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.
The new recordset support for Postgres requires transactions and
will cause errors if recordsets are not closed correctly. This
commit fixes problems that were identified during unit tests, and
via some basic code analysis, across all core code. Most of these
are incorrect usage of recordset (forgetting to close them).
