Extbase reference¶

Example B-1: Configuration of an extension in the file ext_localconf.php

Extbase reference¶
In this appendix, you can look up how Extbase interacts with the TYPO3
installation. This includes the registration of plugins and the configuration of
Extbase extensions.

Registration of frontend plugins¶
In classical TYPO3 extensions, the frontend functionality is divided into
several frontend plugins. Normally each has a separate codebase.
In contrast, there is only one codebase in Extbase (a series of controllers and
actions). Nevertheless, it is possible to group controllers and actions
to make it possible to have multiple frontend plugins.

Why two files?
You may wonder why you need to edit both, file ext_localconf.php and file
Configuration/TCA/Overrides/tt_content.php, to configure a plugin. The reason lies in the architecture of TYPO3:
file ext_localconf.php is evaluated in the frontend and file Configuration/TCA/Overrides/tt_content.php in
the backend. Therefore, in file Configuration/TCA/Overrides/tt_content.php we add the entry to the plugin list (for
the backend). In addition, the list of controller / action combinations is required at runtime
in the frontend - and therefore this must be defined in the file file ext_localconf.php.
For further information, check out Extension configuration files.

For the definition of a plugin, the files ext_localconf.php and Configuration/TCA/Overrides/tt_content.php
have to be adjusted.
In ext_localconf.php resides the definition of permitted controller action
Combinations. Also here you have to define which actions should not be cached.
In Configuration/TCA/Overrides/tt_content.php there is only the configuration of the plugin selector for the
backend. Let’s have a look at the following two files:
ext_localconf.php:
$pluginName = 'ExamplePlugin';
\TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Utility\ExtensionUtility::configurePlugin(
    'ExtensionKey',
    $pluginName,
    $controllerActionCombinations,
    $uncachedActions
);

The allowed combinations of the controller and actions are determined in
addition to the extension key and the plugin’s unique name (lines 3 and 4).
$controllerActionCombinations is an associative array. This array’s keys
are the allowed controller classes, and the values are a comma-separated list of
allowed actions per controller. The first action of the first controller is the
default action.
Additionally, you need to specify which actions should not be cached. To do this,
the fourth parameter also is a list of controller action Combinations in the
same format as above, containing all the non-cached-actions.
Configuration/TCA/Overrides/tt_content.php:
\TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Utility\ExtensionUtility::registerPlugin(
    'ExtensionKey',
    'ExamplePlugin',
    'Title used in Backend'
);

The first two arguments must be completely identical to the definition in
ext_localconf.php.
Below there is a complete configuration example for the registration of a
frontend plugin within the files ext_localconf.php and Configuration/TCA/Overrides/tt_content.php.
Example B-1: Configuration of an extension in the file ext_localconf.php
\TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Utility\ExtensionUtility::configurePlugin(
    'ExampleExtension',
    'Blog',
    [
        \Vendor\ExampleExtension\Controller\BlogController::class => 'index,show,new,create,delete,deleteAll,edit,update,populate',
        \Vendor\ExampleExtension\Controller\PostController::class => 'index,show,new,create,delete,edit,update',
        \Vendor\ExampleExtension\Controller\CommentController::class => 'create',
    ],
    [
        \Vendor\ExampleExtension\Controller\BlogController::class => 'delete,deleteAll,edit,update,populate',
        \Vendor\ExampleExtension\Controller\PostController::class => 'show,delete,edit,update',
        \Vendor\ExampleExtension\Controller\CommentController::class => 'create',
    ]
);

Example B-2: Configuration of an extension in the file Configuration/TCA/Overrides/tt_content.php
\TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Utility\ExtensionUtility::registerPlugin(
    'ExampleExtension',
    'Blog',
    'A Blog Example',
    'EXT:blog/Resources/Public/Icons/Extension.svg'
);

The plugin name is Blog. The name must be the same
in ext_localconf.php and
Configuration/TCA/Overrides/tt_content.php. The default called method is
indexAction() of controller class
Vendor\ExampleExtension\Controller\BlogController since it’s the first
element defined in the array and the first action in the list.
All actions which change data must not be cacheable. Above, this is for example
the deleteAction() action in the
Vendor\ExampleExtension\Controller\BlogController controller. In the
backend, you can see “A Blog Example” in the list of plugins (see Figure B-1).

