class views_handler_field

Base field handler that has no options and renders an unformatted field.

Definition terms:

additional fields: An array of fields that should be added to the query for some purpose. The array is in the form of: array('identifier' => array('table' => tablename, 'field' => fieldname); as many fields as are necessary may be in this array.
click sortable: If TRUE, this field may be click sorted.

Hierarchy

class views_object
- class views_handler
  - class views_handler_field

Expanded class hierarchy of views_handler_field

File

core/modules/views/handlers/views_handler_field.inc, line 44: @todo.

View source

class views_handler_field extends views_handler {
  var $field_alias = 'unknown';
  var $aliases = array();

  /**
   * The field value prior to any rewriting.
   *
   * @var mixed
   */
  public $original_value = NULL;

  /**
   * @var array
   * Stores additional fields which get's added to the query.
   * The generated aliases are stored in $aliases.
   */
  var $additional_fields = array();

  /**
   * Construct a new field handler.
   */
  function construct() {
    parent::construct();

    $this->additional_fields = array();
    if (!empty($this->definition['additional fields'])) {
      $this->additional_fields = $this->definition['additional fields'];
    }

    if (!isset($this->options['exclude'])) {
      $this->options['exclude'] = '';
    }
  }

  /**
   * Determine if this field can allow advanced rendering.
   *
   * Fields can set this to FALSE if they do not wish to allow
   * token based rewriting or link-making.
   */
  function allow_advanced_render() {
    return TRUE;
  }

  function init(&$view, &$options) {
    parent::init($view, $options);
  }

  /**
   * Called to add the field to a query.
   */
  function query() {
    $this->ensure_my_table();
    // Add the field.
    $params = $this->options['group_type'] != 'group' ? array('function' => $this->options['group_type']) : array();
    $this->field_alias = $this->query->add_field($this->table_alias, $this->real_field, NULL, $params);

    $this->add_additional_fields();
  }

  /**
   * Add 'additional' fields to the query.
   *
   * @param $fields
   * An array of fields. The key is an identifier used to later find the
   * field alias used. The value is either a string in which case it's
   * assumed to be a field on this handler's table; or it's an array in the
   * form of
   * @code array('table' => $tablename, 'field' => $fieldname) @endcode
   */
  function add_additional_fields($fields = NULL) {
    if (!isset($fields)) {
      // notice check
      if (empty($this->additional_fields)) {
        return;
      }
      $fields = $this->additional_fields;
    }

    $group_params = array();
    if ($this->options['group_type'] != 'group') {
      $group_params = array(
        'function' => $this->options['group_type'],
      );
    }

    if (!empty($fields) && is_array($fields)) {
      foreach ($fields as $identifier => $info) {
        if (is_array($info)) {
          if (isset($info['table'])) {
            $table_alias = $this->query->ensure_table($info['table'], $this->relationship);
          }
          else {
            $table_alias = $this->table_alias;
          }

          if (empty($table_alias)) {
            debug(t('Handler @handler tried to add additional_field @identifier but @table could not be added!', array('@handler' => $this->definition['handler'], '@identifier' => $identifier, '@table' => $info['table'])));
            $this->aliases[$identifier] = 'broken';
            continue;
          }

          $params = array();
          if (!empty($info['params'])) {
            $params = $info['params'];
          }

          $params += $group_params;
          $this->aliases[$identifier] = $this->query->add_field($table_alias, $info['field'], NULL, $params);
        }
        else {
          $this->aliases[$info] = $this->query->add_field($this->table_alias, $info, NULL, $group_params);
        }
      }
    }
  }

  /**
   * Called to determine what to tell the click sorter.
   */
  function click_sort($order) {
    if (isset($this->field_alias)) {
      // Since fields should always have themselves already added, just
      // add a sort on the field.
      $params = $this->options['group_type'] != 'group' ? array('function' => $this->options['group_type']) : array();
      $this->query->add_orderby(NULL, NULL, $order, $this->field_alias, $params);
    }
  }

  /**
   * Determine if this field is click sortable.
   */
  function click_sortable() {
    return !empty($this->definition['click sortable']);
  }

  /**
   * Get this field's label.
   */
  function label() {
    if (!isset($this->options['label'])) {
      return '';
    }
    return $this->options['label'];
  }

  /**
   * Return an HTML element based upon the field's element type.
   */
  function element_type($none_supported = FALSE, $default_empty = FALSE, $inline = FALSE) {
    if ($none_supported) {
      if ($this->options['element_type'] === '0') {
        return '';
      }
    }
    if ($this->options['element_type']) {
      return check_plain($this->options['element_type']);
    }

    if ($default_empty) {
      return '';
    }

    if ($inline) {
      return 'span';
    }

    if (isset($this->definition['element type'])) {
      return $this->definition['element type'];
    }

    return 'span';
  }

  /**
   * Return an HTML element for the label based upon the field's element type.
   */
  function element_label_type($none_supported = FALSE, $default_empty = FALSE) {
    if ($none_supported) {
      if ($this->options['element_label_type'] === '0') {
        return '';
      }
    }
    if ($this->options['element_label_type']) {
      return check_plain($this->options['element_label_type']);
    }

    if ($default_empty) {
      return '';
    }

    return 'span';
  }

  /**
   * Return an HTML element for the wrapper based upon the field's element type.
   */
  function element_wrapper_type($none_supported = FALSE, $default_empty = FALSE) {
    if ($none_supported) {
      if ($this->options['element_wrapper_type'] === '0') {
        return 0;
      }
    }
    if ($this->options['element_wrapper_type']) {
      return check_plain($this->options['element_wrapper_type']);
    }

    if ($default_empty) {
      return '';
    }

    return 'div';
  }

  /**
   * Provide a list of elements valid for field HTML.
   *
   * This function can be overridden by fields that want more or fewer
   * elements available, though this seems like it would be an incredibly
   * rare occurrence.
   */
  function get_elements() {
    static $elements = NULL;
    if (!isset($elements)) {
      $elements = config_get('views.settings', 'field_rewrite_elements');
    }

    return $elements;
  }

  /**
   * Return the class of the field.
   */
  function element_classes($row_index = NULL) {
    if ($this->options['element_class']) {
      $classes = explode(' ', $this->options['element_class']);
      foreach ($classes as &$class) {
        $class = _views_tokenized_clean_css_identifier($class, $this, $row_index);
      }
      return implode(' ', $classes);
    }
    return '';
  }

  /**
   * Replace a value with tokens from the last field.
   *
   * This function actually figures out which field was last and uses its
   * tokens so they will all be available.
   */
  function tokenize_value($value, $row_index = NULL) {
    if (strpos($value, '[') !== FALSE || strpos($value, '!') !== FALSE || strpos($value, '%') !== FALSE) {
      $fake_item = array(
        'alter_text' => TRUE,
        'text' => $value,
      );

      // Use isset() because empty() will trigger on 0 and 0 is
      // the first row.
      if (isset($row_index) && isset($this->view->style_plugin->render_tokens[$row_index])) {
        $tokens = $this->view->style_plugin->render_tokens[$row_index];
      }
      else {
        // Get tokens from the last field.
        $last_field = end($this->view->field);
        if (isset($last_field->last_tokens)) {
          $tokens = $last_field->last_tokens;
        }
        else {
          $tokens = $last_field->get_render_tokens($fake_item);
        }
      }

