function FieldConfigBase::createFromItemType

Same name and namespace in other branches
  1. 9 core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/FieldConfigBase.php \Drupal\Core\Field\FieldConfigBase::createFromItemType()
  2. 8.9.x core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/FieldConfigBase.php \Drupal\Core\Field\FieldConfigBase::createFromItemType()
  3. 10 core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/FieldConfigBase.php \Drupal\Core\Field\FieldConfigBase::createFromItemType()

Creates a new list data definition for items of the given data type.

This method is typically used by \Drupal\Core\TypedData\TypedDataManager::createListDataDefinition() to build a definition object for an arbitrary item type. When the definition class is known, it is recommended to directly use the static create() method on that class instead; e.g.:

$list_definition = \Drupal\Core\TypedData\ListDataDefinition::create('string');

Parameters

string $item_type: The item type, for which a list data definition should be created.

Return value

static

Overrides ListDataDefinitionInterface::createFromItemType

File

core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/FieldConfigBase.php, line 491

Class

FieldConfigBase
Base class for configurable field definitions.

Namespace

Drupal\Core\Field

Code

public static function createFromItemType($item_type) {
  // Forward to the field definition class for creating new data definitions
  // via the typed manager.
  return BaseFieldDefinition::createFromItemType($item_type);
}

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