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DetailView extends Widget
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DetailView displays the detail of a single data [[model]].

DetailView is best used for displaying a model in a regular format (e.g. each model attribute is displayed as a row in a table.) The model can be either an instance of [[Model]] or an associative array.

DetailView uses the [[attributes]] property to determines which model attributes should be displayed and how they should be formatted.

A typical usage of DetailView is as follows:

echo DetailView::widget([
    'model' => $model,
    'attributes' => [
        'title',               // title attribute (in plain text)
        'description:html',    // description attribute in HTML
        [                      // the owner name of the model
            'label' => 'Owner',
            'value' => $model->owner->name,
        ],
        'created_at:datetime', // creation date formatted as datetime
    ],
]);

For more details and usage information on DetailView, see the guide article on data widgets.

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author

Qiang Xue qiang.xue@gmail.com

since
2.0

Table of Contents

Constants

EVENT_AFTER_RUN  = 'afterRun'
EVENT_BEFORE_RUN  = 'beforeRun'
EVENT_INIT  = 'init'

Properties

$attributes  : array<string|int, mixed>
$autoIdPrefix  : string
$behaviors  : array<string|int, Behavior>
$formatter  : array<string|int, mixed>|Formatter|null
$id  : string|null
$model  : array<string|int, mixed>|object
$options  : array<string|int, mixed>|null
$template  : string|callable
$view  : View
$viewPath  : string
$_behaviors  : array<string|int, Behavior>|null
$_events  : array<string|int, mixed>
$_eventWildcards  : array<string|int, mixed>
$_id  : mixed
$_view  : mixed

Methods

__call()  : mixed
Calls the named method which is not a class method.
__clone()  : mixed
This method is called after the object is created by cloning an existing one.
__construct()  : mixed
Constructor.
__get()  : mixed
Returns the value of a component property.
__isset()  : bool
Checks if a property is set, i.e. defined and not null.
__set()  : mixed
Sets the value of a component property.
__unset()  : mixed
Sets a component property to be null.
afterRun()  : mixed
This method is invoked right after a widget is executed.
attachBehavior()  : Behavior
Attaches a behavior to this component.
attachBehaviors()  : mixed
Attaches a list of behaviors to the component.
beforeRun()  : bool
This method is invoked right before the widget is executed.
begin()  : static
Begins a widget.
behaviors()  : array<string|int, mixed>
Returns a list of behaviors that this component should behave as.
canGetProperty()  : bool
Returns a value indicating whether a property can be read.
canSetProperty()  : bool
Returns a value indicating whether a property can be set.
className()  : string
Returns the fully qualified name of this class.
detachBehavior()  : Behavior|null
Detaches a behavior from the component.
detachBehaviors()  : mixed
Detaches all behaviors from the component.
end()  : static
Ends a widget.
ensureBehaviors()  : mixed
Makes sure that the behaviors declared in [[behaviors()]] are attached to this component.
getBehavior()  : Behavior|null
Returns the named behavior object.
getBehaviors()  : array<string|int, Behavior>
Returns all behaviors attached to this component.
getId()  : string|null
Returns the ID of the widget.
getView()  : View
Returns the view object that can be used to render views or view files.
getViewPath()  : string
Returns the directory containing the view files for this widget.
hasEventHandlers()  : bool
Returns a value indicating whether there is any handler attached to the named event.
hasMethod()  : bool
Returns a value indicating whether a method is defined.
hasProperty()  : bool
Returns a value indicating whether a property is defined for this component.
init()  : mixed
Initializes the detail view.
off()  : bool
Detaches an existing event handler from this component.
on()  : mixed
Attaches an event handler to an event.
render()  : string
Renders a view.
renderFile()  : string
Renders a view file.
run()  : string|void
Renders the detail view.
setId()  : mixed
Sets the ID of the widget.
setView()  : mixed
Sets the view object to be used by this widget.
trigger()  : mixed
Triggers an event.
widget()  : string
Creates a widget instance and runs it.
normalizeAttributes()  : mixed
Normalizes the attribute specifications.
renderAttribute()  : string
Renders a single attribute.
attachBehaviorInternal()  : Behavior
Attaches a behavior to this component.

