block_settings Class Reference

The settings navigation tree block class. More...

Inheritance diagram for block_settings:

Public Member Functions
	_load_instance ($instance, $page)
	Set up a particular instance of this class given data from the block_insances table and the current page.
	_self_test ()
	Tests if this block has been implemented correctly.
	applicable_formats ()
	Set the applicable formats for this block to all.
	before_delete ()
	Function that can be overridden to do extra cleanup before the database tables are deleted.
	can_block_be_added (moodle_page $page)
	This method can be overriden to add some extra checks to decide whether the block can be added or not to a page.
	config_save ($data)
	Default behavior: save all variables as $CFG properties You don't need to override this if you 're satisfied with the above.
	get_aria_role ()
	Returns the role that best describes the settings block.
	get_config_for_external ()
	Return the plugin config settings for external functions.
	get_content ()
	Gets the content for this block by grabbing it from $this->page.
	get_content_for_external ($output)
	Return an object containing all the block content to be returned by external functions.
	get_content_for_output ($output)
	Return a block_contents object representing the full contents of this block.
	get_content_type ()
	Returns the class $content_type var value.
	get_required_javascript ()
	Allows the block to load any JS it requires into the page.
	get_title ()
	Returns the class $title var value.
	has_config ()
	Subclasses should override this and return true if the subclass block has a settings.php file.
	hide_header ()
	Default return is false - header will be shown.
	html_attributes ()
	Return any HTML attributes that you want added to the outer.
	init ()
	Set the initial properties for the block.
	instance_allow_config ()
	Allow the user to configure a block instance.
	instance_allow_multiple ()
	All multiple instances of this block.
	instance_can_be_collapsed ()
	If overridden and set to false by the block it will not be collapsible.
	instance_can_be_docked ()
	Can be overridden by the block to prevent the block from being dockable.
	instance_can_be_edited ()
	If overridden and set to false by the block it will not be editable.
	instance_can_be_hidden ()
	The settings block cannot be hidden by default as it is integral to the navigation of Moodle.
	instance_config_commit ($nolongerused=false)
	Replace the instance's configuration data with those currently in $this->config;.
	instance_config_save ($data, $nolongerused=false)
	Serialize and store config data.
	instance_copy ($fromid)
	Copy any block-specific data when copying to a new block instance.
	instance_create ()
	Do any additional initialization you may need at the time a new block instance is created.
	instance_delete ()
	Delete everything related to this instance if you have been using persistent storage other than the configdata field.
	is_empty ()
	Returns true or false, depending on whether this block has any content to display and whether the user has permission to view the block.
	name ()
	Returns the block name, as present in the class name, the database, the block directory, etc etc.
	refresh_content ()
	First sets the current value of $this->content to NULL then calls the block's get_content() function to set its value back.
	specialization ()
	This function is called on your subclass right after an instance is loaded Use this function to act on instance data just after it's loaded and before anything else is done For instance: if your block will have different title's depending on location (site, course, blog, etc)
	user_can_addto ($page)
	Allows the block class to have a say in the user's ability to create new instances of this block.
	user_can_edit ()
	Allows the block class to have a say in the user's ability to edit (i.e., configure) blocks of this type.

Static Public Member Functions
static	comment_add (&$comments, $options)
static	comment_display ($comments, $options)
static	comment_permissions ($options)
static	comment_template ($options)
	@callback callback functions for comments api
static	comment_url ($options)
static	get_extra_capabilities ()

Public Attributes
string	$arialabel = NULL
	The name of the block to be displayed in the block title area if the title is empty.
	$blockname = null
stdClass	$config = NULL
	An object containing the instance configuration information for the current instance of this block.
stdClass	$content = NULL
	An object to contain the information to be displayed in the block.
int	$content_type = BLOCK_TYPE_TEXT
	The type of content that this block creates.
context	$context = NULL
	This blocks's context.
int	$cron = NULL
	How often the cronjob should run, 0 if not at all.
stdClass	$instance = NULL
	The initialized instance of this block object.
moodle_page	$page = NULL
	The page that this block is appearing on.
string	$str
	Internal var for storing/caching translated strings $str.
string	$title = NULL
	The title of the block to be displayed in the block title area.

Static Public Attributes
static string	$navcount

Protected Member Functions
	formatted_contents ($output)
	Convert the contents of the block to HTML.

Protected Attributes
bool	$contentgenerated = false
bool null	$docked = null

Detailed Description

The settings navigation tree block class.

Used to produce the settings navigation block new to Moodle 2.0

Copyright

2009 Sam Hemelryk

License

http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later

Member Function Documentation

_load_instance()

block_base::_load_instance ( $instance, $page )

inherited

Set up a particular instance of this class given data from the block_insances table and the current page.

(See block_manager::load_blocks().)

Parameters

stdClass	$instance	data from block_insances, block_positions, etc.
moodle_page	$page	the page this block is on.

