function hook_field_formatter_info_alter

Same name in other branches
  1. 9 core/modules/field/field.api.php \hook_field_formatter_info_alter()
  2. 8.9.x core/modules/field/field.api.php \hook_field_formatter_info_alter()
  3. 10 core/modules/field/field.api.php \hook_field_formatter_info_alter()
  4. 11.x core/modules/field/field.api.php \hook_field_formatter_info_alter()

Perform alterations on Field API formatter types.

Parameters

$info: An array of information on formatter types exposed by hook_field_formatter_info() implementations.

Related topics

File

modules/field/field.api.php, line 1104

Code

function hook_field_formatter_info_alter(&$info) {
    // Add a setting to a formatter type.
    $info['text_default']['settings'] += array(
        'mymodule_additional_setting' => 'default value',
    );
    // Let a new field type re-use an existing formatter.
    $info['text_default']['field types'][] = 'my_field_type';
}

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