Constants

EVENT_AFTER_RUN

public mixed EVENT_AFTER_RUN = 'afterRun'
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event

WidgetEvent an event raised right after executing a widget.

since
2.0.11

EVENT_BEFORE_RUN

public mixed EVENT_BEFORE_RUN = 'beforeRun'
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event

WidgetEvent an event raised right before executing a widget. You may set [[WidgetEvent::isValid]] to be false to cancel the widget execution.

since
2.0.11

EVENT_INIT

public mixed EVENT_INIT = 'init'
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event

Event an event that is triggered when the widget is initialized via [[init()]].

since
2.0.11

Properties

$attributes

public array<string|int, mixed> $attributes

a list of attributes to be displayed in the detail view. Each array element represents the specification for displaying one particular attribute.

An attribute can be specified as a string in the format of attribute, attribute:format or attribute:format:label, where attribute refers to the attribute name, and format represents the format of the attribute. The format is passed to the [[Formatter::format()]] method to format an attribute value into a displayable text. Please refer to [[Formatter]] for the supported types. Both format and label are optional. They will take default values if absent.

An attribute can also be specified in terms of an array with the following elements:

  • attribute: the attribute name. This is required if either label or value is not specified.

  • label: the label associated with the attribute. If this is not specified, it will be generated from the attribute name.

  • value: the value to be displayed. If this is not specified, it will be retrieved from [[model]] using the attribute name by calling [[ArrayHelper::getValue()]]. Note that this value will be formatted into a displayable text according to the format option. Since version 2.0.11 it can be defined as closure with the following parameters:

    function ($model, $widget)
    

    $model refers to displayed model and $widget is an instance of DetailView widget.

  • format: the type of the value that determines how the value would be formatted into a displayable text. Please refer to [[Formatter]] for supported types and [[Formatter::format()]] on how to specify this value.

  • visible: whether the attribute is visible. If set to false, the attribute will NOT be displayed.

  • contentOptions: the HTML attributes to customize value tag. For example: ['class' => 'bg-red']. Please refer to [[\yii\helpers\BaseHtml::renderTagAttributes()]] for the supported syntax.

  • captionOptions: the HTML attributes to customize label tag. For example: ['class' => 'bg-red']. Please refer to [[\yii\helpers\BaseHtml::renderTagAttributes()]] for the supported syntax.

$autoIdPrefix

public static string $autoIdPrefix = 'w'

the prefix to the automatically generated widget IDs.

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getId()

$behaviors read-only

public array<string|int, Behavior> $behaviors

List of behaviors attached to this component.

$formatter

public array<string|int, mixed>|Formatter|null $formatter

the formatter used to format model attribute values into displayable texts. This can be either an instance of [[Formatter]] or an configuration array for creating the [[Formatter]] instance. If this property is not set, the formatter application component will be used.

$id

public string|null $id

ID of the widget. Note that the type of this property differs in getter and setter. See [[getId()]] and [[setId()]] for details.

$model

public array<string|int, mixed>|object $model

the data model whose details are to be displayed. This can be a [[Model]] instance, an associative array, an object that implements [[Arrayable]] interface or simply an object with defined public accessible non-static properties.

$options

public array<string|int, mixed>|null $options = ['class' => 'table table-striped table-bordered detail-view']

the HTML attributes for the container tag of this widget. The tag option specifies what container tag should be used. It defaults to table if not set.

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Html::renderTagAttributes()

for details on how attributes are being rendered.

$template

public string|callable $template = '<tr><th{captionOptions}>{label}</th><td{contentOptions}>{value}</td></tr>'

the template used to render a single attribute. If a string, the token {label} and {value} will be replaced with the label and the value of the corresponding attribute. If a callback (e.g. an anonymous function), the signature must be as follows:

function ($attribute, $index, $widget)

where $attribute refer to the specification of the attribute being rendered, $index is the zero-based index of the attribute in the [[attributes]] array, and $widget refers to this widget instance.

Since Version 2.0.10, the tokens {captionOptions} and {contentOptions} are available, which will represent HTML attributes of HTML container elements for the label and value.

