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Keyword Field Type

This Field Type stores one or several comma-separated keywords as a string or array of strings.

Name Internal name Expected input
Keyword ezkeyword string[]|string

PHP API Field Type

Input expectations

Type Example
string "documentation"
string "php, Ibexa Platform, html5"
string[] [ "Ibexa", "Enterprise", "User Experience Management" ]

Value object

Properties

The Value class of this Field Type contains the following properties:

Property Type Description
$value string[] Holds an array of keywords as strings. 
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// Value object content example
use Ibexa\Core\FieldType\Keyword\Value;
 
// Instantiates a Value object
$keywordValue = new Value();
 
// Sets an array of keywords as a value
$keyword->value = [ "php", "css3", "html5", "Ibexa Platform" ];

Constructor

The Keyword\Value constructor will initialize a new Value object with the value provided.

It expects a list of keywords, either comma-separated in a string or as an array of strings.

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// Constructor example
use Ibexa\Core\FieldType\Keyword\Value;
 
// Instantiates a Value object with an array of keywords
$keywordValue = new Value( [ "php5", "css3", "html5" ] );
 
// Instantiates a Value object with a list of keywords in a string
// This is equivalent to the example above
$keywordValue = new Value( "php5,css3,html5" );