Entity BaseFields of type list_string do not get a select list exposed filter in Views

Created on 21 November 2018, almost 6 years ago

Updated 19 January 2024, 10 months ago

I have a custom entity, with BaseFieldDefinitions. One of which is a list_string type. When I try to add an exposed filter in Views for this field, it defaults to a textfield instead of a select list.

When I look at my entity's EntityViewsData::getViewsData() method and dump the results, it's listed as simply "string".

argument => string
filter => string

It'd be nice if it used list_string or whatever the name is for the select filter (if I could find that I could probably just alter the ViewsData myself and get going for now, but ideally this should be automated for BaseFields).

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11.0 🔥

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Last updated 9 days ago

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🇧🇪Belgium Grayle

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Comment almost 2 years ago →
🇺🇸United States smustgrave
This issue is being reviewed by the kind folks in Slack, #needs-review-queue-initiative. We are working to keep the size of Needs Review queue [2700+ issues] to around 400 (1 month or less), following Review a patch or merge request → as a guide.

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Comment 10 months ago →
🇺🇸United States merauluka
#18 resolved the issue I had. Using ViewsData from the entity module instead of core allowed me to display the values of my custom list_string base field using the entity's form select list.

Thanks!

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