Figure B-1: In the selection field for frontend plugins, the name which was defined in the
file Configuration/TCA/Overrides/tt_content.php will be displayed

Caching of actions and records¶
Furthermore, Extbase is clearing the TYPO3 cache automatically for update processes. This is called
Automatic cache clearing. This functionality is activated by default. If a domain object is
inserted, changed, or deleted, then the cache of the corresponding page in which the object is
located is cleared.  Additionally the setting
of TSConfig TCEMAIN.clearCacheCmd is evaluated for this page.
Figure B-2 is an example that is explained below:

Figure B-2: For the sysfolder in which the data was stored, the setting
TCEMAIN.clearCacheCmd defines that the cache of
the page Blog should be emptied.

The frontend plugin is on the page Blog with the 11. As a storage folder for all the Blogs and
Posts the SysFolder BLOGS is configured. If an entry is changed, the cache of the SysFolder
BLOGS is emptied and also the TSConfig configuration
TCEMAIN.clearCacheCmd for the SysFolder is evaluated.
This contains a comma-separated list of Page IDs, for which the cache should be emptied. In this
case, when updating a record in the SysFolder BLOGS (e.g., Blogs, Posts, Comments), the cache of
the page Blog, with ID 11, is cleared automatically, so the changes are immediately visible.
Even if the user enters incorrect data in a form (and this form will be
displayed again), the cache of the current page is deleted to force a new
representation of the form.
The automatic cache clearing is enabled by default, you can use the TypoScript configuration
persistence.enableAutomaticCacheClearing to disable
it.

TypoScript configuration¶
Each Extbase extension has some settings which can be modified using TypoScript. Many of these
settings affect aspects of the internal Configuration of Extbase and Fluid. There is also a block
settings in which you can set Extension specific settings that can be accessed in the
controllers and Templates of your extensions.

Tip
These options are always available. Integrators can use them to configure the behavior, even
if not intended or provided by the extension’s author.

plugin.tx_[lowercasedextensionname]
The TypoScript configuration of the extension is always located below this
TypoScript path. The “lowercase extension name” is the extension key with no
underscore (_), as for example in blogexample. The configuration is divided into
the following sections:

Features¶
Activate features for Extbase or a specific plugin.

features.skipDefaultArguments
Skip default arguments in URLs. If a link to the default controller or action is created, the
parameters are omitted.
Default is false.
features.ignoreAllEnableFieldsInBe
Ignore the enable fields in backend.
Default is false.
features.consistentTranslationOverlayHandling
Use the same translation handling in Extbase as in TypoScript. Used via config.tx_extbase.features.consistentTranslationOverlayHandling.
The feature switch will be removed in TYPO3 v10, and the behavior will become the only way translations are handled.

Persistence¶
Settings, relevant to the persistence layer of Extbase.

persistence.enableAutomaticCacheClearing
Enables the automatic cache clearing when changing data sets (see also the
section “Caching of actions and records” above in this chapter).
Default is true.
persistence.storagePid
List of Page-IDs, from which all records are read (see the section
“Procedure to fetch objects” in Chapter 6).

Settings¶
Here reside are all the domain-specific extension settings. These settings are
available in the controllers as the array variable $this->settings and in any Fluid
template with {settings}.

Tip
The settings allow you to pass arbitrary information to a template, even for 3rd-party extensions.
Just make sure you prefix them with a unique vendor to prevent collisions with further updates
of the extensions.

