function views_db_object::generate_display_id

Same name in other branches
  1. 7.x-3.x includes/view.inc \views_db_object::generate_display_id()

Generate a display id of a certain plugin type.

Parameters

$type: Which plugin should be used for the new display id.

1 call to views_db_object::generate_display_id()
views_db_object::add_display in includes/view.inc
Add a new display handler to the view, automatically creating an id.

File

includes/view.inc, line 2197

Class

views_db_object
Base class for views' database objects.

Code

function generate_display_id($type) {
    // 'default' is singular and is unique, so just go with 'default'
    // for it. For all others, start counting.
    if ($type == 'default') {
        return 'default';
    }
    // Initial id.
    $id = $type . '_1';
    $count = 1;
    // Loop through IDs based upon our style plugin name until
    // we find one that is unused.
    while (!empty($this->display[$id])) {
        $id = $type . '_' . ++$count;
    }
    return $id;
}