      $value = strip_tags($this->render_altered($fake_item, $tokens));
      if (!empty($this->options['alter']['trim_whitespace'])) {
        $value = trim($value);
      }
    }

    return $value;
  }

  /**
   * Return the class of the field's label.
   */
  function element_label_classes($row_index = NULL) {
    $classes = explode(' ', $this->options['element_label_class']);
    foreach ($classes as &$class) {
      $class = _views_tokenized_clean_css_identifier($class, $this, $row_index);
    }
    return implode(' ', $classes);
  }

  /**
   * Return the class of the field's wrapper.
   */
  function element_wrapper_classes($row_index = NULL) {
    $classes = explode(' ', $this->options['element_wrapper_class']);
    foreach ($classes as &$class) {
      $class = _views_tokenized_clean_css_identifier($class, $this, $row_index);
    }
    return implode(' ', $classes);
  }

  /**
   * Get the value that's supposed to be rendered.
   *
   * This api exists so that other modules can easy set the values of the field
   * without having the need to change the render method as well.
   *
   * @param $values
   *   An object containing all retrieved values.
   * @param $field
   *   Optional name of the field where the value is stored.
   */
  function get_value($values, $field = NULL) {
    $alias = isset($field) ? $this->aliases[$field] : $this->field_alias;
    if (isset($values->{$alias})) {
      return $values->{$alias};
    }
  }

  /**
   * Determines if this field will be available as an option to group the result
   * by in the style settings.
   *
   * @return bool
   *  TRUE if this field handler is groupable, otherwise FALSE.
   */
  function use_string_group_by() {
    return TRUE;
  }

  function option_definition() {
    $options = parent::option_definition();

    $options['label'] = array('default' => $this->definition['title'], 'translatable' => TRUE);
    $options['exclude'] = array('default' => FALSE, 'bool' => TRUE);
    $options['alter'] = array(
      'contains' => array(
        'alter_text' => array('default' => FALSE, 'bool' => TRUE),
        'text' => array('default' => '', 'translatable' => TRUE),
        'make_link' => array('default' => FALSE, 'bool' => TRUE),
        'path' => array('default' => ''),
        'absolute' => array('default' => FALSE, 'bool' => TRUE),
        'external' => array('default' => FALSE, 'bool' => TRUE),
        'replace_spaces' => array('default' => FALSE, 'bool' => TRUE),
        'path_case' => array('default' => 'none', 'translatable' => FALSE),
        'trim_whitespace' => array('default' => FALSE, 'bool' => TRUE),
        'alt' => array('default' => '', 'translatable' => TRUE),
        'rel' => array('default' => ''),
        'link_class' => array('default' => ''),
        'prefix' => array('default' => '', 'translatable' => TRUE),
        'suffix' => array('default' => '', 'translatable' => TRUE),
        'target' => array('default' => ''),
        'nl2br' => array('default' => FALSE, 'bool' => TRUE),
        'max_length' => array('default' => ''),
        'word_boundary' => array('default' => TRUE, 'bool' => TRUE),
        'ellipsis' => array('default' => TRUE, 'bool' => TRUE),
        'more_link' => array('default' => FALSE, 'bool' => TRUE),
        'more_link_text' => array('default' => '', 'translatable' => TRUE),
        'more_link_path' => array('default' => ''),
        'strip_tags' => array('default' => FALSE, 'bool' => TRUE),
        'trim' => array('default' => FALSE, 'bool' => TRUE),
        'preserve_tags' => array('default' => ''),
        'html' => array('default' => FALSE, 'bool' => TRUE),
      ),
    );
    $options['element_type'] = array('default' => '');
    $options['element_class'] = array('default' => '');

    $options['element_label_type'] = array('default' => '');
    $options['element_label_class'] = array('default' => '');
    $options['element_label_colon'] = array('default' => TRUE, 'bool' => TRUE);

    $options['element_wrapper_type'] = array('default' => '');
    $options['element_wrapper_class'] = array('default' => '');

    $options['element_default_classes'] = array('default' => TRUE, 'bool' => TRUE);

    $options['empty'] = array('default' => '', 'translatable' => TRUE);
    $options['hide_empty'] = array('default' => FALSE, 'bool' => TRUE);
    $options['empty_zero'] = array('default' => FALSE, 'bool' => TRUE);
    $options['hide_alter_empty'] = array('default' => TRUE, 'bool' => TRUE);

    return $options;
  }

  /**
   * Performs some cleanup tasks on the options array before saving it.
   */
  function options_submit(&$form, &$form_state) {
    $options = &$form_state['values']['options'];
    $types = array('element_type', 'element_label_type', 'element_wrapper_type');
    $classes = array_combine(array('element_class', 'element_label_class', 'element_wrapper_class'), $types);

    foreach ($types as $type) {
      if (!$options[$type . '_enable']) {
        $options[$type] = '';
      }
    }

    foreach ($classes as $class => $type) {
      if (!$options[$class . '_enable'] || !$options[$type . '_enable']) {
        $options[$class] = '';
      }
    }

    if (empty($options['custom_label'])) {
      $options['label'] = '';
      $options['element_label_colon'] = FALSE;
    }
  }

  /**
   * Default options form that provides the label widget that all fields
   * should have.
   */
  function options_form(&$form, &$form_state) {
    parent::options_form($form, $form_state);

    $label = $this->label();
    $form['custom_label'] = array(
      '#type' => 'checkbox',
      '#title' => t('Create a label'),
      '#description' => t('Enable to create a label for this field.'),
      '#default_value' => $label !== '',
      '#weight' => -103,
    );
    $form['label'] = array(
      '#type' => 'textfield',
      '#title' => t('Label'),
      '#default_value' => $label,
      '#indentation' => 1,
      '#states' => array(
        'visible' => array(
          ':input[name="options[custom_label]"]' => array('checked' => TRUE),
        ),
      ),

      '#weight' => -102,
    );
    $form['element_label_colon'] = array(
      '#type' => 'checkbox',
      '#title' => t('Place a colon after the label'),
      '#default_value' => $this->options['element_label_colon'],
      '#indentation' => 1,
      '#states' => array(
        'visible' => array(
          ':input[name="options[custom_label]"]' => array('checked' => TRUE),
        ),
      ),
      '#weight' => -101,
    );

    $form['exclude'] = array(
      '#type' => 'checkbox',
      '#title' => t('Exclude from display'),
      '#default_value' => $this->options['exclude'],
      '#description' => t('Enable to load this field as hidden. Often used to group fields, or to use as token in another field.'),
      '#weight' => -100,
    );

    $form['style_settings'] = array(
      '#type' => 'fieldset',
      '#title' => t('Style settings'),
      '#collapsible' => TRUE,
      '#collapsed' => TRUE,
      '#weight' => 99,
    );

    $form['element_type_enable'] = array(
      '#type' => 'checkbox',
      '#title' => t('Customize field HTML'),
      '#default_value' => !empty($this->options['element_type']) || (string) $this->options['element_type'] == '0' || !empty($this->options['element_class']) || (string) $this->options['element_class'] == '0',
      '#fieldset' => 'style_settings',
    );
    $form['element_type'] = array(
      '#title' => t('HTML element'),
      '#options' => $this->get_elements(),
      '#type' => 'select',
      '#default_value' => $this->options['element_type'],
      '#description' => t('Choose the HTML element to wrap around this field, e.g. H1, H2, etc.'),
      '#states' => array(
        'visible' => array(
          ':input[name="options[element_type_enable]"]' => array('checked' => TRUE),
        ),
      ),
      '#fieldset' => 'style_settings',
    );