View¶
View and template settings.

view.layoutRootPaths
This can be used to specify the root paths for all Fluid layouts in this
extension. If nothing is specified, the path
extensionName/Resources/Private/Layouts is used. All layouts that are necessary
for this extension should reside in this folder.
view.partialRootPaths
This can be used to specify the root paths for all Fluid partials in this
extension. If nothing is specified, the path
extensionName/Resources/Private/Partials is used. All partials that are
necessary for this extension should reside in this folder.
view.pluginNamespace
This can be used to specify an alternative namespace for the plugin.
Use this to shorten the Extbase default plugin namespace or to access
arguments from other extensions by setting this option to their namespace.
.. todo: This is not understandable without an example. This option might be deprecated and dropped.
view.templateRootPaths
This can be used to specify the root paths for all Fluid templates in this
extension. If nothing is specified, the path
extensionName/Resources/Private/Templates is used. All layouts that are necessary
for this extension should reside in this folder.

All root paths are defined as an array which enables you to define multiple root paths that
will be used by Extbase to find the desired template files.
An example best describes the feature.
Imagine you installed the extension news, which provides several plugins for
rendering news in the frontend.
The default template directory of that extension is the following:
EXT:news/Resources/Private/Templates/

Let’s assume you want to change the plugins’ output because you need to use
different CSS classes, for example. You can simply create your own extension and
add the following TypoScript setup:
plugin.tx_news {
    view {
        templateRootPaths.10 = EXT:example_extension/Resources/Private/Templates/
    }
}

As all TypoScript will be merged, the following configuration will be compiled:
plugin.tx_news {
    view {
        templateRootPaths {
            0 = EXT:news/Resources/Private/Templates/
            10 = EXT:example_extension/Resources/Private/Templates/
        }
        ...
    }
}

Imagine there is a news plugin that lists news entries. In that case, the listAction method
of the NewsController will be called. By convention, Extbase will look for an html file
called List.html in a folder News in all of the configured template root paths.
If there is just one root path configured, that is the one being chosen right away. Once there
are more paths defined, Extbase will check them in reverse order, i.e., from the highest key
to lowest. Following our example, Extbase will check the given path with key 10 first, and if
no template file is found, it will proceed with 0.

Tip
If there is no root path defined at all, a fallback path will be created during runtime.
The fallback path consists of the extension key and a fixed directory path.
.. todo: We should mention that there is no typoscript created during runtime. Fluid is

Checking the given configuration and falls back to specific paths which should
be mentioned here. EXT:extension/Resources/Private/{Templates/Partials/Layouts}

More information on root paths can be found in the TypoScript reference:
templateRootPaths

MVC¶
These are useful MVC settings about error handling:

mvc.callDefaultActionIfActionCantBeResolved
Will cause the controller to show its default action
, e.g., if the called action is not allowed by the controller.
mvc.throwPageNotFoundExceptionIfActionCantBeResolved
Same as mvc.callDefaultActionIfActionCantBeResolved
but this will raise a “page not found” error.

_LOCAL_LANG¶
Under this key, you can modify localized strings for this extension.
If you specify, for example, plugin.tx_blogexample._LOCAL_LANG.default.read_more =
More>> then the standard translation for the key read_more is overwritten by the
string More>>.

Format¶
The output of Extbase plugins can be provided in different formats, e.g., HTML, CSV,
JSON, …. The required format can be requested via the request parameter. The default
format, if nothing is requested, can be set via TypoScript. This can be combined
with conditions.

format
Defines the default format for the plugin.

Class hierarchy¶
The MVC Framework is the heart of Extbase. Below we will give you an overview of
the class hierarchy for the controllers and the API of the ActionControllers.
Normally you will let your controllers inherit from ActionController. If you
have special requirements that can not be realized with the ActionController,
you should have a look at the controllers below.

\TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Mvc\Controller\ControllerInterface
The basic interface that must be implemented by all controllers.

TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Mvc\Controller\ActionController
The most widely used controller in Extbase with the basic functionality of the ControllerInterface.
An overview of its API is given in the following section.
TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Mvc\Controller\CommandController
Extend this controller if you want to provide commands to the scheduler or command line
interface.

