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URL field type

This field type makes it possible to store and retrieve a URL. It's formed by the combination of a link and the respective text.

Name Internal name Expected input
Url ibexa_url string

PHP API field type

Input expectations

Type Description Example
string Link content provided to the value. "https://www.ibexa.co"
string Text content that represents the stored link. "Ibexa"

Value object

Properties

The Value class of this field type contains the following properties:

Property Type Description
$link string This property stores the link provided to the value of this field type.
$text string This property stores the text to represent the stored link provided to the value of this field type. 
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// Value object content example

$url->link = "https://www.ibexa.co";
$url->text = "Ibexa";
Constructor

The Url\Value constructor initializes a new value object with the provided value. It expects two comma-separated strings, corresponding to the link and text.

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// Constructor example

// Instantiates an Url Value object
$UrlValue = new Url\Value( "https://www.ibexa.co/", "Ibexa" );

Hash format

Key Type Description Example
link string Link content. "https://www.ibexa.co/"
text string Text content. "Ibexa" 
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// Example of the hash value in PHP
$hash = [
    "link" => "https://www.ibexa.co/",
    "text" => "Ibexa"
];

Validation

This field type doesn't perform validation.

But some validation can be made afterward, see External URL validation for more information.

Settings

This field type doesn't have settings.