format

format (type => none)

Path

$GLOBALS['TCA'][$table]['columns'][$field]['config']

Type

string (keyword) + array

Scope

Display

The value of a none-type fields is normally displayed as is. It is however possible to format it using this property. The following keywords are available, some having sub-properties. Sub-properties are called with the format. keyword (note the trailing dot), which in itself is an array.

date

Formats the value of the field as a date. The default formatting uses PHP's date() function and d-m-Y as a format.

Possible options are:

strftime

(boolean) If true, strftime() is used instead date() for formatting.

option

(string) Format string (i.e. Y-m-d or %x, etc.).

appendAge

(boolean) If true, the age of the value is appended is appended to the formatted output.

datetime

Formats the values using PHP's date() function and H:i d-m-Y as a format.

time

Formats the values using PHP's date() function and H:i as a format.

timesec

Formats the values using PHP's date() function and H:i:s as a format.

year

Formats the values using PHP's date() function and Y as a format.

int

Formats the values as an integer using PHP's sprintf() in various bases. The default base is decimal (dec). The base is defined as an option:

base

(string) Defines the base of the value. Possible bases are "dec", "hex", "HEX", "oct" and "bin".

float

Formats the values as an real number using PHP's sprintf() and the %f marker. The number of decimals is an option:

precision

(integer) Defines the number of decimals to use (maximum is 10, default is 2).

number

Formats the values as a number using PHP's sprintf(). The format to use is an option:

option

(string) A format definition according to PHP's sprintf() function (see the reference).

md5

Returns the md5 hash of the values.

filesize

Formats the values as file size using \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\GeneralUtility::formatSize(). One option exists:

appendByteSize

(boolean) If true, the original value is appended to the formatted string (between brackets).

user

Calls a user-defined function to format the values. The only option is the reference to the function:

userFunc

(string) Reference to the user-defined function. The function receives the field configuration and the field's value as parameters.

Examples

'aField' => [
  'config' => [
     'type' => 'none',
     'format' => 'date'
     'format.' => [
        'strftime' => TRUE,
        'option' => '%x'
     ],
  ],
],

'aField' => [
  'config' => [
     'type' => 'none',
     'format' => 'float'
     'format.' => [
        'precision' => 8
     ],
  ],
],