ActionController API¶
The action controller is usually the base class for your own controller. Below
you see the most important properties of the action controller:

$argumentMappingResults
Results of the argument mapping. Those are especially used in the errorAction.
$defaultViewObjectName
Name of the default view, if no Fluid view or an action-specific view was found.
$errorMethodName
The name of the action that is performed when generating the arguments of actions
fail. The default is errorAction. In general, it is not sensible to change this.
$request
Request object of type \TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Mvc\RequestInterface.
$settings
Domain-specific extension settings from TypoScript (as array), see Settings.
$view
The view used of type \TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Mvc\View\ViewInterface.

Most important API methods of action controller¶

Action()
Defines an action.
errorAction()
Standard error action. It needs to be adjusted only in sporadic cases. The property
$errorMethodName defines the name of this method.
initializeAction()
Initialization method for all actions. Can be used to e.g. register arguments.
initialize[actionName]Action()
Action-specific initialization, which is called only before the specific action.
It can be used to, e.g., register arguments.
initializeView(\TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Mvc\View\ViewInterface $ view)
Initialization method to configure and initialize the passed view.
redirect($actionName, $controllerName = NULL, $extensionName = NULL, array $arguments = NULL, $pageUid = NULL, $delay = 0, $statusCode = 303)
External HTTP redirect to another controller (immediately)

redirectToURI($uri, $delay = 0, $statusCode = 303)
Redirect to full URI (immediately)

resolveView()
By overriding this method, you can build and configure a completely individual
view object. This method should return a complete view object. In general,
however, it is sufficient to overwrite resolveViewObjectName().

resolveViewObjectName()
Resolves the name of the view object, if no suitable Fluid template could be
found.

throwStatus($statusCode, $statusMessage = NULL, $content = NULL)
The specified HTTP status code is sent immediately.

Actions¶
All public and protected methods that end in action (for example indexAction or showAction),
are automatically registered as actions of the controller.
Many of these actions have parameters. These appear as annotations in the Doc-Comment-Block
of the specified method, as shown in Example B-3:
Example B-3: Actions with parameters
<?php
declare(strict_types = 1);

namespace Ex\BlogExample\Controller;

use TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Annotation as Extbase;
use TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Mvc\Controller\ActionController;

class BlogController extends ActionController
{
    /**
     * Displays a form for creating a new blog, optionally pre-filled with partial information.
     *
     * @param \Ex\BlogExample\Domain\Model\Blog $newBlog A fresh blog object which should be taken
     *        as a basis for the form if it is set.
     *
     * @return void
     *
     * @Extbase\IgnoreValidation("newBlog")
     */
    public function newAction(\Ex\BlogExample\Domain\Model\Blog $newBlog = NULL)
    {
        $this->view->assign('newBlog', $newBlog);
    }
}

It is important to specify the full type in the @param annotation as this is used to validate
the object. Note that not only simple data types such as String, Integer, or Float can be validated,
but also complex object types (see also the section “Validating domain objects” in Chapter 9).
Besides, on actions showing the forms used to create domain objects, the validation of domain
objects must be explicitly disabled - therefore, the annotation
@TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Annotation\IgnoreValidation is necessary.
Default values can, as usual in PHP, just be indicated in the method signature. In the above case,
the default value of the parameter $newBlog is set to NULL. If an action returns NULL or nothing,
then automatically $this->view->render() is called, and thus the view is rendered.

Define initialization code¶
Sometimes it is necessary to execute code before calling an action. For example, if complex
arguments must be registered, or required classes must be instantiated.
There is a generic initialization method called initializeAction(), which is called after
the registration of arguments, but before calling the appropriate action method itself. After the
generic initializeAction(), if it exists, a method named initialize[ActionName]() is called.
Here you can perform action specific initializations (e.g. initializeShowAction()).

Catching validation errors with errorAction¶
If an argument validation error has occurred, the method errorAction() is called. There,
in $this->argumentsMappingResults, you have a list of occurred warnings and errors of the argument
mappings available. This default errorAction refers back to the referrer if the referrer
was sent with it.

