Returns the name of the main property, if any.

Some field items consist mainly of one main property, e.g. the value of a text field or the "target_id" of an entity reference. If the field item has no main property, the method returns NULL.

Return value

string|null The name of the value property, or NULL if there is none.

2 methods override ComplexDataDefinitionInterface::getMainPropertyName()

ComplexDataDefinitionBase::getMainPropertyName in core/lib/Drupal/Core/TypedData/ComplexDataDefinitionBase.php

Returns the name of the main property, if any.

FieldItemDataDefinition::getMainPropertyName in core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/TypedData/FieldItemDataDefinition.php

Returns the name of the main property, if any.

File

core/lib/Drupal/Core/TypedData/ComplexDataDefinitionInterface.php, line 44

Class

ComplexDataDefinitionInterface

Interface for complex data definitions.

Namespace

Drupal\Core\TypedData

Code

public function getMainPropertyName();

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