A special page that allows users to change their preferences. More...

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Public Member Functions
	__construct ()

	doesWrites ()
	Indicates whether this special page may perform database writes.

	execute ( $par)
	Default execute method Checks user permissions.

	submitReset ( $formData)

Public Member Functions inherited from SpecialPage
	__construct ( $name='', $restriction='', $listed=true, $function=false, $file='', $includable=false)
	Default constructor for special pages Derivative classes should call this from their constructor Note that if the user does not have the required level, an error message will be displayed by the default execute() method, without the global function ever being called.

	addHelpLink ( $to, $overrideBaseUrl=false)
	Adds help link with an icon via page indicators.

	checkPermissions ()
	Checks if userCanExecute, and if not throws a PermissionsError.

	checkReadOnly ()
	If the wiki is currently in readonly mode, throws a ReadOnlyError.

	displayRestrictionError ()
	Output an error message telling the user what access level they have to have.

	getConfig ()
	Shortcut to get main config object.

	getContext ()
	Gets the context this SpecialPage is executed in.

	getDescription ()
	Returns the name that goes in the \<h1\> in the special page itself, and also the name that will be listed in Special:Specialpages.

	getFinalGroupName ()
	Get the group that the special page belongs in on Special:SpecialPage Use this method, instead of getGroupName to allow customization of the group name from the wiki side.

	getFullTitle ()
	Return the full title, including $par.

	getLanguage ()
	Shortcut to get user's language.

	getLinkRenderer ()

	getLocalName ()
	Get the localised name of the special page.

	getName ()
	Get the name of this Special Page.

	getOutput ()
	Get the OutputPage being used for this instance.

	getPageTitle ( $subpage=false)
	Get a self-referential title object.

	getRequest ()
	Get the WebRequest being used for this instance.

	getRestriction ()
	Get the permission that a user must have to execute this page.

	getSkin ()
	Shortcut to get the skin being used for this instance.

	getTitle ( $subpage=false)
	Get a self-referential title object.

	getUser ()
	Shortcut to get the User executing this instance.

	including ( $x=null)
	Whether the special page is being evaluated via transclusion.

	isCached ()
	Is this page cached? Expensive pages are cached or disabled in miser mode.

	isExpensive ()
	Is this page expensive (for some definition of expensive)? Expensive pages are disabled or cached in miser mode.

	isIncludable ()
	Whether it's allowed to transclude the special page via {{Special:Foo/params}}.

	isListed ()
	Whether this special page is listed in Special:SpecialPages.

	isRestricted ()
	Can be overridden by subclasses with more complicated permissions schemes.

	listed ( $x=null)
	Get or set whether this special page is listed in Special:SpecialPages.

	maxIncludeCacheTime ()
	How long to cache page when it is being included.

	msg ( $key)
	Wrapper around wfMessage that sets the current context.

	outputHeader ( $summaryMessageKey='')
	Outputs a summary message on top of special pages Per default the message key is the canonical name of the special page May be overridden, i.e.

	prefixSearchSubpages ( $search, $limit, $offset)
	Return an array of subpages beginning with $search that this special page will accept.

	requireLogin ( $reasonMsg='exception-nologin-text', $titleMsg='exception-nologin')
	If the user is not logged in, throws UserNotLoggedIn error.

	run ( $subPage)
	Entry point.

	setContext ( $context)
	Sets the context this SpecialPage is executed in.

	setHeaders ()
	Sets headers - this should be called from the execute() method of all derived classes!

	setLinkRenderer (LinkRenderer $linkRenderer)

	setListed ( $listed)
	Set whether this page is listed in Special:Specialpages, at run-time.

	userCanExecute (User $user)
	Checks if the given user (identified by an object) can execute this special page (as defined by $mRestriction).

Protected Member Functions
	getFormObject ( $user, IContextSource $context)
	Get the preferences form to use.

	getGroupName ()
	Under which header this special page is listed in Special:SpecialPages See messages 'specialpages-group-*' for valid names This method defaults to group 'other'.

	showResetForm ()

Protected Member Functions inherited from SpecialPage
	addFeedLinks ( $params)
	Adds RSS/atom links.

	afterExecute ( $subPage)
	Gets called after.

	beforeExecute ( $subPage)
	Gets called before.

	checkLoginSecurityLevel ( $level=null)
	Verifies that the user meets the security level, possibly reauthenticating them in the process.

	getCacheTTL ()

	getLoginSecurityLevel ()
	Tells if the special page does something security-sensitive and needs extra defense against a stolen account (e.g.

	getRobotPolicy ()
	Return the robot policy.

	getSubpagesForPrefixSearch ()
	Return an array of subpages that this special page will accept for prefix searches.

	prefixSearchString ( $search, $limit, $offset)
	Perform a regular substring search for prefixSearchSubpages.

	setReauthPostData (array $data)
	Record preserved POST data after a reauthentication.

	useTransactionalTimeLimit ()
	Call wfTransactionalTimeLimit() if this request was POSTed.

