function field_info_field_types

Returns information about field types from hook_field_info().

Parameters

$field_type: (optional) A field type name. If omitted, all field types will be returned.

Return value

Either a field type description, as provided by hook_field_info(), or an array of all existing field types, keyed by field type name.

Related topics

Field Info API
Obtain information about Field API configuration.
22 calls to field_info_field_types()
FieldCrudTestCase::testCreateField in drupal/modules/field/tests/field.test
Test the creation of a field.
FieldInfo::prepareInstanceDisplay in drupal/modules/field/field.info.class.inc
Adapts display specifications to the current run-time context.
FieldInfo::prepareInstanceWidget in drupal/modules/field/field.info.class.inc
Prepares widget properties for the current run-time context.
FieldInfoTestCase::testFieldInfo in drupal/modules/field/tests/field.test
Test that field types and field definitions are correcly cached.
FieldInfoTestCase::testFieldPrepare in drupal/modules/field/tests/field.test
Test that cached field definitions are ready for current runtime context.

... See full list

File

drupal/modules/field/field.info.inc, line 333
Field Info API, providing information about available fields and field types.

Code

function field_info_field_types($field_type = NULL) {
  $info = _field_info_collate_types();
  $field_types = $info['field types'];
  if ($field_type) {
    if (isset($field_types[$field_type])) {
      return $field_types[$field_type];
    }
  }
  else {
    return $field_types;
  }
}