Available annotations¶
All available annotations for Extbase are placed within the namespace TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Annotation.
They can be imported into the current namespace, e.g.:
use TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Annotation\ORM\Transient;

/**
 * @Transient
 * @var Foo
 */
public $property;

It is completely valid and will be parsed. It is considered to be best practice to
use the following instead, in order to make the source of annotation more
transparent:
use TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Annotation as Extbase;

/**
 * @Extbase\Transient
 * @var Foo
 */
public $property;

The following annotations are available out of the box within Extbase:

@TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Annotation\Validate
Allows to configure validators for properties and method arguments:
/**
 * Existing TYPO3 validator.
 *
 * @Extbase\Validate("EmailAddress")
 */
protected $email = '';

/**
 * Existing TYPO3 validator with options.
 *
 * @Extbase\Validate("StringLength", options={"minimum": 1, "maximum": 80})
 */
protected $title = '';

/**
 * Custom validator identified by FQCN.
 *
 * @Extbase\Validate("\Vendor\ExtensionName\Validation\Validator\CustomValidator")
 */
protected $bar;

/**
 * Custom Validator identified by dot syntax, with additional parameters.
 *
 * @Extbase\Validate("Vendor.ExtensionName:CustomValidator", param="barParam")
 */
public function barAction(string $barParam)
{
    return '';
}

The above list provides all possible references to a validator. Available
validators shipped with Extbase can be found within
EXT:extbase/Classes/Validation/Validator/.

@TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Annotation\IgnoreValidation()
Allows to ignore Extbase default validation for a given argument, in context
of an controller.
/**
 * @Extbase\IgnoreValidation("param")
 */
public function method($param)
{
}

@TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Annotation\ORM\Cascade("remove")
Allows to remove child entities during deletion of aggregate root.
/**
 * @Extbase\ORM\Cascade("remove")
 */
public $property;

@TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Annotation\ORM\Transient
Marks property as transient (not persisted).
/**
 * @Extbase\ORM\Transient
 */
public $property;

@TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Annotation\ORM\Lazy
Marks property to be lazily loaded on first access.
/**
 * @Extbase\ORM\Lazy
 */
public $property;

Application domain of the extension¶
The domain of the extension is always located below Classes/Domain. This folder is structured
as follows:

Model/
Contains the domain models themselves.
Repository/
It contains the repositories to access the domain models.
Validator/
Contains specific validators for the domain models.

Domain model¶
All classes of the domain model must inherit from one of the following two classes:

\TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\DomainObject\AbstractEntity
It is used if the object is an entity, i.e., possesses an identity.
\TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\DomainObject\AbstractValueObject
Is used if the object is a ValueObject, i.e. if its identity is defined by all of its properties.
ValueObjects are immutable.
TYPO3\CMS\Core\Type\TypeInterface
Is used if the object is stored as a single value.
The class has to implement __toString() to return the value for storage.
The class receives the stored value as first argument in __construct().
A small example:
<?php

namespace Vendor\ExtName\Domain\Model;

use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Type\TypeInterface;

final class ModelName implements TypeInterface
{
    private array $data = [];

    public function __construct(string $serialized)
    {
        $this->data = json_decode(
            $serialized,
            true,
            JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR
        );
    }

    // Add getter/setters to update internal data

    public function __toString(): string
    {
        return json_encode($this->data);
    }
}

That way it is not necessary to have proper database columns.
This is helpful for serialized data and rapid prototyping.

Repositories¶
All repositories inherit from \TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Persistence\Repository. A repository is always
responsible for precisely one type of domain object. The naming of the repositories is important:
If the domain object is, for example, Blog (with full name \\Ex\\BlogExample\\Domain\\Model\\Blog),
then the corresponding repository is named BlogRepository (with the full name
\\Ex\\BlogExample\\Domain\\Repository\\BlogRepository).

