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synkyo
synkyo

Reputation: 440

render fields individually drupal

I'm looking to render each field individually within page.tpl.php. My situation is, I have a image field, unlimited values, and a slideshow format. I want to take this field rendered with the slideshow formatting and place it where ever I want.

I've tried the following, but this doesn't apply the correct formatting, it just outputs with the default format:

$field_view_field_field_banners = field_view_field('node', $node, 'field_banners');
$field_view_field_field_banners['#formatter'] = 'slideshow'; // I added this because the formatter was 'image'
echo render($field_view_field_field_banners);

Any help on this is greatly appreciated!

Upvotes: 1

Views: 691

Answers (1)

cy23
cy23

Reputation: 1241

The fourth parameter that field_view_field takes can be the name of a view mode or it can be an array of the display setting keys: label, type, settings, and weight.

It looks as if you're trying to specify the field's format, but what's happening is that field_view_field is looking for a View Mode (like Default or Teaser) called "Slideshow."

Instead of 

$foo = field_view_field('node', $node, 'field_banners', 'slideshow');

Try:

$foo = field_view_field('node', $node, 'field_banners', array('type' => 'slideshow'));

The answer to your second question is based on the one above really. The difference is between a view mode and a field formatter. It's highly likely that when you navigate to 

/admin/structure/types/manage/foo/display

that you have two default view modes: Default and Teaser. If you've set the field_banners field to use slideshow formatter under the Default view mode, then there isn't any need to even use a fourth parameter since the "default" view mode will be used when none is specified.

In that scenario, you could just do: $foo = field_view_field('node', $node, 'field_banners');

and $foo would have the slideshow format when rendered.

Check out the Drupal API doc for field_view_field.

Upvotes: 1

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