    $form['element_class_enable'] = array(
      '#type' => 'checkbox',
      '#title' => t('Create a CSS class'),
      '#states' => array(
        'visible' => array(
          ':input[name="options[element_type_enable]"]' => array('checked' => TRUE),
        ),
      ),
      '#default_value' => !empty($this->options['element_class']) || (string) $this->options['element_class'] == '0',
      '#fieldset' => 'style_settings',
    );
    $form['element_class'] = array(
      '#title' => t('CSS class'),
      '#description' => t('You may use token substitutions from the rewriting section in this class.'),
      '#type' => 'textfield',
      '#default_value' => $this->options['element_class'],
      '#states' => array(
        'visible' => array(
          ':input[name="options[element_type_enable]"]' => array('checked' => TRUE),
          ':input[name="options[element_class_enable]"]' => array('checked' => TRUE),
        ),
      ),
      '#fieldset' => 'style_settings',
    );

    $form['element_label_type_enable'] = array(
      '#type' => 'checkbox',
      '#title' => t('Customize label HTML'),
      '#default_value' => !empty($this->options['element_label_type']) || (string) $this->options['element_label_type'] == '0' || !empty($this->options['element_label_class']) || (string) $this->options['element_label_class'] == '0',
      '#fieldset' => 'style_settings',
    );
    $form['element_label_type'] = array(
      '#title' => t('Label HTML element'),
      '#options' => $this->get_elements(FALSE),
      '#type' => 'select',
      '#default_value' => $this->options['element_label_type'],
      '#description' => t('Choose the HTML element to wrap around this label, e.g. H1, H2, etc.'),
      '#states' => array(
        'visible' => array(
          ':input[name="options[element_label_type_enable]"]' => array('checked' => TRUE),
        ),
      ),
      '#fieldset' => 'style_settings',
    );
    $form['element_label_class_enable'] = array(
      '#type' => 'checkbox',
      '#title' => t('Create a CSS class'),
      '#states' => array(
        'visible' => array(
          ':input[name="options[element_label_type_enable]"]' => array('checked' => TRUE),
        ),
      ),
      '#default_value' => !empty($this->options['element_label_class']) || (string) $this->options['element_label_class'] == '0',
      '#fieldset' => 'style_settings',
    );
    $form['element_label_class'] = array(
      '#title' => t('CSS class'),
      '#description' => t('You may use token substitutions from the rewriting section in this class.'),
      '#type' => 'textfield',
      '#default_value' => $this->options['element_label_class'],
      '#states' => array(
        'visible' => array(
          ':input[name="options[element_label_type_enable]"]' => array('checked' => TRUE),
          ':input[name="options[element_label_class_enable]"]' => array('checked' => TRUE),
        ),
      ),
      '#fieldset' => 'style_settings',
    );

    $form['element_wrapper_type_enable'] = array(
      '#type' => 'checkbox',
      '#title' => t('Customize field and label wrapper HTML'),
      '#default_value' => !empty($this->options['element_wrapper_type']) || (string) $this->options['element_wrapper_type'] == '0' || !empty($this->options['element_wrapper_class']) || (string) $this->options['element_wrapper_class'] == '0',
      '#fieldset' => 'style_settings',
    );
    $form['element_wrapper_type'] = array(
      '#title' => t('Wrapper HTML element'),
      '#options' => $this->get_elements(FALSE),
      '#type' => 'select',
      '#default_value' => $this->options['element_wrapper_type'],
      '#description' => t('Choose the HTML element to wrap around this field and label, e.g. H1, H2, etc. This may not be used if the field and label are not rendered together, such as with a table.'),
      '#states' => array(
        'visible' => array(
          ':input[name="options[element_wrapper_type_enable]"]' => array('checked' => TRUE),
        ),
      ),
      '#fieldset' => 'style_settings',
    );

    $form['element_wrapper_class_enable'] = array(
      '#type' => 'checkbox',
      '#title' => t('Create a CSS class'),
      '#states' => array(
        'visible' => array(
          ':input[name="options[element_wrapper_type_enable]"]' => array('checked' => TRUE),
        ),
      ),
      '#default_value' => !empty($this->options['element_wrapper_class']) || (string) $this->options['element_wrapper_class'] == '0',
      '#fieldset' => 'style_settings',
    );
    $form['element_wrapper_class'] = array(
      '#title' => t('CSS class'),
      '#description' => t('You may use token substitutions from the rewriting section in this class.'),
      '#type' => 'textfield',
      '#default_value' => $this->options['element_wrapper_class'],
      '#states' => array(
        'visible' => array(
          ':input[name="options[element_wrapper_class_enable]"]' => array('checked' => TRUE),
          ':input[name="options[element_wrapper_type_enable]"]' => array('checked' => TRUE),
        ),
      ),
      '#fieldset' => 'style_settings',
    );

    $form['element_default_classes'] = array(
      '#type' => 'checkbox',
      '#title' => t('Add default classes'),
      '#default_value' => $this->options['element_default_classes'],
      '#description' => t('Use default Views classes to identify the field, field label and field content.'),
      '#fieldset' => 'style_settings',
    );

    $form['alter'] = array(
      '#title' => t('Rewrite results'),
      '#type' => 'fieldset',
      '#collapsible' => TRUE,
      '#collapsed' => TRUE,
      '#weight' => 100,
    );

    $defaults_changed = FALSE;
    if ($this->options['alter']['alter_text'] || 
      $this->options['alter']['make_link'] || 
      $this->options['alter']['trim'] || 
      $this->options['alter']['strip_tags'] || 
      $this->options['alter']['nl2br']) {
      $defaults_changed = TRUE;
    }
    if ($defaults_changed) {
      $form['alter']['#collapsed'] = FALSE;
    }

    if ($this->allow_advanced_render()) {
      $form['alter']['#tree'] = TRUE;
      $form['alter']['alter_text'] = array(
        '#type' => 'checkbox',
        '#title' => t('Rewrite the output of this field'),
        '#description' => t('Enable to override the output of this field with custom text or replacement tokens.'),
        '#default_value' => $this->options['alter']['alter_text'],
      );

      $form['alter']['text'] = array(
        '#title' => t('Text'),
        '#type' => 'textarea',
        '#default_value' => $this->options['alter']['text'],
        '#description' => t('The text to display for this field. You may include HTML. You may enter data from this view as per the "Replacement patterns" below.'),
        '#states' => array(
          'visible' => array(
            ':input[name="options[alter][alter_text]"]' => array('checked' => TRUE),
          ),
        ),
      );

