FieldtypeFile::formatValue() method

Perform output formatting on the value delivered to the API

Entity encode the file's description field.

If the maxFiles setting is 1, then we format the value to dereference as single Pagefile rather than a PagefilesArray

This method is only used when $page->outputFormatting is true.

Usage

$pagefiles = $fieldtypeFile->formatValue(Page $page, Field $field, Pagefiles $value);

Arguments

Name	Type(s)	Description
`page`	Page	Page that the value lives on
`field`	Field	Field that represents the value
`value`	Pagefiles	The value to format

Return value

Pagefiles Pagefile

Hooking FieldtypeFile::formatValue(…)

You can add your own hook events that are executed either before or after the FieldtypeFile::formatValue(…) 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 FieldtypeFile::formatValue(…) method call is executed. This type of hook is especially useful for modifying arguments before they are sent to the method.

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

  // Get values of arguments sent to hook (and optionally modify them)
  $page = $event->arguments(0);
  $field = $event->arguments(1);
  $value = $event->arguments(2);

  /* Your code here, perhaps modifying arguments */

  // Populate back arguments (if you have modified them)
  $event->arguments(0, $page);
  $event->arguments(1, $field);
  $event->arguments(2, $value);
});

Hooking after

The 'after' hooks are called immediately after each FieldtypeFile::formatValue(…) method call is executed. This type of hook is especially useful for modifying the value that was returned by the method call.

$this->addHookAfter('FieldtypeFile::formatValue', function(HookEvent $event) {
  // Get the object the event occurred on, if needed
  $FieldtypeFile = $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);
  $field = $event->arguments(1);
  $value = $event->arguments(2);

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

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

FieldtypeFile methods and properties

API reference based on ProcessWire core version 3.0.236