Field::getInputfield() method

Get the Inputfield module used to collect input for this field.

Usage

// basic usage
$inputfield = $field->getInputfield(Page $page);

// usage with all arguments
$inputfield = $field->getInputfield(Page $page, string $contextStr = '');

Arguments

Name	Type(s)	Description
`page`	Page	Page that the Inputfield is for.
`contextStr` (optional)	string	Optional context string to append to the Inputfield's name/id (for repeaters and such).

Return value

Inputfield null

Hooking $field->getInputfield(…)

You can add your own hook events that are executed either before or after the $field->getInputfield(…) method is executed. Examples of both are included below. A good place for hook code such as this is in your /site/ready.php file.

Hooking before

The 'before' hooks are called immediately before each $field->getInputfield(…) method call is executed. This type of hook is especially useful for modifying arguments before they are sent to the method.

$this->addHookBefore('Field::getInputfield', function(HookEvent $event) {
  // Get the object the event occurred on, if needed
  $Field = $event->object;

  // Get values of arguments sent to hook (and optionally modify them)
  $page = $event->arguments(0);
  $contextStr = $event->arguments(1);

  /* Your code here, perhaps modifying arguments */

  // Populate back arguments (if you have modified them)
  $event->arguments(0, $page);
  $event->arguments(1, $contextStr);
});

Hooking after

The 'after' hooks are called immediately after each $field->getInputfield(…) method call is executed. This type of hook is especially useful for modifying the value that was returned by the method call.

$this->addHookAfter('Field::getInputfield', function(HookEvent $event) {
  // Get the object the event occurred on, if needed
  $Field = $event->object;

  // An 'after' hook can retrieve and/or modify the return value
  $return = $event->return;

  // Get values of arguments sent to hook (if needed)
  $page = $event->arguments(0);
  $contextStr = $event->arguments(1);

  /* Your code here, perhaps modifying the return value */

  // Populate back return value, if you have modified it
  $event->return = $return;
});

$field methods and properties

API reference based on ProcessWire core version 3.0.236