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Can’t get my fieldtype working with Low Variables.

TJ Draper 25 Nov 2015 00:14 question, complete

Hi Low,

I’m having some trouble making my fieldtype compatible with Low Variables. I’m returning true in the accepts_content_type method for the low_variables content type but it’s not showing up. Additionally, I echoed in the method and it does not appear that the method is getting run. Any ideas what I might be doing wrong?

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  1. Low 25 Nov 2015 00:22

    Have you defined a var_display_field method as per the note here?

  2. TJ Draper 25 Nov 2015 00:28

    Yep, tried that. I should note that this is an add-on with more than one fieldtype. Maybe related?

  3. TJ Draper 25 Nov 2015 00:29

    Update on the multiple fieldtypes in the add-on package, doesn’t seem to be the issue. I tried in another fieldtype that is only one field type and it’s not showing up either.

  4. Low 25 Nov 2015 07:37

    Is it listed in the Settings page? (And are we're talking EE2 or EE3 here?)

  5. TJ Draper 25 Nov 2015 12:42

    It is not. It has to be checked on the settings page to show up as an available fieldtype, right? In any event, I’ve checked in the settings and in creating a field.

  6. Low 25 Nov 2015 13:06

    What are your PHP, EE and LV versions?

  7. TJ Draper 25 Nov 2015 13:08

    EE 2.10.1
    LV 2.6.1
    PHP 5.6.15

  8. Low 25 Nov 2015 13:10

    Ah, there we go.

    The docs apply to the v3 version of LV. I'll add a gist somewhere with the old docs.

  9. TJ Draper 25 Nov 2015 13:11

    Ah ha! Sounds good. Let me know when it’s up. Thanks!

  10. Low 25 Nov 2015 13:24

    Here you go: https://gist.github.com/low/23445ac59...

    Note that the accepts_content_type method is only supported in v3.