function hook_field_info_alter

Same name in other branches
  1. 7.x modules/field/field.api.php \hook_field_info_alter()
  2. 9 core/modules/field/field.api.php \hook_field_info_alter()
  3. 8.9.x core/modules/field/field.api.php \hook_field_info_alter()
  4. 11.x core/modules/field/field.api.php \hook_field_info_alter()

Perform alterations on Field API field types.

Parameters

$info: Array of information on field types as collected by the "field type" plugin manager.

Related topics

Hooks
Define functions that alter the behavior of Drupal core.
Field Types API
Defines field, widget, display formatter, and storage types.
13 functions implement hook_field_info_alter()

Note: this list is generated by pattern matching, so it may include some functions that are not actually implementations of this hook.

comment_display_configurable_test_entity_base_field_info_alter in core/modules/comment/tests/modules/comment_display_configurable_test/comment_display_configurable_test.module
Implements hook_entity_base_field_info_alter().
content_translation_field_info_alter in core/modules/content_translation/content_translation.module
Implements hook_field_info_alter().
entity_reference_test_entity_base_field_info_alter in core/modules/system/tests/modules/entity_reference_test/entity_reference_test.module
Implements hook_entity_base_field_info_alter().
entity_test_entity_base_field_info_alter in core/modules/system/tests/modules/entity_test/entity_test.module
Implements hook_entity_base_field_info_alter().
field_test_entity_bundle_field_info_alter in core/modules/field/tests/modules/field_test/field_test.module
Implements hook_entity_bundle_field_info_alter().

... See full list

File

core/modules/field/field.api.php, line 53

Code

function hook_field_info_alter(&$info) {
    // Change the default widget for fields of type 'foo'.
    if (isset($info['foo'])) {
        $info['foo']['default_widget'] = 'my_module_widget';
    }
}

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