Overrides \Drupal\entity_reference\Plugin\field\widget\AutocompleteWidgetBase::elementValidate()
Overrides AutocompleteWidgetBase::elementValidate
public function elementValidate($element, &$form_state, $form) {
$auto_create = isset($this->instance['settings']['handler_settings']['auto_create']) ? $this->instance['settings']['handler_settings']['auto_create'] : FALSE;
// If a value was entered into the autocomplete.
$value = '';
if (!empty($element['#value'])) {
// Take "label (entity id)', match the id from parenthesis.
if (preg_match("/.+\\((\\d+)\\)/", $element['#value'], $matches)) {
$value = $matches[1];
}
else {
// Try to get a match from the input string when the user didn't use the
// autocomplete but filled in a value manually.
$handler = entity_reference_get_selection_handler($this->field, $this->instance);
$value = $handler
->validateAutocompleteInput($element['#value'], $element, $form_state, $form, !$auto_create);
}
if (!$value && $auto_create && count($this->instance['settings']['handler_settings']['target_bundles']) == 1) {
// Auto-create item. see entity_reference_field_presave().
$value = array(
'target_id' => 0,
'entity' => $this
->createNewEntity($element['#value'], $element['#autocreate_uid']),
// Keep the weight property.
'_weight' => $element['#weight'],
);
// Change the element['#parents'], so in form_set_value() we
// populate the correct key.
array_pop($element['#parents']);
}
}
form_set_value($element, $value, $form_state);
}