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Select plugin data controller

Copyright: 2018 Daniel Neis Araujo <daniel@moodle.com>
License: http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
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Defines 1 class

data_controller:: (5 methods):
  datafield()
  get_default_value()
  instance_form_definition()
  instance_form_validation()
  export_value()


Class: data_controller  - X-Ref

Class data

datafield()   X-Ref
Return the name of the field where the information is stored

return: string

get_default_value()   X-Ref
Returns the default value as it would be stored in the database (not in human-readable format).

return: mixed

instance_form_definition(\MoodleQuickForm $mform)   X-Ref
Add fields for editing a textarea field.

param: \MoodleQuickForm $mform

instance_form_validation(array $data, array $files)   X-Ref
Validates data for this field.

return: array
param: array $data
param: array $files

export_value()   X-Ref
Returns value in a human-readable format

return: mixed|null value or null if empty