Returns the field type.

Return value

string The field type, i.e. the id of a field type plugin. For example 'text'.

See also

\Drupal\Core\Field\FieldTypePluginManagerInterface

3 methods override FieldDefinitionInterface::getType()

BaseFieldDefinition::getType in core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/BaseFieldDefinition.php

Returns the field type.

FieldConfigBase::getType in core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/FieldConfigBase.php

Returns the field type.

FieldDefinition::getType in core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/FieldDefinition.php

Returns the field type.

File

core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/FieldDefinitionInterface.php, line 72

Class

FieldDefinitionInterface

Defines an interface for entity field definitions.

Namespace

Drupal\Core\Field

Code

public function getType();

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