function EntityManager::createHandlerInstance

Creates new handler instance.

Usually \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityManagerInterface::getHandler() is preferred since that method has additional checking that the class exists and has static caches.

Parameters

mixed $class: The handler class to instantiate.

\Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityTypeInterface $definition: The entity type definition.

Return value

object A handler instance.

Overrides EntityTypeManagerInterface::createHandlerInstance

Deprecated

in drupal:8.0.0 and is removed from drupal:9.0.0. Use \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityTypeManagerInterface::createHandlerInstance() instead.

See also

https://www.drupal.org/node/2549139

File

core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityManager.php, line 175

Class

EntityManager
Provides a wrapper around many other services relating to entities.

Namespace

Drupal\Core\Entity

Code

public function createHandlerInstance($class, EntityTypeInterface $definition = NULL) {
  @trigger_error('EntityManagerInterface::createHandlerInstance() is deprecated in drupal:8.0.0 and is removed from drupal:9.0.0. Use \\Drupal\\Core\\Entity\\EntityTypeManager::createHandlerInstance() instead. See https://www.drupal.org/node/2549139', E_USER_DEPRECATED);
  return $this->container
    ->get('entity_type.manager')
    ->createHandlerInstance($class, $definition);
}

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