FieldtypeFloat class

Field that stores a floating point number

Click any linked item for full usage details and examples. Hookable methods are indicated with the icon. In addition to those shown below, the FieldtypeFloat class also inherits all the methods and properties of: Fieldtype, WireData and Wire.

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Common

NameReturnSummary 
FieldtypeFloat::getBlankValue(Page $page, Field $field)
stringGet blank value 
FieldtypeFloat::getCompatibleFieldtypes(Field $field)
null FieldtypesGet compatible Fieldtypes
FieldtypeFloat::getConfigInputfields(Field $field)
InputfieldWrapperGet field configuration
FieldtypeFloat::getDatabaseSchema(Field $field)
arrayGet DB schema for this Fieldtype 
FieldtypeFloat::getInputfield(Page $page, Field $field)
InputfieldGet Inputfield for this Fieldtype 
FieldtypeFloat::getPrecision($value)
intGet precision of given value 
FieldtypeFloat::isEmptyValue(Field $field, mixed $value)
boolIs given value considered empty to this Fieldtype? 
FieldtypeFloat::sanitizeValue(Page $page, Field $field, $value)
float stringSanitize value 
FieldtypeFloat::setColumnType(Field $field, string $newType)
stringSet the database data column type (updating the DB table) 
FieldtypeFloat::sleepValue(Page $page, Field $field, $value)
stringSleep value for DB storage
FieldtypeFloat::strToFloat(string $str)
float stringConvert float string with commas to float value 

Additional methods and properties

In addition to the methods and properties above, FieldtypeFloat also inherits the methods and properties of these classes:

API reference based on ProcessWire core version 3.0.244

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