Public Repository API¶
Each repository provides the following public methods:

add($object)
Adds a new object.
findAll() and countAll()
returns all domain objects (or the number of them) it is responsible for.
findByUid($uid)
Returns the domain object with this UID.
findByProperty($propertyValue) and countByProperty($propertyValue)
Magic finder method. Finding all objects (or the number of them) for the property property having
a value of $propertyValue and returns them in an array, or the number as an integer value.
findOneByProperty($propertyValue)
Magic finder method. Finds the first object, for which the given property property has the value
$propertyValue.
remove($object) and removeAll()
Deletes an object (or all objects) in the repository.
replace($existingObject, $newObject)
Replaces an object of the repositories with another.
update($object)
Updates the persisted object.

Custom find methods in repositories¶
A repository can be extended with own finder methods. Within this methods, you can use the Query object,
to formulate a request:
/**
 * Find blogs, which have the given category.
 *
 * @param \Ex\BlogExample\Domain\Model\Category $category
 *
 * @return \TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Persistence\Generic\QueryResult
 */
public function findWithCategory(\Ex\BlogExample\Domain\Model\Category $category)
{
    $query = $this->createQuery();
    $query->matching($query->contains('categories', $category));
    return $query->execute();
}

Create a Query object within the repository through $this->createQuery(). You can give the query
object a constraint using $query->matching($constraint). The following comparison operations for
generating a single condition are available:

$query->equals($propertyName, $operand, $caseSensitive);
Simple comparison between the value of the property provided by $propertyName and the operand.
In the case of strings, you can specify additionally whether the comparison is case-sensitive.
$query->in($propertyName, $operand);
Checks if the value of the property $propertyName is present within the series of values in $operand.
$query->contains($propertyName, $operand);
Checks whether the specified property $propertyName containing a collection has an element
$operand within that collection.
$query->like($propertyName, $operand);
Comparison between the value of the property specified by $propertyName and a string $operand.
In this string, the %-character is interpreted as a placeholder (similar to * characters in search
engines, in reference to the SQL syntax).
$query->lessThan($propertyName, $operand);
Checks if the value of the property $propertyName is less than the operand.
$query->lessThanOrEqual($propertyName, $operand);
Checks if the value of the property $propertyName is less than or equal to the operand.
$query->greaterThan($propertyName, $operand);
Checks if the value of the property $propertyName is greater than the operand.
$query->greaterThanOrEqual($propertyName, $operand);
Checks if the value of the property $propertyName is greater than or equal to the operand.
Since 1.1 (TYPO3 4.3), $propertyName is not necessarily only a simple property-name but also can be a “property path”.
Example: $query->equals('categories.title', 'tools') searches for objects having a category titled
“tools” assigned. If necessary, you can combine multiple conditions with boolean operations.
$query->logicalAnd($constraint1, $constraint2);
Two conditions are joined with a logical and, it gives back the resulting condition. Since Extbase
1.1 (TYPO3 4.3) also an array of conditions is allowed.
$query->logicalOr($constraint1, $constraint2);
Two conditions are joined with a logical or, it gives back the resulting condition. Since Extbase
1.1 (TYPO3 4.3) also an array of conditions is allowed.
$query->logicalNot($constraint);
Returns a condition that inverts the result of the given condition (logical not).

In the section “Individual database queries” in Chapter 6, you can find a comprehensive example for building queries.

Validation¶
You can write your own validators for domain models. These must be located in
the folder Domain/Validator/, they must be named exactly as the corresponding
domain model, but with the suffix Validator and implement the interface
\TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Validation\Validator\ValidatorInterface. For more details, see the
following section.

Validation API¶
Extbase provides a generic validation system that is used in many places in Extbase. Extbase
provides validators for common data types, but you can also write your own validators. Each
Validator implements the \TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Validation\Validator\ValidatorInterface
that defines the following methods:

validate($value)
Checks whether the object that was passed to the validator is valid. If not,
a \TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Validation\Error object should be returned.
getOptions()
Enables you to define validator options. These options apply to any further call
of the method validate().

