The views_handler_field_node_type class in views_handler_field_node_type.inc has the following render() function:

  function render_name($data, $values) {
    if ($this->options['machine_name'] != 1 && $data !== NULL && $data !== '') {
      return t(check_plain(node_get_types('name', $data)));
    }
    return check_plain($data);
  }

In this case, $data is the machine name of the node type, which may only be characters and underscores.

My use-case:
I'd like to theme the node type as an icon (with a link to the node types primary pages, etc.), and used a custom theme template and a hook_views_pre_render(&$view) override to achieve this (nicely!). But all my good theming work gets escaped by the check_plain() call.

Perhaps I'm going about this the wrong way, in which case, I guess this is a support request: What is the best way to theme a node type views field to provide an iconic representation?

There are a few suggestions for particular use-cases:
* http://drupal.org/node/140517
* http://drupal.org/node/406188
but I can't find anything flexible enough to allow me to do what I want (other than hacking views to remove the check_plain()!!)

Comments

dawehner’s picture

dawehner
Primary language German
commented
Status: Active » Fixed

You could use a field tpl.php There you can print out the image.

Alternative you can use the "rewrite output of this field" feature and add the img tag there. You can use [type] as token to provide a class/image path. That's what you need here.

jfall’s picture

jfall commented
Status: Fixed » Active

Thanks Dereine!
rewrite output was my first guess, but doesn't offer enough flexibility - I need a few conditionals, but I'll try using the field template.

dawehner’s picture

dawehner
Primary language German
commented
Status: Active » Fixed

So this is fixed.

jfall’s picture

jfall commented

Oops - sorry I didn't intentionally set status back to active...

For any others who stumble on this thread, I ended up adding this theme override to my template.php:

function THEME_views_view_field__VIEW__type($view, $field, $row) {
   ...  // theme the field to your hearts content! 
   return $your_themed_field;
}

Many thanks again dereine - you've opened my eyes to a whole new set of views theming possibilities!

Status: Fixed » Closed (fixed)

Automatically closed -- issue fixed for 2 weeks with no activity.