_self_test()

block_base::_self_test ( )

inherited

Tests if this block has been implemented correctly.

Also, $errors isn't used right now

Return values

boolean

applicable_formats()

block_settings::applicable_formats

(

)

Set the applicable formats for this block to all.

Return values

array

Reimplemented from block_base.

before_delete()

block_base::before_delete ( )

inherited

Function that can be overridden to do extra cleanup before the database tables are deleted.

(Called once per block, not per instance!)

Reimplemented in block_myprofile.

can_block_be_added()

block_base::can_block_be_added ( moodle_page $page )

inherited

This method can be overriden to add some extra checks to decide whether the block can be added or not to a page.

It doesn't need to do the standard capability checks as they will be performed by has_add_block_capability(). This method is user agnostic. If you want to check if a user can add a block or not, you should use user_can_addto().

Parameters

moodle_page

$page

The page where this block will be added.

Return values

bool	Whether the block can be added or not to the given page.

Reimplemented in block_accessreview, block_badges, block_blog_menu, block_blog_recent, block_blog_tags, block_comments, block_completionstatus, block_globalsearch, block_glossary_random, block_lp, block_mnet_hosts, and block_tags.

config_save()

block_base::config_save ( $data )

inherited

Default behavior: save all variables as $CFG properties You don't need to override this if you 're satisfied with the above.

Deprecated

since Moodle 2.9 MDL-49385 - Please use Admin Settings functionality to save block configuration.

formatted_contents()

block_base::formatted_contents ( $output )

protectedinherited

Convert the contents of the block to HTML.

This is used by block base classes like block_list to convert the structured $this->content->list and $this->content->icons arrays to HTML. So, in most blocks, you probaby want to override the get_contents() method, which generates that structured representation of the contents.

Parameters

$output

The core_renderer to use when generating the output.

Return values

string

the HTML that should appearn in the body of the block.

Since

Moodle 2.0.

Reimplemented in block_list, and block_tree.

get_aria_role()

block_settings::get_aria_role

(

)

Returns the role that best describes the settings block.

Return values

string

'navigation'

Reimplemented from block_base.

get_config_for_external()

block_settings::get_config_for_external

(

)

Return the plugin config settings for external functions.

Return values

stdClass

the configs for both the block instance and plugin

Since

Moodle 3.8

Reimplemented from block_base.

get_content()

block_settings::get_content

(

)

Gets the content for this block by grabbing it from $this->page.

Reimplemented from block_base.

get_content_for_external()

block_base::get_content_for_external ( $output )

inherited

Return an object containing all the block content to be returned by external functions.

If your block is returning formatted content or provide files for download, you should override this method to use the core_external\util\format_text, core_external\utilformat_string functions for formatting or external_util\get_area_files for files.

Parameters

core_renderer

$output

the rendered used for output

Return values

stdClass

object containing the block title, central content, footer and linked files (if any).

Since

Moodle 3.6

Reimplemented in block_html.

get_content_for_output()

block_base::get_content_for_output ( $output )

inherited

Return a block_contents object representing the full contents of this block.

This internally calls ->get_content(), and then adds the editing controls etc.

You probably should not override this method, but instead override html_attributes(), formatted_contents() or get_content(), hide_header(), (get_edit_controls), etc.

Return values

block_contents

a representation of the block, for rendering.

Since

Moodle 2.0.

get_content_type()

block_base::get_content_type ( )

inherited

Returns the class $content_type var value.

Intentionally doesn't check if content_type is set. This is already done in _self_test()

Return values

string\$this-,>content_type

get_required_javascript()

block_settings::get_required_javascript

(

)

Allows the block to load any JS it requires into the page.

By default this function simply permits the user to dock the block if it is dockable.

Left null as of MDL-64506.

Reimplemented from block_base.

get_title()

block_base::get_title ( )

inherited

Returns the class $title var value.

Intentionally doesn't check if a title is set. This is already done in _self_test()

Return values

string\$this-,>title

has_config()

block_base::has_config ( )

inherited

Subclasses should override this and return true if the subclass block has a settings.php file.

Return values

boolean

Reimplemented in block_accessreview, block_activity_results, block_badges, block_blog_menu, block_blog_tags, block_course_list, block_html, block_mnet_hosts, block_myoverview, block_myprofile, block_online_users, block_recentlyaccessedcourses, block_rss_client, block_section_links, block_starredcourses, and block_tag_youtube.

hide_header()

block_base::hide_header ( )

inherited

Default return is false - header will be shown.

Return values

boolean

Reimplemented in block_course_summary, and block_myoverview.

html_attributes()

block_base::html_attributes ( )

inherited

Return any HTML attributes that you want added to the outer.

that of the block when it is output.

