugin\Discovery\DiscoveryInterface::getDefinition()
  2. 10 core/lib/Drupal/Component/Plugin/Discovery/DiscoveryInterface.php \Drupal\Component\Plugin\Discovery\DiscoveryInterface::getDefinition()
  3. 11.x core/lib/Drupal/Component/Plugin/Discovery/DiscoveryInterface.php \Drupal\Component\Plugin\Discovery\DiscoveryInterface::getDefinition()

Gets a specific plugin definition.

Parameters

string $plugin_id: A plugin id.

bool $exception_on_invalid: (optional) If TRUE, an invalid plugin ID will throw an exception.

Return value

mixed A plugin definition, or NULL if the plugin ID is invalid and $exception_on_invalid is FALSE.

Throws

\Drupal\Component\Plugin\Exception\PluginNotFoundException Thrown if $plugin_id is invalid and $exception_on_invalid is TRUE.

2 methods override DiscoveryInterface::getDefinition()
EntityTypeManagerInterface::getDefinition in core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityTypeManagerInterface.php
TypedConfigManagerInterface::getDefinition in core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/TypedConfigManagerInterface.php
Gets a specific plugin definition.

File

core/lib/Drupal/Component/Plugin/Discovery/DiscoveryInterface.php, line 28

Class

DiscoveryInterface
An interface defining the minimum requirements of building a plugin discovery component.

Namespace

Drupal\Component\Plugin\Discovery

Code

public function getDefinition($plugin_id, $exception_on_invalid = TRUE);

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