$view

public View $view

The view object that can be used to render views or view files. Note that the type of this property differs in getter and setter. See [[getView()]] and [[setView()]] for details.

$viewPath read-only

public string $viewPath

The directory containing the view files for this widget.

$_behaviors

private array<string|int, Behavior>|null $_behaviors

the attached behaviors (behavior name => behavior). This is null when not initialized.

$_events

private array<string|int, mixed> $_events = []

the attached event handlers (event name => handlers)

$_eventWildcards

private array<string|int, mixed> $_eventWildcards = []

the event handlers attached for wildcard patterns (event name wildcard => handlers)

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since
2.0.14

Methods

__call()

Calls the named method which is not a class method.

public __call(string $name, array<string|int, mixed> $params) : mixed

This method will check if any attached behavior has the named method and will execute it if available.

Do not call this method directly as it is a PHP magic method that will be implicitly called when an unknown method is being invoked.

Parameters
$name : string

the method name

$params : array<string|int, mixed>

method parameters

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throws
UnknownMethodException

when calling unknown method

Return values
mixed

the method return value

__clone()

This method is called after the object is created by cloning an existing one.

public __clone() : mixed

It removes all behaviors because they are attached to the old object.

__construct()

Constructor.

public __construct([array<string|int, mixed> $config = [] ]) : mixed

The default implementation does two things:

  • Initializes the object with the given configuration $config.
  • Call [[init()]].

If this method is overridden in a child class, it is recommended that

  • the last parameter of the constructor is a configuration array, like $config here.
  • call the parent implementation at the end of the constructor.
Parameters
$config : array<string|int, mixed> = []

name-value pairs that will be used to initialize the object properties

__get()

Returns the value of a component property.

public __get(string $name) : mixed

This method will check in the following order and act accordingly:

  • a property defined by a getter: return the getter result
  • a property of a behavior: return the behavior property value

Do not call this method directly as it is a PHP magic method that will be implicitly called when executing $value = $component->property;.

Parameters
$name : string

the property name

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throws
UnknownPropertyException

if the property is not defined

throws
InvalidCallException

if the property is write-only.

see
__set()
Return values
mixed

the property value or the value of a behavior's property

__isset()

Checks if a property is set, i.e. defined and not null.

public __isset(string $name) : bool

This method will check in the following order and act accordingly:

  • a property defined by a setter: return whether the property is set
  • a property of a behavior: return whether the property is set
  • return false for non existing properties

Do not call this method directly as it is a PHP magic method that will be implicitly called when executing isset($component->property).

Parameters
$name : string

the property name or the event name

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see
https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.isset.php
Return values
bool

whether the named property is set

__set()

Sets the value of a component property.

public __set(string $name, mixed $value) : mixed

This method will check in the following order and act accordingly:

  • a property defined by a setter: set the property value
  • an event in the format of "on xyz": attach the handler to the event "xyz"
  • a behavior in the format of "as xyz": attach the behavior named as "xyz"
  • a property of a behavior: set the behavior property value

Do not call this method directly as it is a PHP magic method that will be implicitly called when executing $component->property = $value;.

Parameters
$name : string

the property name or the event name

$value : mixed

the property value

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throws
UnknownPropertyException

if the property is not defined

throws
InvalidCallException

if the property is read-only.

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__get()

__unset()

Sets a component property to be null.

public __unset(string $name) : mixed

This method will check in the following order and act accordingly:

  • a property defined by a setter: set the property value to be null
  • a property of a behavior: set the property value to be null

Do not call this method directly as it is a PHP magic method that will be implicitly called when executing unset($component->property).

Parameters
$name : string

the property name

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throws
InvalidCallException

if the property is read only.

see
https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.unset.php

afterRun()

This method is invoked right after a widget is executed.

public afterRun(mixed $result) : mixed

The method will trigger the [[EVENT_AFTER_RUN]] event. The return value of the method will be used as the widget return value.

If you override this method, your code should look like the following:

public function afterRun($result)
{
    $result = parent::afterRun($result);
    // your custom code here
    return $result;
}
Parameters
$result : mixed

the widget return result.