      $form['alter']['make_link'] = array(
        '#type' => 'checkbox',
        '#title' => t('Output this field as a link'),
        '#description' => t('If checked, this field will be made into a link. The destination must be given below.'),
        '#default_value' => $this->options['alter']['make_link'],
      );
      $form['alter']['path'] = array(
        '#title' => t('Link path'),
        '#type' => 'textfield',
        '#default_value' => $this->options['alter']['path'],
        '#description' => t('The Backdrop path or absolute URL for this link. You may enter data from this view as per the "Replacement patterns" below.'),
        '#states' => array(
          'visible' => array(
            ':input[name="options[alter][make_link]"]' => array('checked' => TRUE),
          ),
        ),
        '#maxlength' => 255,
      );
      $form['alter']['absolute'] = array(
        '#type' => 'checkbox',
        '#title' => t('Use absolute path'),
        '#default_value' => $this->options['alter']['absolute'],
        '#states' => array(
          'visible' => array(
            ':input[name="options[alter][make_link]"]' => array('checked' => TRUE),
          ),
        ),
      );
      $form['alter']['replace_spaces'] = array(
        '#type' => 'checkbox',
        '#title' => t('Replace spaces with dashes'),
        '#default_value' => $this->options['alter']['replace_spaces'],
        '#states' => array(
          'visible' => array(
            ':input[name="options[alter][make_link]"]' => array('checked' => TRUE),
          ),
        ),
      );
      $form['alter']['external'] = array(
        '#type' => 'checkbox',
        '#title' => t('External server URL'),
        '#default_value' => $this->options['alter']['external'],
        '#description' => t("Links to an external server using a full URL: e.g. 'http://www.example.com' or 'www.example.com'."),
        '#states' => array(
          'visible' => array(
            ':input[name="options[alter][make_link]"]' => array('checked' => TRUE),
          ),
        ),
      );
      $form['alter']['path_case'] = array(
        '#type' => 'select',
        '#title' => t('Transform the case'),
        '#description' => t('When printing url paths, how to transform the case of the filter value.'),
        '#states' => array(
          'visible' => array(
            ':input[name="options[alter][make_link]"]' => array('checked' => TRUE),
          ),
        ),
        '#options' => array(
          'none' => t('No transform'),
          'upper' => t('Upper case'),
          'lower' => t('Lower case'),
          'ucfirst' => t('Capitalize first letter'),
          'ucwords' => t('Capitalize each word'),
        ),
        '#default_value' => $this->options['alter']['path_case'],
      );
      $form['alter']['link_class'] = array(
        '#title' => t('Link class'),
        '#type' => 'textfield',
        '#default_value' => $this->options['alter']['link_class'],
        '#description' => t('The CSS class to apply to the link.'),
        '#states' => array(
          'visible' => array(
            ':input[name="options[alter][make_link]"]' => array('checked' => TRUE),
          ),
        ),
      );
      $form['alter']['alt'] = array(
        '#title' => t('Title text'),
        '#type' => 'textfield',
        '#default_value' => $this->options['alter']['alt'],
        '#description' => t('Text to place as "title" text which most browsers display as a tooltip when hovering over the link.'),
        '#states' => array(
          'visible' => array(
            ':input[name="options[alter][make_link]"]' => array('checked' => TRUE),
          ),
        ),
      );
      $form['alter']['rel'] = array(
        '#title' => t('Rel Text'),
        '#type' => 'textfield',
        '#default_value' => $this->options['alter']['rel'],
        '#description' => t('Include Rel attribute for use in lightbox2 or other javascript utility.'),
        '#states' => array(
          'visible' => array(
            ':input[name="options[alter][make_link]"]' => array('checked' => TRUE),
          ),
        ),
      );
      $form['alter']['prefix'] = array(
        '#title' => t('Prefix text'),
        '#type' => 'textfield',
        '#default_value' => $this->options['alter']['prefix'],
        '#description' => t('Any text to display before this link. You may include HTML.'),
        '#states' => array(
          'visible' => array(
            ':input[name="options[alter][make_link]"]' => array('checked' => TRUE),
          ),
        ),
      );
      $form['alter']['suffix'] = array(
        '#title' => t('Suffix text'),
        '#type' => 'textfield',
        '#default_value' => $this->options['alter']['suffix'],
        '#description' => t('Any text to display after this link. You may include HTML.'),
        '#states' => array(
          'visible' => array(
            ':input[name="options[alter][make_link]"]' => array('checked' => TRUE),
          ),
        ),
      );
      $form['alter']['target'] = array(
        '#title' => t('Target'),
        '#type' => 'textfield',
        '#default_value' => $this->options['alter']['target'],
        '#description' => t("Target of the link, such as _blank, _parent or an iframe's name. This field is rarely used."),
        '#states' => array(
          'visible' => array(
            ':input[name="options[alter][make_link]"]' => array('checked' => TRUE),
          ),
        ),
      );


      // Get a list of the available fields and arguments for token replacement.
      $options = array();
      foreach ($this->view->display_handler->get_handlers('field') as $field => $handler) {
        $options[t('Fields')]["[$field]"] = $handler->ui_name();
        // We only use fields up to (and including) this one.
        if ($field == $this->options['id']) {
          break;
        }
      }
      $count = 0; // This lets us prepare the key as we want it printed.
      foreach ($this->view->display_handler->get_handlers('argument') as $arg => $handler) {
        $options[t('Arguments')]['%' . ++$count] = t('@argument title', array('@argument' => $handler->ui_name()));
        $options[t('Arguments')]['!' . $count] = t('@argument input', array('@argument' => $handler->ui_name()));
      }

      $this->document_self_tokens($options[t('Fields')]);

      // Default text.
      $output = t('<p>You must add some additional fields to this display before using this field. These fields may be marked as <em>Exclude from display</em> if you prefer. Note that due to rendering order, you cannot use fields that come after this field; if you need a field not listed here, rearrange your fields.</p>');
      // We have some options, so make a list.
      if (!empty($options)) {
        $output = t('<p>The following tokens are available for this field. Note that due to rendering order, you cannot use fields that come after this field; if you need a field not listed here, rearrange your fields.
If you would like to have the characters \'[\' and \']\' please use the html entity codes \'%5B\' or  \'%5D\' or they will get replaced with empty space.</p>');
        foreach (array_keys($options) as $type) {
          if (!empty($options[$type])) {
            $items = array();
            foreach ($options[$type] as $key => $value) {
              $items[] = $key . ' == ' . check_plain($value);
            }
            $output .= theme('item_list', 
            array(
              'items' => $items,
              'type' => $type
            ));
          }
        }
      }
      // This construct uses 'hidden' and not markup because process doesn't
      // run. It also has an extra div because the dependency wants to hide
      // the parent in situations like this, so we need a second div to
      // make this work.
      $form['alter']['help'] = array(
        '#type' => 'fieldset',
        '#title' => t('Replacement patterns'),
        '#collapsible' => TRUE,
        '#collapsed' => TRUE,
        '#value' => $output,
        '#states' => array(
          'visible' => array(
            array(
              ':input[name="options[alter][make_link]"]' => array('checked' => TRUE),
            ),
            array(
              ':input[name="options[alter][alter_text]"]' => array('checked' => TRUE),
            ),
            array(
              ':input[name="options[alter][more_link]"]' => array('checked' => TRUE),
            ),
          ),
        ),
      );

      $form['alter']['trim'] = array(
        '#type' => 'checkbox',
        '#title' => t('Trim this field to a maximum length'),
        '#description' => t('Enable to trim the field to a maximum length of characters'),
        '#default_value' => $this->options['alter']['trim'],
      );

      $form['alter']['max_length'] = array(
        '#title' => t('Maximum length'),
        '#type' => 'textfield',
        '#default_value' => $this->options['alter']['max_length'],
        '#description' => t('The maximum number of characters this field can be.'),
        '#states' => array(
          'visible' => array(
            ':input[name="options[alter][trim]"]' => array('checked' => TRUE),
          ),
        ),
      );