You can call Validators in your own code with the method createValidator($validatorName,
$validatorOptions) in \TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Validation\ValidatorResolver. Though in
general, this is not necessary. Validators are often used in conjunction with domain objects and
controller actions.

Validation of model properties¶
You can define simple validation rules in the domain model by annotation. For
this, you use the annotation @TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Annotation\Validate with the properties of the object. A brief
example:
Example B-4: validation in the domain object
namespace Ex\BlogExample\Domain\Model;

/**
 * A single blog that has multiple posts and can be read by users.
 */
class Blog extends \TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\DomainObject\AbstractEntity
{
    /**
     * The blog's title.
     *
     * @var string
     * @TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Annotation\Validate("Text")
     * @TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Annotation\Validate("StringLength", options={"minimum": 1, "maximum": 80})
     */
    protected $title;

    // the class continues here
}

In this code section, the validators for the $title attribute of the Blog object is defined. $title
must be a text (i.e., no HTML is allowed), and also the length of the string is checked with the
StringLength-Validator (it must be between 1 and 80 characters). Commas can separate several validators
for a property.Parameters of the validators are set in parentheses. You can omit the
quotes for validator options if they are superfluous, as in the example above. If complex validation
rules are necessary (for example, multiple fields to be checked for equality), you must implement
your own validator.

Validation of controller arguments¶
The following rules validate each controller argument:

If the argument has a simple type (string, integer, etc.), this type is checked.
.. todo: Not any more!
If the argument is a domain object, the annotations @TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Annotation\Validate in the domain object is taken into
account, and - if set - the appropriate validator in the folder Domain/Validator for the
existing domain object is run.
.. todo: Not any more!
If there is set an annotation @TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Annotation\IgnoreValidation for the argument,
no validation is done.
Additional validation rules can be specified via further @TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Annotation\Validate annotations in the methods
PHPDoc block.
.. todo: ALL validators need to be specified with this annotation!

If an action’s arguments can not be validated, then the errorAction is executed, which will
usually jump back to the last screen. Validation mustn’t be performed in certain
cases. Further information for the usage of the annotation @TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Annotation\IgnoreValidation see
“Case study: Edit an existing object” in Chapter 9.

Localization¶
Multilingual websites are widespread nowadays, which means that the
web-available texts have to be localized. Extbase provides the helper class
\TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Utility\LocalizationUtility for the translation of the labels. Besides,
there is the Fluid ViewHelper <f:translate>, with the help of whom you can use that
functionality in templates.
The localization class has only one public static method called translate, which
does all the translation. The method can be called like this:
\TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Uility\LocalizationUtility::translate($key, $extensionName, $arguments=NULL)

$key
The identifier to be translated. If the format LLL:path:key is given, then this
identifier is used, and the parameter $extensionName is ignored. Otherwise, the
file Resources/Private/Language/locallang.xlf from the given extension is loaded,
and the resulting text for the given key in the current language returned.
$extensionName
The extension name. It can be fetched from the request.
$arguments
It allows you to specify an array of arguments. In the LocalizationUtility, these arguments will be passed to the function vsprintf. So you can insert dynamic values in every translation. You can find the possible wildcard specifiers under https://www.php.net/manual/function.sprintf.php#refsect1-function.sprintf-parameters.
Example language file with inserted wildcards
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xliff version="1.0" xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:xliff:document:1.1">
    <file source-language="en" datatype="plaintext" original="messages" date="..." product-name="...">
        <header/>
        <body>
            <trans-unit id="count_posts">
                <source>You have %d posts with %d comments written.</source>
            </trans-unit>
            <trans-unit id="greeting">
                <source>Hello %s!</source>
            </trans-unit>
        </body>
    </file>
</xliff>

Called translations with arguments to fill data in wildcards
\TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Uility\LocalizationUtility::translate('count_posts', 'BlogExample', [$countPosts, $countComments])

\TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Uility\LocalizationUtility::translate('greeting', 'BlogExample', [$userName])