class ContextualLinks
Provides a contextual_links element.
Attributes
#[RenderElement('contextual_links')]
  Hierarchy
- class \Drupal\Component\Plugin\PluginBase implements \Drupal\Component\Plugin\PluginInspectionInterface, \Drupal\Component\Plugin\DerivativeInspectionInterface- class \Drupal\Core\Plugin\PluginBase uses \Drupal\Core\StringTranslation\StringTranslationTrait, \Drupal\Core\DependencyInjection\DependencySerializationTrait, \Drupal\Core\Messenger\MessengerTrait extends \Drupal\Component\Plugin\PluginBase- class \Drupal\Core\Render\Element\RenderElementBase implements \Drupal\Core\Render\Element\ElementInterface extends \Drupal\Core\Plugin\PluginBase- class \Drupal\contextual\Element\ContextualLinks extends \Drupal\Core\Render\Element\RenderElementBase
 
 
- class \Drupal\Core\Render\Element\RenderElementBase implements \Drupal\Core\Render\Element\ElementInterface extends \Drupal\Core\Plugin\PluginBase
 
- class \Drupal\Core\Plugin\PluginBase uses \Drupal\Core\StringTranslation\StringTranslationTrait, \Drupal\Core\DependencyInjection\DependencySerializationTrait, \Drupal\Core\Messenger\MessengerTrait extends \Drupal\Component\Plugin\PluginBase
Expanded class hierarchy of ContextualLinks
2 #type uses of ContextualLinks
- ContextualController::render in core/modules/ contextual/ src/ ContextualController.php 
- Returns the requested rendered contextual links.
- TestControllers::testContextual in core/modules/ system/ tests/ modules/ menu_test/ src/ TestControllers.php 
- Prints out test data with contextual links.
File
- 
              core/modules/ contextual/ src/ Element/ ContextualLinks.php, line 14 
Namespace
Drupal\contextual\ElementView source
class ContextualLinks extends RenderElementBase {
  
  /**
   * {@inheritdoc}
   */
  public function getInfo() {
    $class = static::class;
    return [
      '#pre_render' => [
        [
          $class,
          'preRenderLinks',
        ],
      ],
      '#theme' => 'links__contextual',
      '#links' => [],
      '#attributes' => [
        'class' => [
          'contextual-links',
        ],
      ],
      '#attached' => [
        'library' => [
          'contextual/drupal.contextual-links',
        ],
      ],
    ];
  }
  
  /**
   * Pre-render callback: Builds a renderable array for contextual links.
   *
   * @param array $element
   *   A renderable array containing a #contextual_links property, which is a
   *   keyed array. Each key is the name of the group of contextual links to
   *   render (based on the 'group' key in the *.links.contextual.yml files for
   *   all enabled modules). The value contains an associative array containing
   *   the following keys:
   *   - route_parameters: The route parameters passed to the URL generator.
   *   - metadata: Any additional data needed in order to alter the link.
   *   @code
   *     ['#contextual_links' => [
   *       'block' => [
   *         'route_parameters' => ['block' => 'system.menu-tools'],
   *       ],
   *       'menu' => [
   *         'route_parameters' => ['menu' => 'tools'],
   *       ],
   *     ]]
   *   @endcode
   *
   * @return array
   *   A renderable array representing contextual links.
   */
  public static function preRenderLinks(array $element) {
    // Retrieve contextual menu links.
    $items = [];
    $contextual_links_manager = static::contextualLinkManager();
    foreach ($element['#contextual_links'] as $group => $args) {
      $args += [
        'route_parameters' => [],
        'metadata' => [],
      ];
      $items += $contextual_links_manager->getContextualLinksArrayByGroup($group, $args['route_parameters'], $args['metadata']);
    }
    uasort($items, [
      SortArray::class,
      'sortByWeightElement',
    ]);
    // Transform contextual links into parameters suitable for links.html.twig.
    $links = [];
    foreach ($items as $class => $item) {
      $class = Html::getClass($class);
      $links[$class] = [
        'title' => $item['title'],
        'url' => Url::fromRoute($item['route_name'] ?? '', $item['route_parameters'] ?? [], $item['localized_options']),
      ];
    }
    $element['#links'] = $links;
    // Allow modules to alter the renderable contextual links element.
    static::moduleHandler()->alter('contextual_links_view', $element, $items);
    // If there are no links, tell \Drupal::service('renderer')->render() to
    // abort rendering.
    if (empty($element['#links'])) {
      $element['#printed'] = TRUE;
    }
    return $element;
  }
  
