Core Documentation

TYPO3 Core API

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Table Of Contents

• 1. TYPO3 Core APIs
  • 1.1. Introduction
    • Overview
    • Code examples
    • Dedication
• 2. TYPO3 Extension API
  • 2.1. Extension Architecture
    • Introduction
    • Files and locations
    • System, Global and Local extensions
    • Extension key
    • Naming conventions
    • Import and install of extensions
    • ext_tables.php and ext_localconf.php
    • ext_emconf.php
    • Extension configuration options (ext_conf_template.txt)
    • Extending “extensions-classes”
    • The Extension Manager (EM)
    • Basic framework for a new extension
• 3. TYPO3 API overview
  • 3.1. Introduction
    • Inline documentation
    • Pointers in the right direction
  • 3.2. General functions
    • High priority functions (CGL requirements)
    • Functions typically used and nice to know
    • Programming with workspaces in mind
  • 3.3. TYPO3 Core Engine (TCE)
    • Introduction
    • Database: t3lib_TCEmain basics
    • Using t3lib_TCEmain in scripts
    • The "tce_db.php" API
    • Files: t3lib_extFileFunctions basics
    • The "tce_file.php" API
  • 3.4. Hooks
    • The concept of "hooks"
    • Hook configuration
    • Creating hooks
  • 3.5. Variables and Constants
    • Constants
    • Global variables
  • 3.6. Backend User Object
    • Checking user access for $BE_USER from PHP
  • 3.7. Using the system log
    • The log table (sys_log)
  • 3.8. Using the system registry
    • The registry table (sys_registry)
    • The registry API
  • 3.9. PHP Class Extension
    • Introduction
    • Which classes?
    • Extending methods
    • User defined methods in classes
    • A few examples of extending the backend classes
    • Warnings
  • 3.10. AJAX in the TYPO3 Backend
    • In-depth presentation
    • Developing with AJAX in the TYPO3 Backend
  • 3.11. Using third-party JavaScript libraries in the TYPO3 Backend
    • Using Prototype
    • Using Scriptaculous
    • Using ExtJS
  • 3.12. Flash messages
    • Flash messages API
  • 3.13. Various examples
    • Introduction
    • Rendering page trees
    • Accessing the clipboard
    • Adding Context Sensitive Menu items
    • Parsing HTML: t3lib_parsehtml
    • Links to edit records
    • Support for custom tables in the Page module
    • Adding elements to the Content Element Wizard
    • Using custom permission options
• 4. Table Control Array, $TCA
• 5. Page types
  • 5.1. $PAGES_TYPES
  • 5.2. Core Documentation
• 6. User Settings Configuration
  • 6.1. Introduction
  • 6.2. Reference
    • $TYPO3_USER_SETTINGS['ctrl']
    • $TYPO3_USER_SETTINGS['columns'][fieldname]
    • $TYPO3_USER_SETTINGS['showitem']
    • Checking the User Settings Configuration
• 7. RTE API
  • 7.1. Rich Text Editors in the TYPO3 backend
    • Introduction
    • RTEs in Extensions
    • API for Rich Text Editors
  • 7.2. Transformations
    • Introduction
    • Process illustration
    • Transformation overview
    • Transformation details
    • Page TSconfig
    • Custom transformations API
  • 7.3. Historical perspective on RTE transformations
    • Introduction
    • Properties and 'transformations'
    • RTE transformations in Content Elements
• 8. Skinning API
  • 8.1. $TBE_STYLES
    • $TBE_STYLES API
  • 8.2. Directory structure for “skinImgAutoCfg” feature
  • 8.3. How to make your extensions compatible with skinning
    • Skinning support for local extension icons
  • 8.4. Finding CSS selectors for the backend documents
    • Addressing specific elements in the backend
  • 8.5. Skinning database record icons with variations
    • Introduction
    • Pre-rendered icon states
    • Automatic creation of pre-made variations
    • Limits to number of pre-made icons
• 9. Error and Exception Handling
  • 9.1. Introduction
    • Screenshots
  • 9.2. Configuration
    • Core Documentation
    • t3lib_error_ErrorHandler
    • t3lib_error_ProductionExceptionHandler
    • t3lib_error_DebugExceptionHandler
    • Examples
    • Extending the error and exception handling
• 10. Data Formats
  • 10.1. <T3DataStructure>
    • Introduction
    • Elements
    • Sheet references
    • Syntax highlighting of a Data Structure
    • Parsing a Data Structure
    • Applications
  • 10.2. <T3locallang>
    • Introduction
    • Elements

This document is related to version 4.3.2 of the extension doc_core_api.