      $form['alter']['word_boundary'] = array(
        '#type' => 'checkbox',
        '#title' => t('Trim only on a word boundary'),
        '#description' => t('If checked, this field be trimmed only on a word boundary. This is guaranteed to be the maximum characters stated or less. If there are no word boundaries this could trim a field to nothing.'),
        '#default_value' => $this->options['alter']['word_boundary'],
        '#states' => array(
          'visible' => array(
            ':input[name="options[alter][trim]"]' => array('checked' => TRUE),
          ),
        ),
      );

      $form['alter']['ellipsis'] = array(
        '#type' => 'checkbox',
        '#title' => t('Add an ellipsis'),
        '#description' => t('If checked, a "..." will be added if a field was trimmed.'),
        '#default_value' => $this->options['alter']['ellipsis'],
        '#states' => array(
          'visible' => array(
            ':input[name="options[alter][trim]"]' => array('checked' => TRUE),
          ),
        ),
      );

      $form['alter']['more_link'] = array(
        '#type' => 'checkbox',
        '#title' => t('Add a read-more link if output is trimmed.'),
        '#description' => t('If checked, a read-more link will be added at the end of the trimmed output'),
        '#default_value' => $this->options['alter']['more_link'],
        '#states' => array(
          'visible' => array(
            ':input[name="options[alter][trim]"]' => array('checked' => TRUE),
          ),
        ),
      );

      $form['alter']['more_link_text'] = array(
        '#type' => 'textfield',
        '#title' => t('More link text'),
        '#default_value' => $this->options['alter']['more_link_text'],
        '#description' => t('The text which will be displayed on the more link. You may enter data from this view as per the "Replacement patterns" above.'),
        '#states' => array(
          'visible' => array(
            ':input[name="options[alter][trim]"]' => array('checked' => TRUE),
            ':input[name="options[alter][more_link]"]' => array('checked' => TRUE),
          ),
        ),
      );
      $form['alter']['more_link_path'] = array(
        '#type' => 'textfield',
        '#title' => t('More link path'),
        '#default_value' => $this->options['alter']['more_link_path'],
        '#description' => t('The path which is used for the more link. You may enter data from this view as per the "Replacement patterns" above.'),
        '#states' => array(
          'visible' => array(
            ':input[name="options[alter][trim]"]' => array('checked' => TRUE),
            ':input[name="options[alter][more_link]"]' => array('checked' => TRUE),
          ),
        ),
      );

      $form['alter']['html'] = array(
        '#type' => 'checkbox',
        '#title' => t('Field can contain HTML'),
        '#description' => t('If checked, HTML corrector will be run to ensure tags are properly closed after trimming.'),
        '#default_value' => $this->options['alter']['html'],
        '#states' => array(
          'visible' => array(
            ':input[name="options[alter][trim]"]' => array('checked' => TRUE),
          ),
        ),
      );

      $form['alter']['strip_tags'] = array(
        '#type' => 'checkbox',
        '#title' => t('Strip HTML tags'),
        '#description' => t('If checked, all HTML tags will be stripped.'),
        '#default_value' => $this->options['alter']['strip_tags'],
      );

      $form['alter']['preserve_tags'] = array(
        '#type' => 'textfield',
        '#title' => t('Preserve certain tags'),
        '#description' => t('List the tags that need to be preserved during the stripping process. example &quot;&lt;p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&quot; which will preserve all p and br elements'),
        '#default_value' => $this->options['alter']['preserve_tags'],
        '#states' => array(
          'visible' => array(
            ':input[name="options[alter][strip_tags]"]' => array('checked' => TRUE),
          ),
        ),
      );

      $form['alter']['trim_whitespace'] = array(
        '#type' => 'checkbox',
        '#title' => t('Remove whitespace'),
        '#description' => t('If checked, all whitespaces at the beginning and the end of the output will be removed.'),
        '#default_value' => $this->options['alter']['trim_whitespace'],
      );

      $form['alter']['nl2br'] = array(
        '#type' => 'checkbox',
        '#title' => t('Convert newlines to HTML &lt;br&gt; tags'),
        '#description' => t('If checked, all newlines chars (e.g. \n) are converted into HTML &lt;br&gt; tags.'),
        '#default_value' => $this->options['alter']['nl2br'],
      );
    }

    $form['empty_field_behavior'] = array(
      '#type' => 'fieldset',
      '#title' => t('No results behavior'),
      '#collapsible' => TRUE,
      '#collapsed' => TRUE,
      '#weight' => 100,
    );

    $form['empty'] = array(
      '#type' => 'textarea',
      '#title' => t('No results text'),
      '#default_value' => $this->options['empty'],
      '#description' => t('Provide text to display if this field contains an empty result. You may include HTML. You may enter data from this view as per the "Replacement patterns" in the "Rewrite Results" section below.'),
      '#fieldset' => 'empty_field_behavior',
    );

    $form['empty_zero'] = array(
      '#type' => 'checkbox',
      '#title' => t('Count the number 0 as empty'),
      '#default_value' => $this->options['empty_zero'],
      '#description' => t('Enable to display the "no results text" if the field contains the number 0.'),
      '#fieldset' => 'empty_field_behavior',
    );

    $form['hide_empty'] = array(
      '#type' => 'checkbox',
      '#title' => t('Hide if empty'),
      '#default_value' => $this->options['hide_empty'],
      '#description' => t('Enable to hide this field if it is empty. Note that the field label or rewritten output may still be displayed. To hide labels, check the style or row style settings for empty fields. To hide rewritten content, check the "Hide rewriting if empty" checkbox.'),
      '#fieldset' => 'empty_field_behavior',
    );

    $form['hide_alter_empty'] = array(
      '#type' => 'checkbox',
      '#title' => t('Hide rewriting if empty'),
      '#default_value' => $this->options['hide_alter_empty'],
      '#description' => t('Do not display rewritten content if this field is empty.'),
      '#fieldset' => 'empty_field_behavior',
    );
  }

  /**
   * Provide extra data to the administration form
   */
  function admin_summary() {
    return $this->label();
  }

  /**
   * Run before any fields are rendered.
   *
   * This gives the handlers some time to set up before any handler has
   * been rendered.
   *
   * @param $values
   *   An array of all objects returned from the query.
   */
  function pre_render(&$values) {
  }

  /**
   * Render the field.
   *
   * @param $values
   *   The values retrieved from the database.
   */
  function render($values) {
    $value = $this->get_value($values);
    return $this->sanitize_value($value);
  }

  /**
   * Render a field using advanced settings.
   *
   * This renders a field normally, then decides if render-as-link and
   * text-replacement rendering is necessary.
   */
  function advanced_render($values) {
    if ($this->allow_advanced_render() && method_exists($this, 'render_item')) {
      $raw_items = $this->get_items($values);
      // If there are no items, set the original value to NULL.
      if (empty($raw_items)) {
        $this->original_value = NULL;
      }
    }
    else {
      $value = $this->render($values);
      if (is_array($value)) {
        $value = backdrop_render($value);
      }
      $this->last_render = $value;
      $this->original_value = $value;
    }

    if ($this->allow_advanced_render()) {
      $tokens = NULL;
      if (method_exists($this, 'render_item')) {
        $items = array();
        foreach ($raw_items as $count => $item) {
          $value = $this->render_item($count, $item);
          if (is_array($value)) {
            $value = backdrop_render($value);
          }
          $this->last_render = $value;
          $this->original_value = $this->last_render;

          $alter = $item + $this->options['alter'];
          $alter['phase'] = VIEWS_HANDLER_RENDER_TEXT_PHASE_SINGLE_ITEM;
          $items[] = $this->render_text($alter);
        }

