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Drupal 8 links or where is my l() function?
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- Name
- Christophe Jossart
- @colorfield
The l() function is deprecated in Drupal 8+, here is how to implement it.
Import the URL and Link classes :
use Drupal\Core\Url;
use Drupal\Core\Link;`
You have several options, but basically, you can start with an url that will be used by a link.
One of the possible implementation will be used, with the Link::fromTextAndUrl method.
Let's start with an external link :
$url = Url::fromUri('https://colorfield.dev');
$link = Link::fromTextAndUrl(t('Colorfield'), $url);
$link = $link->toRenderable();
$link['#attributes'] = ['class' => ['my-link-class', 'another-class']];
$output = \Drupal::service('renderer')->render($link);
Some variations can be obtained, based on the url
Internal route, provided by e.g. a *.routing.yml file
// get the contact form
$url = Url::fromRoute('contact.site_page');
// or a specific node, with absolute URL
$options = ['absolute' => TRUE];
$url = Url::fromRoute('entity.node.canonical', ['node' => 1], $options);
Internal path
$url = Url::fromUri('internal:'.'/my/path); // do not forget the / prefix
Anchor, in the current page
$url = Url::fromRoute('<current>', [], ['fragment' => 'my-anchor-name']];