wireIconMarkup() function

Render markup for a system icon

It is NOT necessary to specify an icon prefix like “fa-” with the icon name.

Example

// Outputs: "<i class='fa fa-home'></i>"
echo wireIconMarkup('home'); 

Usage

// basic usage
$string = wireIconMarkup(string $icon);

// usage with all arguments
$string = wireIconMarkup(string $icon, string $class = '');

Arguments

NameType(s)Description
iconstring

Icon name (currently a font-awesome icon name, but support for more in future)

class (optional)string

Additional attributes for class (example: "fw" for fixed width)

Return value

string


Functions methods and properties

API reference based on ProcessWire core version 3.0.228

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