        $value = $this->render_items($items);
      }
      else {
        $alter = array('phase' => VIEWS_HANDLER_RENDER_TEXT_PHASE_COMPLETELY) + $this->options['alter'];
        $value = $this->render_text($alter);
      }

      if (is_array($value)) {
        $value = backdrop_render($value);
      }
      // This happens here so that render_as_link can get the unaltered value of
      // this field as a token rather than the altered value.
      $this->last_render = $value;
    }

    if (empty($this->last_render)) {
      if ($this->is_value_empty($this->last_render, $this->options['empty_zero'], FALSE)) {
        $alter = $this->options['alter'];
        $alter['alter_text'] = 1;
        $alter['text'] = $this->options['empty'];
        $alter['phase'] = VIEWS_HANDLER_RENDER_TEXT_PHASE_EMPTY;
        $this->last_render = $this->render_text($alter);
      }
    }

    return $this->last_render;
  }

  /**
   * Checks if a field value is empty.
   *
   * @param $value
   *   The field value.
   * @param bool $empty_zero
   *   Whether or not this field is configured to consider 0 as empty.
   * @param bool $no_skip_empty
   *   Whether or not to use empty() to check the value.
   *
   * @return bool
   * TRUE if the value is considered empty, FALSE otherwise.
   */
  function is_value_empty($value, $empty_zero, $no_skip_empty = TRUE) {
    if (!isset($value)) {
      $empty = TRUE;
    }
    else {
      $empty = ($empty_zero || ($value !== 0 && $value !== '0'));
    }

    if ($no_skip_empty) {
      $empty = empty($value) && $empty;
    }
    return $empty;
  }

  /**
   * Perform an advanced text render for the item.
   *
   * This is separated out as some fields may render lists, and this allows
   * each item to be handled individually.
   */
  function render_text($alter) {
    $value = $this->last_render;

    if (!empty($alter['alter_text']) && $alter['text'] !== '') {
      $tokens = $this->get_render_tokens($alter);
      $value = $this->render_altered($alter, $tokens);
    }

    if (!is_null($value) && !empty($this->options['alter']['trim_whitespace'])) {
      $value = trim($value);
    }

    // Check if there should be no further rewrite for empty values.
    $no_rewrite_for_empty = $this->options['hide_alter_empty'] && $this->is_value_empty($this->original_value, $this->options['empty_zero']);

    // Check whether the value is empty and return nothing, so the field isn't rendered.
    // First check whether the field should be hidden if the value(hide_alter_empty = TRUE) /the rewrite is empty (hide_alter_empty = FALSE).
    // For numeric values you can specify whether "0"/0 should be empty.
    if ((($this->options['hide_empty'] && empty($value))
      || ($alter['phase'] != VIEWS_HANDLER_RENDER_TEXT_PHASE_EMPTY && $no_rewrite_for_empty))
       && $this->is_value_empty($value, $this->options['empty_zero'], FALSE)) {
      return '';
    }
    // Only in empty phase.
    if ($alter['phase'] == VIEWS_HANDLER_RENDER_TEXT_PHASE_EMPTY && $no_rewrite_for_empty) {
      // If we got here then $alter contains the value of "No results text"
      // and so there is nothing left to do.
      return $value;
    }

    if (!empty($alter['strip_tags'])) {
      $value = strip_tags($value, $alter['preserve_tags']);
    }

    $suffix = '';
    if (!empty($alter['trim']) && !empty($alter['max_length'])) {
      $length = strlen($value);
      $value = $this->render_trim_text($alter, $value);
      if ($this->options['alter']['more_link'] && strlen($value) < $length) {
        $tokens = $this->get_render_tokens($alter);
        $more_link_text = $this->options['alter']['more_link_text'] ? $this->options['alter']['more_link_text'] : t('more');
        $more_link_text = strtr(filter_xss_admin($more_link_text), $tokens);
        $more_link_path = $this->options['alter']['more_link_path'];
        $more_link_path = strip_tags(decode_entities(strtr($more_link_path, $tokens)));

        // Make sure that the path that was run through url() works as well.
        $base_path = base_path();
        // Checks whether the path starts with the base_path.
        if (strpos($more_link_path, $base_path) === 0) {
          $more_link_path = backdrop_substr($more_link_path, backdrop_strlen($base_path));
        }

        $more_link = l($more_link_text, $more_link_path, array('attributes' => array('class' => array('views-more-link'))));

        $suffix .= " " . $more_link;
      }
    }

    if (!empty($alter['nl2br'])) {
      $value = nl2br($value);
    }
    $this->last_render_text = $value;

    if (!empty($alter['make_link']) && !empty($alter['path'])) {
      if (!isset($tokens)) {
        if (strpos($alter['path'], '[') !== FALSE) {
          $tokens = $this->get_render_tokens($alter);
        }
        else {
          $tokens = array();
        }
      }
      $value = $this->render_as_link($alter, $value, $tokens);
    }

    return $value . $suffix;
  }

  /**
   * Render this field as altered text, from a fieldset set by the user.
   */
  function render_altered($alter, $tokens) {
    // Filter this right away as our substitutions are already sanitized.
    $value = filter_xss_admin($alter['text']);
    $value = strtr($value, $tokens);

    return $value;
  }

  /**
   * Trim the field down to the specified length.
   */
  function render_trim_text($alter, $value) {
    if (!empty($alter['strip_tags'])) {
      // NOTE: It's possible that some external fields might override the
      // element type so if someone from, say, CCK runs into a bug here,
      // this may be why =)
      $this->definition['element type'] = 'span';
    }
    return views_trim_text($alter, $value);
  }

  /**
   * Render this field as a link, with the info from a fieldset set by
   * the user.
   */
  function render_as_link($alter, $text, $tokens) {
    $value = '';

    if (!empty($alter['prefix'])) {
      $value .= filter_xss_admin(strtr($alter['prefix'], $tokens));
    }

    $options = array(
      'html' => TRUE,
      'absolute' => !empty($alter['absolute']) ? TRUE : FALSE,
    );

    // $path will be run through check_url() by l() so we do not need to
    // sanitize it ourselves.
    $path = $alter['path'];

    // strip_tags() removes <front>, so check whether its different to front.
    if ($path != '<front>') {
      // Use strip tags as there should never be HTML in the path.
      // However, we need to preserve special characters like " that
      // were removed by check_plain().
      $path = strip_tags(decode_entities(strtr($path, $tokens)));

      if (!empty($alter['path_case']) && $alter['path_case'] != 'none') {
        $path = $this->case_transform($path, $this->options['alter']['path_case']);
      }

      if (!empty($alter['replace_spaces'])) {
        $path = str_replace(' ', '-', $path);
      }
    }

    // Parse the URL and move any query and fragment parameters out of the path.
    $url = parse_url($path);

    // Seriously malformed URLs may return FALSE or empty arrays.
    if (empty($url)) {
      return $text;
    }

    // If the path is empty do not build a link around the given text and return
    // it as is.
    // http://www.example.com URLs will not have a $url['path'], so check host as well.
    if (empty($url['path']) && empty($url['host']) && empty($url['fragment'])) {
      return $text;
    }