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since
2.0.11
Return values
mixed

the processed widget result.

attachBehavior()

Attaches a behavior to this component.

public attachBehavior(string $name, string|array<string|int, mixed>|Behavior $behavior) : Behavior

This method will create the behavior object based on the given configuration. After that, the behavior object will be attached to this component by calling the [[Behavior::attach()]] method.

Parameters
$name : string

the name of the behavior.

$behavior : string|array<string|int, mixed>|Behavior

the behavior configuration. This can be one of the following:

  • a [[Behavior]] object
  • a string specifying the behavior class
  • an object configuration array that will be passed to [[Yii::createObject()]] to create the behavior object.
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detachBehavior()
Return values
Behavior

the behavior object

attachBehaviors()

Attaches a list of behaviors to the component.

public attachBehaviors(array<string|int, mixed> $behaviors) : mixed

Each behavior is indexed by its name and should be a [[Behavior]] object, a string specifying the behavior class, or an configuration array for creating the behavior.

Parameters
$behaviors : array<string|int, mixed>

list of behaviors to be attached to the component

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attachBehavior()

beforeRun()

This method is invoked right before the widget is executed.

public beforeRun() : bool

The method will trigger the [[EVENT_BEFORE_RUN]] event. The return value of the method will determine whether the widget should continue to run.

When overriding this method, make sure you call the parent implementation like the following:

public function beforeRun()
{
    if (!parent::beforeRun()) {
        return false;
    }

    // your custom code here

    return true; // or false to not run the widget
}
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since
2.0.11
Return values
bool

whether the widget should continue to be executed.

begin()

Begins a widget.

public static begin([array<string|int, mixed> $config = [] ]) : static

This method creates an instance of the calling class. It will apply the configuration to the created instance. A matching [[end()]] call should be called later. As some widgets may use output buffering, the [[end()]] call should be made in the same view to avoid breaking the nesting of output buffers.

Parameters
$config : array<string|int, mixed> = []

name-value pairs that will be used to initialize the object properties

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see
end()
Return values
static

the newly created widget instance

behaviors()

Returns a list of behaviors that this component should behave as.

public behaviors() : array<string|int, mixed>

Child classes may override this method to specify the behaviors they want to behave as.

The return value of this method should be an array of behavior objects or configurations indexed by behavior names. A behavior configuration can be either a string specifying the behavior class or an array of the following structure:

'behaviorName' => [
    'class' => 'BehaviorClass',
    'property1' => 'value1',
    'property2' => 'value2',
]

Note that a behavior class must extend from [[Behavior]]. Behaviors can be attached using a name or anonymously. When a name is used as the array key, using this name, the behavior can later be retrieved using [[getBehavior()]] or be detached using [[detachBehavior()]]. Anonymous behaviors can not be retrieved or detached.

Behaviors declared in this method will be attached to the component automatically (on demand).

Return values
array<string|int, mixed>

the behavior configurations.

canGetProperty()

Returns a value indicating whether a property can be read.

public canGetProperty(string $name[, bool $checkVars = true ][, bool $checkBehaviors = true ]) : bool

A property can be read if:

  • the class has a getter method associated with the specified name (in this case, property name is case-insensitive);
  • the class has a member variable with the specified name (when $checkVars is true);
  • an attached behavior has a readable property of the given name (when $checkBehaviors is true).
Parameters
$name : string

the property name

$checkVars : bool = true

whether to treat member variables as properties

$checkBehaviors : bool = true

whether to treat behaviors' properties as properties of this component

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canSetProperty()
Return values
bool

whether the property can be read

canSetProperty()

Returns a value indicating whether a property can be set.

public canSetProperty(string $name[, bool $checkVars = true ][, bool $checkBehaviors = true ]) : bool

A property can be written if:

  • the class has a setter method associated with the specified name (in this case, property name is case-insensitive);
  • the class has a member variable with the specified name (when $checkVars is true);
  • an attached behavior has a writable property of the given name (when $checkBehaviors is true).
Parameters
$name : string

the property name

$checkVars : bool = true

whether to treat member variables as properties

$checkBehaviors : bool = true

whether to treat behaviors' properties as properties of this component

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canGetProperty()
Return values
bool

whether the property can be written

className()

Returns the fully qualified name of this class.

public static className() : string
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deprecated

since 2.0.14. On PHP >=5.5, use ::class instead.

