The previous behaviour guessed the table filterset based on the table's
class name, but this is not very flexible if you wish to create an
abstract table class and use a generic filter for all implementations.
This change adds the ability to specify the filterset class, with the
default behaviour using the table class name as a prefix.
The json_decode function does not accept a null, which is the
traditional default for get_user_preferences. By passing a default of
am empty string we avoid issues in PHP 8.1.
Default value of the $flag argument changed in PHP 8.1 from ENT_COMPAT to ENT_QUOTES | ENT_SUBSTITUTE
To ensure consistent behavior across different PHP version the second parameter is now required for the functions:
htmlspecialchars(), htmlentities(), htmlspecialchars_decode(), html_entity_decode() and get_html_translation_table()
- new 'set_columns_attributes' method created to add column attributes included in every column cell.
- new 'get_row_cells_html' method created from 'get_row_html', so it can be overriden individually.
Report columns that display the fullname of users should behave
in a consistent manner with current functionality of tables, in
regards to sorting by each individual component of a name (first
name, middle name, surname, etc).
To facilitate this, instead of a hard-coded assumption that such
columns are always named 'fullname', table classes can now define
additional columns containing a users name.
This class would belong more appropriately within the 'user' API
(core_user) instead of within the 'core' API, since it is
directly related to user data.
Since the class has only just been added to Moodle, now is a good
time to move it.
In all cases changes have been kept to a minimum while not making
the code completely horrible. For example, there are many instances
where it would probably be better to rewrite a query entirely, but
I have not done that (in order to reduce the risk of changes).
Fix an error with users with the moodle/site:viewfullnames capability
in a course context (like teachers), to display properly the full
names in pages like the participants one.
Previously the member functions get_initial_first and get_initial_last of flexible_table were public but deprecated due to being no
longer used. Now they are used by print_initials_bar and made protected. That allows classes deriving from flexible_table to access
the first and last name initials without having to use deprecated methods.
Lior Gil