ModifyLinkExplanationEvent

New in version 12.0: This event serves as a more powerful and flexible alternative for the removed $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['SYS']['formEngine']['linkHandler'] hook.

While the removed hook effectively only allowed to modify the link explanation of TCA link fields in case the resolved link type did not already match one of those, implemented by TYPO3 itself, the new event allows to always modify the link explanation of any type. Additionally, this also allows to modify the additionalAttributes, displayed below the actual link explanation field. This is especially useful for extended link handler setups.

To modify the link explanation, the following methods are available:

  • getLinkExplanation(): Returns the current link explanation data

  • setLinkExplanation(): Set the link explanation data

  • getLinkExplanationValue(): Returns a specific link explanation value

  • setLinkExplanationValue(): Sets a specific link explanation value

The link explanation array usually contains the following values:

  • text : The text to show in the link explanation field

  • icon: The markup for the icon, displayed in front of the link explanation field

  • additionalAttributes: The markup for additional attributes, displayed below the link explanation field

The current context can be evaluated using the following methods:

  • getLinkData(): Returns the resolved link data, such as the page uid

  • getLinkParts(): Returns the resolved link parts, such as url, target and additionalParams

  • getElementData(): Returns the full FormEngine $data array for the current element

Example

Registration of the event listener in the extension's Services.yaml:

EXT:my_extension/Configuration/Services.yaml
services:
  # Place here the default dependency injection configuration

  MyVendor\MyExtension\Backend\EventListener\MyEventListener:
    tags:
      - name: event.listener
        identifier: 'my-extension/backend/modify-link-explanation'

Read how to configure dependency injection in extensions.

The corresponding event listener class:

EXT:my_extension/Classes/Backend/EventListener/MyEventListener.php
<?php

declare(strict_types=1);

namespace MyVendor\MyExtension\Backend\EventListener;

use TYPO3\CMS\Backend\Form\Event\ModifyLinkExplanationEvent;
use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Imaging\Icon;
use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Imaging\IconFactory;

final class MyEventListener
{
    public function __construct(
        private readonly IconFactory $iconFactory
    ) {
    }

    public function __invoke(ModifyLinkExplanationEvent $event): void
    {
        // Use a custom icon for a custom link type
        if ($event->getLinkData()['type'] === 'myCustomLinkType') {
            $event->setLinkExplanationValue(
                'icon',
                $this->iconFactory->getIcon(
                    'my-custom-link-icon',
                    Icon::SIZE_SMALL
                )->render()
            );
        }
    }
}

API

class TYPO3\CMS\Backend\Form\Event\ModifyLinkExplanationEvent

Listeners to this Event will be able to modify the link explanation array, used in FormEngine for link fields

getLinkData()
Return type

array

getLinkParts()
Return type

array

getElementData()
Return type

array

getLinkExplanation()
Return type

array

setLinkExplanation(array $linkExplanation)
Parameters

  • $linkExplanation (array) -- the linkExplanation

getLinkExplanationValue(string $key, mixed $default = NULL)
Parameters

  • $key (string) -- the key

  • $default (mixed) -- the default, default: NULL

Return type

mixed

setLinkExplanationValue(string $key, mixed $value)
Parameters

  • $key (string) -- the key

  • $value (mixed) -- the value