Return values
string

the fully qualified name of this class.

detachBehavior()

Detaches a behavior from the component.

public detachBehavior(string $name) : Behavior|null

The behavior's [[Behavior::detach()]] method will be invoked.

Parameters
$name : string

the behavior's name.

Return values
Behavior|null

the detached behavior. Null if the behavior does not exist.

detachBehaviors()

Detaches all behaviors from the component.

public detachBehaviors() : mixed

end()

Ends a widget.

public static end() : static

Note that the rendering result of the widget is directly echoed out.

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throws
InvalidCallException

if [[begin()]] and [[end()]] calls are not properly nested

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begin()
Return values
static

the widget instance that is ended.

ensureBehaviors()

Makes sure that the behaviors declared in [[behaviors()]] are attached to this component.

public ensureBehaviors() : mixed

getBehavior()

Returns the named behavior object.

public getBehavior(string $name) : Behavior|null
Parameters
$name : string

the behavior name

Return values
Behavior|null

the behavior object, or null if the behavior does not exist

getBehaviors()

Returns all behaviors attached to this component.

public getBehaviors() : array<string|int, Behavior>
Return values
array<string|int, Behavior>

list of behaviors attached to this component

getId()

Returns the ID of the widget.

public getId([bool $autoGenerate = true ]) : string|null
Parameters
$autoGenerate : bool = true

whether to generate an ID if it is not set previously

Return values
string|null

ID of the widget.

getView()

Returns the view object that can be used to render views or view files.

public getView() : View

The [[render()]] and [[renderFile()]] methods will use this view object to implement the actual view rendering. If not set, it will default to the "view" application component.

Return values
View

the view object that can be used to render views or view files.

getViewPath()

Returns the directory containing the view files for this widget.

public getViewPath() : string

The default implementation returns the 'views' subdirectory under the directory containing the widget class file.

Return values
string

the directory containing the view files for this widget.

hasEventHandlers()

Returns a value indicating whether there is any handler attached to the named event.

public hasEventHandlers(string $name) : bool
Parameters
$name : string

the event name

Return values
bool

whether there is any handler attached to the event.

hasMethod()

Returns a value indicating whether a method is defined.

public hasMethod(string $name[, bool $checkBehaviors = true ]) : bool

A method is defined if:

  • the class has a method with the specified name
  • an attached behavior has a method with the given name (when $checkBehaviors is true).
Parameters
$name : string

the property name

$checkBehaviors : bool = true

whether to treat behaviors' methods as methods of this component

Return values
bool

whether the method is defined

hasProperty()

Returns a value indicating whether a property is defined for this component.

public hasProperty(string $name[, bool $checkVars = true ][, bool $checkBehaviors = true ]) : bool

A property is defined if:

  • the class has a getter or setter method associated with the specified name (in this case, property name is case-insensitive);
  • the class has a member variable with the specified name (when $checkVars is true);
  • an attached behavior has a property of the given name (when $checkBehaviors is true).
Parameters
$name : string

the property name

$checkVars : bool = true

whether to treat member variables as properties

$checkBehaviors : bool = true

whether to treat behaviors' properties as properties of this component

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canGetProperty()
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canSetProperty()
Return values
bool

whether the property is defined

init()

Initializes the detail view.

public init() : mixed

This method will initialize required property values.

off()

Detaches an existing event handler from this component.

public off(string $name[, callable|null $handler = null ]) : bool

This method is the opposite of [[on()]].

Note: in case wildcard pattern is passed for event name, only the handlers registered with this wildcard will be removed, while handlers registered with plain names matching this wildcard will remain.

Parameters
$name : string

event name

$handler : callable|null = null

the event handler to be removed. If it is null, all handlers attached to the named event will be removed.

