Field Info API, providing information about available fields and field types.

File

core/modules/field/field.info.inc

Functions

Namesort descending Description
field_behaviors_widget Determines the behavior of a widget with respect to an operation.
field_formatter_settings_get_instance_display_settings Get the formatter settings for a field instance and view mode.
field_info_bundles Returns information about existing bundles.
field_info_cache_clear Clears the field info cache without clearing the field data cache.
field_info_extra_fields Returns a list and settings of pseudo-field elements in a given bundle.
field_info_field Returns data about an individual field, given a field name.
field_info_fields Returns all field definitions.
field_info_field_map Returns a lightweight map of fields across bundles.
field_info_field_settings Returns a field type's default settings.
field_info_field_types Returns information about field types from hook_field_info().
field_info_formatter_settings Returns a field formatter's default settings.
field_info_formatter_types Returns information about field formatters from hook_field_formatter_info().
field_info_instance Returns an array of instance data for a specific field and bundle.
field_info_instances Retrieves information about field instances.
field_info_instance_settings Returns a field type's default instance settings.
field_info_max_weight Returns the maximum weight of all the components in an entity.
field_info_storage_settings Returns a field storage type's default settings.
field_info_storage_types Returns information about field storage from hook_field_storage_info().
field_info_widget_settings Returns a field widget's default settings.
field_info_widget_types Returns information about field widgets from hook_field_widget_info().
_field_info_collate_fields Collates all information on existing fields and instances.
_field_info_collate_fields_reset Clear collated information on existing fields and instances.
_field_info_collate_types Collates all information on field types, widget types and related structures.
_field_info_collate_types_reset Clear collated information on field and widget types and related structures.
_field_info_prepare_extra_fields Prepares 'extra fields' for the current run-time context.
_field_info_prepare_field Prepares a field definition for the current run-time context.
_field_info_prepare_instance Prepares an instance definition for the current run-time context.
_field_info_prepare_instance_display Adapts display specifications to the current run-time context.
_field_info_prepare_instance_widget Prepares widget specifications for the current run-time context.
_field_read_fields_cache Helper function used by _field_info_collate_fields().