function views_plugin_display::validate

3.x views_plugin_display.inc views_plugin_display::validate()
2.x views_plugin_display.inc views_plugin_display::validate()

Make sure the display and all associated handlers are valid.

Return value

Empty array if the display is valid; an array of error strings if it is not.

Overrides views_plugin::validate

1 call to views_plugin_display::validate()
views_plugin_display_page::validate in plugins/views_plugin_display_page.inc
Make sure the display and all associated handlers are valid.
1 method overrides views_plugin_display::validate()
views_plugin_display_page::validate in plugins/views_plugin_display_page.inc
Make sure the display and all associated handlers are valid.

File

plugins/views_plugin_display.inc, line 1897
Contains the base display plugin.

Class

views_plugin_display
The default display plugin handler. Display plugins handle options and basic mechanisms for different output methods.

Code

function validate() {
  $errors = array();
  // Make sure displays that use fields HAVE fields.
  if ($this->uses_fields()) {
    $fields = FALSE;
    foreach ($this->get_handlers('field') as $field) {
      if (empty($field->options['exclude'])) {
        $fields = TRUE;
      }
    }

    if (!$fields) {
      $errors[] = t('Display "@display" uses fields but there are none defined for it or all are excluded.', array('@display' => $this->display->display_title));
    }
  }

  if ($this->has_path() && !$this->get_option('path')) {
    $errors[] = t('Display "@display" uses a path but the path is undefined.', array('@display' => $this->display->display_title));
  }

  // Validate style plugin
  $style = $this->get_plugin();
  if (empty($style)) {
    $errors[] = t('Display "@display" has an invalid style plugin.', array('@display' => $this->display->display_title));
  }
  else {
    $result = $style->validate();
    if (!empty($result) && is_array($result)) {
      $errors = array_merge($errors, $result);
    }
  }

  // Validate handlers
  foreach (views_object_types() as $type => $info) {
    foreach ($this->get_handlers($type) as $handler) {
      $result = $handler->validate();
      if (!empty($result) && is_array($result)) {
        $errors = array_merge($errors, $result);
      }
    }
  }

  return $errors;
}