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see
on()
Return values
bool

if a handler is found and detached

on()

Attaches an event handler to an event.

public on(string $name, callable $handler[, mixed $data = null ][, bool $append = true ]) : mixed

The event handler must be a valid PHP callback. The following are some examples:

function ($event) { ... }         // anonymous function
[$object, 'handleClick']          // $object->handleClick()
['Page', 'handleClick']           // Page::handleClick()
'handleClick'                     // global function handleClick()

The event handler must be defined with the following signature,

function ($event)

where $event is an [[Event]] object which includes parameters associated with the event.

Since 2.0.14 you can specify event name as a wildcard pattern:

$component->on('event.group.*', function ($event) {
    Yii::trace($event->name . ' is triggered.');
});
Parameters
$name : string

the event name

$handler : callable

the event handler

$data : mixed = null

the data to be passed to the event handler when the event is triggered. When the event handler is invoked, this data can be accessed via [[Event::data]].

$append : bool = true

whether to append new event handler to the end of the existing handler list. If false, the new handler will be inserted at the beginning of the existing handler list.

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off()

render()

Renders a view.

public render(string $view[, array<string|int, mixed> $params = [] ]) : string

The view to be rendered can be specified in one of the following formats:

  • path alias (e.g. "@app/views/site/index");
  • absolute path within application (e.g. "//site/index"): the view name starts with double slashes. The actual view file will be looked for under the [[Application::viewPath|view path]] of the application.
  • absolute path within module (e.g. "/site/index"): the view name starts with a single slash. The actual view file will be looked for under the [[Module::viewPath|view path]] of the currently active module.
  • relative path (e.g. "index"): the actual view file will be looked for under [[viewPath]].

If the view name does not contain a file extension, it will use the default one .php.

Parameters
$view : string

the view name.

$params : array<string|int, mixed> = []

the parameters (name-value pairs) that should be made available in the view.

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throws
InvalidArgumentException

if the view file does not exist.

Return values
string

the rendering result.

renderFile()

Renders a view file.

public renderFile(string $file[, array<string|int, mixed> $params = [] ]) : string
Parameters
$file : string

the view file to be rendered. This can be either a file path or a path alias.

$params : array<string|int, mixed> = []

the parameters (name-value pairs) that should be made available in the view.

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throws
InvalidArgumentException

if the view file does not exist.

Return values
string

the rendering result.

run()

Renders the detail view.

public run() : string|void

This is the main entry of the whole detail view rendering.

Return values
string|void

the rendering result may be directly "echoed" or returned as a string

setId()

Sets the ID of the widget.

public setId(string $value) : mixed
Parameters
$value : string

id of the widget.

setView()

Sets the view object to be used by this widget.

public setView(View $view) : mixed
Parameters
$view : View

the view object that can be used to render views or view files.

trigger()

Triggers an event.

public trigger(string $name[, Event|null $event = null ]) : mixed

This method represents the happening of an event. It invokes all attached handlers for the event including class-level handlers.

Parameters
$name : string

the event name

$event : Event|null = null

the event instance. If not set, a default [[Event]] object will be created.

widget()

Creates a widget instance and runs it.

public static widget([array<string|int, mixed> $config = [] ]) : string

The widget rendering result is returned by this method.

Parameters
$config : array<string|int, mixed> = []

name-value pairs that will be used to initialize the object properties

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throws
Throwable
Return values
string

the rendering result of the widget.

renderAttribute()

Renders a single attribute.

protected renderAttribute(array<string|int, mixed> $attribute, int $index) : string
Parameters
$attribute : array<string|int, mixed>

the specification of the attribute to be rendered.

$index : int

the zero-based index of the attribute in the [[attributes]] array

Return values
string

the rendering result

attachBehaviorInternal()

Attaches a behavior to this component.

private attachBehaviorInternal(string|int $name, string|array<string|int, mixed>|Behavior $behavior) : Behavior
Parameters
$name : string|int

the name of the behavior. If this is an integer, it means the behavior is an anonymous one. Otherwise, the behavior is a named one and any existing behavior with the same name will be detached first.

$behavior : string|array<string|int, mixed>|Behavior

the behavior to be attached

Return values
Behavior

the attached behavior.


        
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