Magento 2 Virtual Type
Using VirtualType in Magento 2 is really necessary when you are running a virtual store based on Magento 2 platform? On Magento 2 platform, the di.xml
supports two types of nodes which are a node type
and a node virtualtype
, meanwhile virtualtype
is considered as a perfect method instead of the type
. Virtual types are similar to the types but provides additional flexibilty as they allow defining a virtual class.
There are two things you need to know to differentiate virtual types and types. For virtual types:
- The type should becomes a class that virtual types can based on.
- The argument name should coordinate with the type class constructor same as for regular type declaration.
With this tutorial, Mageplaza team will lead you to learn how to create and use VirtualType in Magento 2.
Creating VirtualType in Magento 2
Creating virtualtype in Magento 2 means creating a sub-class for an existing class. All are available to help you create the virtualtype in Magento 2.
<?php
class OurVirtualTypeName extends \Mageplaza\HelloWorld\Model\Virtualtype
{
}
The following script code is inserted to the module’s di.xml
to create a virtualtype in Magento 2.
#File: app/code/Mageplaza/HelloWorld/etc/di.xml
<config>
<!-- ... -->
<virtualType name="ourVirtualTypeName" type="Mageplaza\HelloWorld\Model\Virtualtype">
</virtualType>
</config>
Namely, the
As you see, it is simple to give some descriptions about the virtual type. If you erase the cache and repeat the request, the output is still the same.
$ php bin/magento hw:tutorial-virtual-type
First, we'll report on the Mageplaza\HelloWorld\Model\Example object
The Property $property_of_example_object
is an object
created with the class:
Mageplaza\HelloWorld\Model\Virtualtype
Next, we're going to report on the Example object's one property (an Virtualtype class)
The Property $property_of_argument1_object
is an object
created with the class:
Mageplaza\HelloWorld\Model\Argument2
Finally, we'll report on an Virtualtype object, instantiated separate from Example
The Property $property_of_argument1_object
is an object
created with the class:
Mageplaza\HelloWorld\Model\Argument2
Using Virtual Type in Magento 2
The functionality of a virtual type is replacing the position of PHP classes and you wouldn’t have to use a
#File: app/code/Mageplaza/HelloWorld/etc/di.xml
<config>
<!-- ... -->
<virtualType name="ourVirtualTypeName" type="Mageplaza\HelloWorld\Model\Virtualtype">
</virtualType>
<type name="Mageplaza\HelloWorld\Model\Example">
<arguments>
<argument name="the_object" xsi:type="object">Some\Other\Class</argument>
</arguments>
</type>
</config>
However, applying that command will lead you to the following error even though you have already cleaned your cache.
$ php bin/magento hw:tutorial-virtual-type
[ReflectionException]
Class Some\Other\Class does not exist
Let’s move to a smart way with the virtual type. This means Some\Other\Class
is recovered by ourVirtualTypeName. You can ensure that no error is caused unless you call the command with the above in place.
#File: app/code/Mageplaza/HelloWorld/etc/di.xml
<config>
<!-- ... -->
<virtualType name="ourVirtualTypeName" type="Mageplaza\HelloWorld\Model\Virtualtype">
</virtualType>
<type name="Mageplaza\HelloWorld\Model\Example">
<arguments>
<argument name="the_object" xsi:type="object">ourVirtualTypeName</argument>
</arguments>
</type>
</config>
Thanks for your reading and I hope that your business become more perfect with our guides of creating and using virtual types.
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