    // If no scheme is provided in the $path, assign the default 'http://'.
    // This allows a url of 'www.example.com' to be converted to 'http://www.example.com'.
    // Only do this on for external URLs.
    if ($alter['external']) {
      if (!isset($url['scheme'])) {
        // There is no scheme, add the default 'http://' to the $path.
        $path = "http://$path";
        // Reset the $url array to include the new scheme.
        $url = parse_url($path);
      }
    }

    if (isset($url['query'])) {
      $path = strtr($path, array('?' . $url['query'] => ''));
      $query = backdrop_get_query_array($url['query']);
      // Remove query parameters that were assigned a query string replacement
      // token for which there is no value available.
      foreach ($query as $param => $val) {
        if ($val == '%' . $param) {
          unset($query[$param]);
        }
      }
      $options['query'] = $query;
    }
    if (isset($url['fragment'])) {
      $path = strtr($path, array('#' . $url['fragment'] => ''));
      // If the path is empty we want to have a fragment for the current site.
      if ($path == '') {
        $options['external'] = TRUE;
      }
      $options['fragment'] = $url['fragment'];
    }

    $alt = strtr($alter['alt'], $tokens);
    // Set the title attribute of the link only if it improves accessibility
    if ($alt && $alt != $text) {
      $options['attributes']['title'] = decode_entities($alt);
    }

    $class = strtr($alter['link_class'], $tokens);
    if ($class) {
      $options['attributes']['class'] = array($class);
    }

    if (!empty($alter['rel']) && $rel = strtr($alter['rel'], $tokens)) {
      $options['attributes']['rel'] = $rel;
    }

    $target = check_plain(trim(strtr($alter['target'], $tokens)));
    if (!empty($target)) {
      $options['attributes']['target'] = $target;
    }

    // Allow the addition of arbitrary attributes to links. Additional attributes
    // currently can only be altered in preprocessors and not within the UI.
    if (isset($alter['link_attributes']) && is_array($alter['link_attributes'])) {
      foreach ($alter['link_attributes'] as $key => $attribute) {
        if (!isset($options['attributes'][$key])) {
          $options['attributes'][$key] = strtr($attribute, $tokens);
        }
      }
    }

    // If the query and fragment were programmatically assigned overwrite any
    // parsed values.
    if (isset($alter['query'])) {
      // Convert the query to a string, perform token replacement, and then
      // convert back to an array form for l().
      $options['query'] = backdrop_http_build_query($alter['query']);
      $options['query'] = strtr($options['query'], $tokens);
      $options['query'] = backdrop_get_query_array($options['query']);
    }
    if (isset($alter['alias'])) {
      // Alias is a boolean field, so no token.
      $options['alias'] = $alter['alias'];
    }
    if (isset($alter['fragment'])) {
      $options['fragment'] = strtr($alter['fragment'], $tokens);
    }
    if (isset($alter['language'])) {
      $options['language'] = $alter['language'];
    }

    // If the url came from entity_uri(), pass along the required options.
    if (isset($alter['entity'])) {
      $options['entity'] = $alter['entity'];
    }
    if (isset($alter['entity_type'])) {
      $options['entity_type'] = $alter['entity_type'];
    }

    $value .= l($text, $path, $options);

    if (!empty($alter['suffix'])) {
      $value .= filter_xss_admin(strtr($alter['suffix'], $tokens));
    }

    return $value;
  }

  /**
   * Get the 'render' tokens to use for advanced rendering.
   *
   * This runs through all of the fields and arguments that
   * are available and gets their values. This will then be
   * used in one giant str_replace().
   */
  function get_render_tokens($item) {
    $tokens = array();
    if (!empty($this->view->build_info['substitutions'])) {
      $tokens = $this->view->build_info['substitutions'];
    }
    $count = 0;
    foreach ($this->view->display_handler->get_handlers('argument') as $arg => $handler) {
      $token = '%' . ++$count;
      if (!isset($tokens[$token])) {
        $tokens[$token] = '';
      }

      // Use strip tags as there should never be HTML in the path.
      // However, we need to preserve special characters like " that
      // were removed by check_plain().
      $tokens['!' . $count] = isset($this->view->args[$count - 1]) ? strip_tags(decode_entities($this->view->args[$count - 1])) : '';
    }

    // Get flattened set of tokens for any array depth in $_GET parameters.
    $tokens += $this->get_token_values_recursive($_GET);

    // Now add replacements for our fields.
    foreach ($this->view->display_handler->get_handlers('field') as $field => $handler) {
      if (isset($handler->last_render)) {
        $tokens["[$field]"] = $handler->last_render;
      }
      else {
        $tokens["[$field]"] = '';
      }
      if (!empty($item)) {
        $this->add_self_tokens($tokens, $item);
      }

      // We only use fields up to (and including) this one.
      if ($field == $this->options['id']) {
        break;
      }
    }

    // Store the tokens for the row so we can reference them later if necessary.
    $this->view->style_plugin->render_tokens[$this->view->row_index] = $tokens;
    $this->last_tokens = $tokens;

    return $tokens;
  }

  /**
   * Recursive function to add replacements for nested query string parameters.
   *
   * E.g. if you pass in the following array:
   *   array(
   *     'foo' => array(
   *       'a' => 'value',
   *       'b' => 'value',
   *     ),
   *     'bar' => array(
   *       'a' => 'value',
   *       'b' => array(
   *         'c' => value,
   *       ),
   *     ),
   *   );
   *
   * Would yield the following array of tokens:
   *   array(
   *     '%foo_a' => 'value'
   *     '%foo_b' => 'value'
   *     '%bar_a' => 'value'
   *     '%bar_b_c' => 'value'
   *   );
   *
   * @param $array
   *   An array of values.
   *
   * @param $parent_keys
   *   An array of parent keys. This will represent the array depth.
   *
   * @return
   *   An array of available tokens, with nested keys representative of the array structure.
   */
  function get_token_values_recursive(array $array, array $parent_keys = array()) {
    $tokens = array();

    foreach ($array as $param => $val) {
      if (is_array($val)) {
        // Copy parent_keys array, so we don't affect other elements of this
        // iteration.
        $child_parent_keys = $parent_keys;
        $child_parent_keys[] = $param;
        // Get the child tokens.
        $child_tokens = $this->get_token_values_recursive($val, $child_parent_keys);
        // Add them to the current tokens array.
        $tokens += $child_tokens;
      }
      else {
        // Create a token key based on array element structure.
        $token_string = !empty($parent_keys) ? implode('_', $parent_keys) . '_' . $param : $param;
        $tokens['%' . $token_string] = strip_tags(decode_entities($val));
      }
    }

    return $tokens;
  }

  /**
   * Add any special tokens this field might use for itself.
   *
   * This method is intended to be overridden by items that generate
   * fields as a list. For example, the field that displays all terms
   * on a node might have tokens for the tid and the term.
   *
   * By convention, tokens should follow the format of [token-subtoken]
   * where token is the field ID and subtoken is the field. If the
   * field ID is terms, then the tokens might be [terms-tid] and [terms-name].
   */
  function add_self_tokens(&$tokens, $item) {
  }

  /**
   * Document any special tokens this field might use for itself.
   *
   * @see add_self_tokens()
   */
  function document_self_tokens(&$tokens) {
  }

  /**
   * Call out to the theme() function, which probably just calls render() but
   * allows sites to override output more easily.
   */
  function theme($values) {
    return theme($this->theme_functions(), 
    array(
      'view' => $this->view,
      'field' => $this,
      'row' => $values
    ));
  }

  function theme_functions() {
    $themes = array();
    $hook = 'views_view_field';

