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| -rw-r--r-- | includes/common.inc | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | modules/system/system.api.php | 18 |
2 files changed, 20 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/includes/common.inc b/includes/common.inc index 2de18d1fe..2a84bffd1 100644 --- a/includes/common.inc +++ b/includes/common.inc @@ -3987,6 +3987,8 @@ function element_info($type) { $cache[$element_type]['#type'] = $element_type; } } + // Allow modules to alter the element type defaults. + drupal_alter('element_info', $cache); } return $cache[$type]; diff --git a/modules/system/system.api.php b/modules/system/system.api.php index 7aead6c9b..8986270b2 100644 --- a/modules/system/system.api.php +++ b/modules/system/system.api.php @@ -116,6 +116,24 @@ function hook_elements() { } /** + * Alter the element type information returned from modules. + * + * A module may implement this hook in order to alter the element type defaults + * defined by a module. + * + * @param &$type + * All element type defaults as collected by hook_elements(). + * + * @see hook_elements() + */ +function hook_element_info_alter(&$type) { + // Decrease the default size of textfields. + if (isset($type['textfield']['#size'])) { + $type['textfield']['#size'] = 40; + } +} + +/** * Perform cleanup tasks. * * This hook is run at the end of each page request. It is often used for |