  /**
   * Wraps the contextual link manager.
   *
   * @return \Drupal\Core\Menu\ContextualLinkManager
   */
  protected static function contextualLinkManager() {
    return \Drupal::service('plugin.manager.menu.contextual_link');
  }
  
  /**
   * Wraps the module handler.
   *
   * @return \Drupal\Core\Extension\ModuleHandlerInterface
   */
  protected static function moduleHandler() {
    return \Drupal::moduleHandler();
  }
}Members
| Title Sort descending | Modifiers | Object type | Summary | Overriden Title | Overrides | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ContextualLinks::contextualLinkManager | protected static | function | Wraps the contextual link manager. | ||
| ContextualLinks::getInfo | public | function | Returns the element properties for this element. | Overrides ElementInterface::getInfo | |
| ContextualLinks::moduleHandler | protected static | function | Wraps the module handler. | ||
| ContextualLinks::preRenderLinks | public static | function | Pre-render callback: Builds a renderable array for contextual links. | ||
| DependencySerializationTrait::$_entityStorages | protected | property | An array of entity type IDs keyed by the property name of their storages. | ||
| DependencySerializationTrait::$_serviceIds | protected | property | An array of service IDs keyed by property name used for serialization. | ||
| DependencySerializationTrait::__sleep | public | function | 2 | ||
| DependencySerializationTrait::__wakeup | public | function | #[\ReturnTypeWillChange] | 2 | |
| MessengerTrait::$messenger | protected | property | The messenger. | 25 | |
| MessengerTrait::messenger | public | function | Gets the messenger. | 25 | |
| MessengerTrait::setMessenger | public | function | Sets the messenger. | ||
| PluginBase::$configuration | protected | property | Configuration information passed into the plugin. | 1 | |
| PluginBase::$pluginDefinition | protected | property | The plugin implementation definition. | 1 | |
| PluginBase::$pluginId | protected | property | The plugin ID. | ||
| PluginBase::DERIVATIVE_SEPARATOR | constant | A string which is used to separate base plugin IDs from the derivative ID. | |||
| PluginBase::getBaseId | public | function | Gets the base_plugin_id of the plugin instance. | Overrides DerivativeInspectionInterface::getBaseId | |
| PluginBase::getDerivativeId | public | function | Gets the derivative_id of the plugin instance. | Overrides DerivativeInspectionInterface::getDerivativeId | |
| PluginBase::getPluginDefinition | public | function | Gets the definition of the plugin implementation. | Overrides PluginInspectionInterface::getPluginDefinition | 2 | 
| PluginBase::getPluginId | public | function | Gets the plugin ID of the plugin instance. | Overrides PluginInspectionInterface::getPluginId | |
| PluginBase::isConfigurable | public | function | Determines if the plugin is configurable. | ||
| PluginBase::__construct | public | function | Constructs a \Drupal\Component\Plugin\PluginBase object. | 86 | |
| RenderElementBase::preRenderAjaxForm | public static | function | Adds Ajax information about an element to communicate with JavaScript. | 2 | |
| RenderElementBase::preRenderGroup | public static | function | Adds members of this group as actual elements for rendering. | 2 | |
| RenderElementBase::processAjaxForm | public static | function | Form element processing handler for the #ajax form property. | 3 | |
| RenderElementBase::processGroup | public static | function | Arranges elements into groups. | 2 | |
| RenderElementBase::setAttributes | public static | function | Sets a form element's class attribute. | Overrides ElementInterface::setAttributes | 2 | 
| StringTranslationTrait::$stringTranslation | protected | property | The string translation service. | 3 | |
| StringTranslationTrait::formatPlural | protected | function | Formats a string containing a count of items. | ||
| StringTranslationTrait::getNumberOfPlurals | protected | function | Returns the number of plurals supported by a given language. | ||
| StringTranslationTrait::getStringTranslation | protected | function | Gets the string translation service. | ||
| StringTranslationTrait::setStringTranslation | public | function | Sets the string translation service to use. | 2 | |
| StringTranslationTrait::t | protected | function | Translates a string to the current language or to a given language. | 
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