Because of the way certain JS events are wired it is a good idea to ensure that the default values here still get set. I found the easiest way to do this and still set anything you want is to override it within your block in the following way

function html_attributes() { $attributes = parent\html_attributes(); $attributes['class'] .= ' mynewclass'; return $attributes; }

Return values

array

attribute name => value.

Reimplemented in block_html, block_list, and block_navigation.

instance_allow_config()

block_settings::instance_allow_config

(

)

Allow the user to configure a block instance.

Return values

bool	Returns true

Reimplemented from block_base.

instance_allow_multiple()

block_settings::instance_allow_multiple

(

)

All multiple instances of this block.

Return values

bool	Returns true

Reimplemented from block_base.

instance_can_be_collapsed()

block_base::instance_can_be_collapsed ( )

inherited

If overridden and set to false by the block it will not be collapsible.

Return values

bool

instance_can_be_docked()

block_settings::instance_can_be_docked

(

)

Can be overridden by the block to prevent the block from being dockable.

Return values

bool

Return false as per MDL-64506

Reimplemented from block_base.

instance_can_be_edited()

block_base::instance_can_be_edited ( )

inherited

If overridden and set to false by the block it will not be editable.

Return values

bool

Reimplemented in block_myoverview.

instance_can_be_hidden()

block_settings::instance_can_be_hidden

(

)

The settings block cannot be hidden by default as it is integral to the navigation of Moodle.

Return values

false

Reimplemented from block_base.

instance_config_commit()

block_base::instance_config_commit ( $nolongerused = false )

inherited

Replace the instance's configuration data with those currently in $this->config;.

Reimplemented in block_glossary_random.

instance_config_save()

block_base::instance_config_save ( $data, $nolongerused = false )

inherited

Serialize and store config data.

Reimplemented in block_activity_results, and block_html.

instance_copy()

block_base::instance_copy ( $fromid )

inherited

Copy any block-specific data when copying to a new block instance.

Parameters

int

$fromid

the id number of the block instance to copy from

Return values

boolean

Reimplemented in block_html.

instance_create()

block_base::instance_create ( )

inherited

Do any additional initialization you may need at the time a new block instance is created.

Return values

boolean

instance_delete()

block_base::instance_delete ( )

inherited

Delete everything related to this instance if you have been using persistent storage other than the configdata field.

Return values

boolean

Reimplemented in block_html.

is_empty()

block_base::is_empty ( )

inherited

Returns true or false, depending on whether this block has any content to display and whether the user has permission to view the block.

Return values

boolean

Reimplemented in block_list.

name()

block_base::name ( )

inherited

Returns the block name, as present in the class name, the database, the block directory, etc etc.

Return values

string

refresh_content()

block_base::refresh_content ( )

inherited

First sets the current value of $this->content to NULL then calls the block's get_content() function to set its value back.

Return values

stdObject

specialization()

block_base::specialization ( )

inherited

This function is called on your subclass right after an instance is loaded Use this function to act on instance data just after it's loaded and before anything else is done For instance: if your block will have different title's depending on location (site, course, blog, etc)

Reimplemented in block_badges, block_blog_tags, block_comments, block_course_summary, block_glossary_random, block_html, block_mentees, block_myprofile, block_private_files, block_rss_client, block_tag_flickr, block_tag_youtube, and block_tags.

user_can_addto()

block_base::user_can_addto ( $page )

inherited

Allows the block class to have a say in the user's ability to create new instances of this block.

The framework has first say in whether this will be allowed (e.g., no adding allowed unless in edit mode) but if the framework does allow it, the block can still decide to refuse. This function has access to the complete page object, the creation related to which is being determined.

Parameters

moodle_page

$page

Return values

boolean

user_can_edit()

block_base::user_can_edit ( )

inherited

Allows the block class to have a say in the user's ability to edit (i.e., configure) blocks of this type.

The framework has first say in whether this will be allowed (e.g., no editing allowed unless in edit mode) but if the framework does allow it, the block can still decide to refuse.

Return values

boolean

Member Data Documentation

$arialabel

string block_base::$arialabel = NULL

inherited

The name of the block to be displayed in the block title area if the title is empty.

arialabel

$config

stdClass block_base::$config = NULL

inherited

An object containing the instance configuration information for the current instance of this block.

$config

$content

stdClass block_base::$content = NULL

inherited

An object to contain the information to be displayed in the block.

$content

$content_type

int block_base::$content_type = BLOCK_TYPE_TEXT

inherited

The type of content that this block creates.

Currently support options - BLOCK_TYPE_LIST, BLOCK_TYPE_TEXT $content_type

$cron

int block_base::$cron = NULL

inherited

How often the cronjob should run, 0 if not at all.

$cron

$instance

stdClass block_base::$instance = NULL

inherited

The initialized instance of this block object.

$instance

$title

string block_base::$title = NULL

inherited

The title of the block to be displayed in the block title area.

$title

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• blocks/settings/block_settings.php