Additional Inherited Members
Static Public Member Functions inherited from SpecialPage
static	getSafeTitleFor ( $name, $subpage=false)
	Get a localised Title object for a page name with a possibly unvalidated subpage.

static	getTitleFor ( $name, $subpage=false, $fragment='')
	Get a localised Title object for a specified special page name If you don't need a full Title object, consider using TitleValue through getTitleValueFor() below.

static	getTitleValueFor ( $name, $subpage=false, $fragment='')
	Get a localised TitleValue object for a specified special page name.

Static Protected Member Functions inherited from SpecialPage
static	prefixSearchArray ( $search, $limit, array $subpages, $offset)
	Helper function for implementations of prefixSearchSubpages() that filter the values in memory (as opposed to making a query).

Protected Attributes inherited from SpecialPage
IContextSource	$mContext
	Current request context.

	$mIncludable

	$mIncluding

	$mName

	$mRestriction

Detailed Description

A special page that allows users to change their preferences.

Definition at line 31 of file SpecialPreferences.php.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ __construct()

SpecialPreferences::__construct ( )

Definition at line 32 of file SpecialPreferences.php.

Member Function Documentation

◆ doesWrites()

SpecialPreferences::doesWrites ( )

Indicates whether this special page may perform database writes.

Returns: bool

Since: 1.27

Reimplemented from SpecialPage.

Definition at line 36 of file SpecialPreferences.php.

◆ execute()

SpecialPreferences::execute ( $subPage )

Default execute method Checks user permissions.

This must be overridden by subclasses; it will be made abstract in a future version

Parameters

string | null $subPage

Reimplemented from SpecialPage.

Definition at line 40 of file SpecialPreferences.php.

References $out, $user, SpecialPage\addHelpLink(), as, SpecialPage\checkReadOnly(), etc, from, SpecialPage\getContext(), getFormObject(), SpecialPage\getOutput(), SpecialPage\getRequest(), SpecialPage\getUser(), SpecialPage\msg(), SpecialPage\outputHeader(), SpecialPage\requireLogin(), scripts, SpecialPage\setHeaders(), showResetForm(), text, and user.

◆ getFormObject()

SpecialPreferences::getFormObject	(		$user,
		IContextSource	$context
	)

protected

Get the preferences form to use.

Parameters

User	$user	The user.
IContextSource	$context	The context.

Returns: PreferencesFormLegacy|HTMLForm

Definition at line 108 of file SpecialPreferences.php.

References $context, and $user.

Referenced by execute().

◆ getGroupName()

SpecialPreferences::getGroupName ( )

protected

Under which header this special page is listed in Special:SpecialPages See messages 'specialpages-group-*' for valid names This method defaults to group 'other'.

Returns: string

Since: 1.21

Reimplemented from SpecialPage.

Definition at line 151 of file SpecialPreferences.php.

◆ showResetForm()

SpecialPreferences::showResetForm ( )

protected

Definition at line 114 of file SpecialPreferences.php.

References $context, SpecialPage\getContext(), SpecialPage\getOutput(), SpecialPage\getPageTitle(), and SpecialPage\getUser().

Referenced by execute().

◆ submitReset()

SpecialPreferences::submitReset ( $formData )

Definition at line 133 of file SpecialPreferences.php.

References $user, SpecialPage\getContext(), SpecialPage\getOutput(), SpecialPage\getPageTitle(), SpecialPage\getRequest(), and SpecialPage\getUser().

The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

includes/specials/SpecialPreferences.php

Public Member Functions

Protected Member Functions

Additional Inherited Members

Detailed Description

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ __construct()

Member Function Documentation

◆ doesWrites()

◆ execute()

◆ getFormObject()

◆ getGroupName()

◆ showResetForm()

◆ submitReset()