    $display = $this->view->display[$this->view->current_display];

    if (!empty($display)) {
      $themes[] = $hook . '__' . $this->view->name . '__' . $display->display_plugin . '__' . $this->options['id'];
    }
    $themes[] = $hook . '__' . $this->view->name . '__' . $this->options['id'];
    $themes[] = $hook . '__' . $this->view->name;
    $themes[] = $hook . '__' . $this->options['id'];
    $themes[] = $hook;

    return $themes;
  }

  function ui_name($short = FALSE) {
    return $this->get_field(parent::ui_name($short));
  }
}

Members

Name	Modifiers	Type	Description
views_handler::$table	public	property	The Views name of the table on which this handler effects.
views_handler::$table_alias	public	property	The alias of the table of this handler which is used in the query.
views_handler::accept_exposed_input		function	Take input from exposed handlers and assign to this handler, if necessary.
views_handler::access		function	Check whether current user has access to this handler.
views_handler::broken		function	Determine if the handler is considered 'broken', meaning it's a a placeholder used when a handler can't be found.
views_handler::can_expose		function	Determine if a handler can be exposed.
views_handler::case_transform		function	Transform a string by a certain method.
views_handler::ensure_my_table		function	Ensure the main table for this handler is in the query. This is used a lot.
views_handler::exposed_form		function	Render our chunk of the exposed handler form when selecting
views_handler::exposed_info		function	Get information about the exposed form for the form renderer.
views_handler::exposed_submit		function	Submit the exposed handler form
views_handler::exposed_validate		function	Validate the exposed handler form
views_handler::expose_form		function	Form for exposed handler options.
views_handler::expose_options		function	Set new exposed option defaults when exposed setting is flipped on.
views_handler::expose_submit		function	Perform any necessary changes to the form exposes prior to storage. There is no need for this function to actually store the data.
views_handler::expose_validate		function	Validate the options form.
views_handler::extra_options		function	Provide defaults for the handler.
views_handler::extra_options_form		function	Provide a form for setting options.
views_handler::extra_options_submit		function	Perform any necessary changes to the form values prior to storage. There is no need for this function to actually store the data.
views_handler::extra_options_validate		function	Validate the options form.
views_handler::get_field		function	Shortcut to get a handler's raw field value.
views_handler::get_join		function	Get the join object that should be used for this handler.
views_handler::groupby_form		function	Provide a form for aggregation settings.
views_handler::groupby_form_submit		function	Perform any necessary changes to the form values prior to storage. There is no need for this function to actually store the data.
views_handler::has_extra_options		function	If a handler has 'extra options' it will get a little settings widget and another form called extra_options.
views_handler::is_a_group		function	Returns TRUE if the exposed filter works like a grouped filter.
views_handler::is_exposed		function	Determine if this item is 'exposed', meaning it provides form elements to let users modify the view.
views_handler::multiple_exposed_input		function	Define if the exposed input has to be submitted multiple times. This is TRUE when exposed filters grouped are using checkboxes as widgets.
views_handler::needs_style_plugin		function	Determine if the argument needs a style plugin.
views_handler::options_validate		function	Validate the options form.
views_handler::placeholder		function	Provides a unique placeholders for handlers.
views_handler::post_execute		function	Run after the view is executed, before the result is cached.
views_handler::pre_query		function	Run before the view is built.
views_handler::sanitize_value		function	Sanitize the value for output.
views_handler::set_relationship		function	Called just prior to query(), this lets a handler set up any relationship it needs.
views_handler::show_expose_button		function	Shortcut to display the expose/hide button.
views_handler::show_expose_form		function	Shortcut to display the exposed options form.
views_handler::store_exposed_input		function	If set to remember exposed input in the session, store it there.
views_handler::use_group_by		function	Provides the handler some groupby.
views_handler::validate		function	Validates the handler against the complete View.
views_handler_field::$original_value	public	property	The field value prior to any rewriting.
views_handler_field::add_additional_fields		function	Add 'additional' fields to the query.
views_handler_field::add_self_tokens		function	Add any special tokens this field might use for itself.
views_handler_field::admin_summary		function	Provide extra data to the administration form Overrides views_handler::admin_summary
views_handler_field::advanced_render		function	Render a field using advanced settings.
views_handler_field::allow_advanced_render		function	Determine if this field can allow advanced rendering.
views_handler_field::click_sort		function	Called to determine what to tell the click sorter.
views_handler_field::click_sortable		function	Determine if this field is click sortable.
views_handler_field::construct		function	Construct a new field handler. Overrides views_object::construct
views_handler_field::document_self_tokens		function	Document any special tokens this field might use for itself.
views_handler_field::element_classes		function	Return the class of the field.
views_handler_field::element_label_classes		function	Return the class of the field's label.
views_handler_field::element_label_type		function	Return an HTML element for the label based upon the field's element type.
views_handler_field::element_type		function	Return an HTML element based upon the field's element type.
views_handler_field::element_wrapper_classes		function	Return the class of the field's wrapper.
views_handler_field::element_wrapper_type		function	Return an HTML element for the wrapper based upon the field's element type.
views_handler_field::get_elements		function	Provide a list of elements valid for field HTML.
views_handler_field::get_render_tokens		function	Get the 'render' tokens to use for advanced rendering.
views_handler_field::get_token_values_recursive		function	Recursive function to add replacements for nested query string parameters.
views_handler_field::get_value		function	Get the value that's supposed to be rendered.
views_handler_field::init		function	init the handler with necessary data. Overrides views_handler::init
views_handler_field::is_value_empty		function	Checks if a field value is empty.
views_handler_field::label		function	Get this field's label.
views_handler_field::options_form		function	Default options form that provides the label widget that all fields should have. Overrides views_handler::options_form
views_handler_field::options_submit		function	Performs some cleanup tasks on the options array before saving it. Overrides views_handler::options_submit
views_handler_field::option_definition		function	Overrides views_handler::option_definition
views_handler_field::pre_render		function	Run before any fields are rendered.
views_handler_field::query		function	Called to add the field to a query.
views_handler_field::render		function	Render the field.
views_handler_field::render_altered		function	Render this field as altered text, from a fieldset set by the user.
views_handler_field::render_as_link		function	Render this field as a link, with the info from a fieldset set by the user.
views_handler_field::render_text		function	Perform an advanced text render for the item.
views_handler_field::render_trim_text		function	Trim the field down to the specified length.
views_handler_field::theme		function	Call out to the theme() function, which probably just calls render() but allows sites to override output more easily.
views_handler_field::theme_functions		function
views_handler_field::tokenize_value		function	Replace a value with tokens from the last field.
views_handler_field::ui_name		function	Return a string representing this handler's name in the UI. Overrides views_handler::ui_name
views_handler_field::use_string_group_by		function	Determines if this field will be available as an option to group the result by in the style settings.
views_object::destroy		function
views_object::options Deprecated		function	Set default options on this object. Called by the constructor in a complex chain to deal with backward compatibility.
views_object::set_default_options		function	Set default options. For backward compatibility, it sends the options array; this is a feature that will likely disappear at some point.
views_object::set_definition		function	Let the handler know what its full definition is.
views_object::unpack_options		function	Unpack options over our existing defaults, drilling down into arrays so that defaults don't get totally blown away.
views_object::unpack_translatable	public	function	Unpack a single option definition.
views_object::unpack_translatables	public	function	Unpacks each handler to store translatable texts.
views_object::_set_option_defaults		function

class views_handler_field

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