Class Varchar

Represents a short text field.

Object

Extended by

ViewableData implements IteratorAggregate

Extended by

DBField

Extended by

StringField

Extended by

Varchar

Direct known subclasses

DBLocale, HTMLVarchar, ShopCountry

Package: sapphire\model
Located at sapphire/core/model/fieldtypes/Varchar.php

Methods summary

`public unknown_type`	# `__construct( mixed $name, mixed $size = 50, mixed $options = array() )` Construct a new short text field Construct a new short text field Parameters `$name` $name string The name of the field `$size` $size int The maximum size of the field, in terms of characters `$options` $options array Optional parameters, e.g. array("nullifyEmpty"=>false). See `StringField::setOptions()` for information on the available options Returns `unknown_type` unknown_type Overrides `StringField::__construct`
`public`	# `requireField( )` (non-PHPdoc) (non-PHPdoc) See `DBField::requireField()`
`public`	# `Initial( )` Return the first letter of the string followed by a . Return the first letter of the string followed by a .
`public`	# `URL( )` Ensure that the given value is an absolute URL. Ensure that the given value is an absolute URL.
`public string`	# `RTF( )` Return the value of the field in rich text format Return the value of the field in rich text format Returns `string` string
`public string`	# `LimitCharacters( mixed $limit = 20, mixed $add = "..." )` Returns the value of the string, limited to the specified number of characters Returns the value of the string, limited to the specified number of characters Parameters `$limit` $limit int Character limit `$add` $add string Extra string to add to the end of the limited string Returns `string` string
`public FormField`	# `scaffoldFormField( string $title = null, mixed $params = null )` (non-PHPdoc) (non-PHPdoc) Parameters `$title` string $title Optional. Localized title of the generated instance `$params` Returns `FormField` FormField See `DBField::scaffoldFormField()` Overrides `DBField::scaffoldFormField`

Methods inherited from StringField

Lower(), Upper(), getNullifyEmpty(), hasValue(), prepValueForDB(), setNullifyEmpty(), setOptions()

Methods inherited from DBField

ATT(), HTML(), HTMLATT(), JS(), LowerCase(), RAW(), RAWURLATT(), URLATT(), UpperCase(), XML(), addToQuery(), create(), debug(), defaultSearchFilter(), exists(), forTemplate(), getName(), getValue(), nullValue(), saveInto(), scaffoldSearchField(), setName(), setTable(), setValue(), writeToManipulation()

Methods inherited from ViewableData

ATT_val(), BaseHref(), CSSClasses(), ColumnBreak(), ColumnCalc(), ColumnNumber(), ColumnPad(), ColumnPos(), CurrentMember(), CurrentPage(), Debug(), Even(), EvenOdd(), First(), FirstLast(), HasPerm(), IsAjax(), JS_val(), Last(), Me(), Middle(), MiddleString(), Modulus(), MultipleOf(), Odd(), Pos(), RAW_val(), SQL_val(), ThemeDir(), ThemeName(), Top(), TotalItems(), XML_val(), __get(), __isset(), __set(), buildCastingCache(), cachedCall(), castingClass(), castingHelper(), castingHelperPair(), castingObjectCreator(), castingObjectCreatorPair(), customise(), defineMethods(), escapeTypeForField(), getField(), getIterator(), getSecurityID(), getXMLValues(), hasField(), i18nLocale(), iteratorProperties(), obj(), renderWith(), setCustomisedObj(), setField()

Methods inherited from Object

__call(), __toString(), __wakeup(), addMethodsFrom(), addStaticVars(), addWrapperMethod(), add_extension(), add_static_var(), allMethodNames(), cacheToFile(), cacheToFileWithArgs(), clearCache(), combined_static(), createMethod(), create_from_string(), extInstance(), extend(), getCustomClass(), getExtensionInstance(), getExtensionInstances(), get_extensions(), get_static(), hasExtension(), hasMethod(), has_extension(), invokeWithExtensions(), is_a(), loadCache(), parentClass(), parse_class_spec(), remove_extension(), sanitiseCachename(), saveCache(), set_stat(), set_static(), set_uninherited(), stat(), strong_create(), uninherited(), uninherited_static(), useCustomClass()

Magic methods summary

Properties summary

`protected mixed`	`$size`	#

Properties inherited from StringField

$nullifyEmpty

Properties inherited from DBField

$arrayValue, $defaultVal, $default_search_filter_class, $escape_type, $name, $tableName, $value

Properties inherited from ViewableData

$casting, $customisedObject, $default_cast, $failover, $iteratorPos, $iteratorTotalItems

Properties inherited from Object

$class, $extension_instances, $extensions

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