Entity

Example 1 : Without changing user session.

$query = \Drupal::entityQuery('node');

$query->condition(DOMAIN_ACCESS_FIELD, 'domain_id'); // Set the domain id hear

$query->condition('type', 'article');

$query->condition('status', 1);



Using entity_load function.

Example:

$entity = entity_load($entity_type, $id);

Using Entity Manager

Example:

$entity = \Drupal::entityTypeManager()->getStorage($entity_type)->load($id);

Get entity types list :

$itmes_list= \Drupal::entityTypeManager()->getDefinitions();

Get Entity type (Content / Config)

$itmes_list['node']->getGroup();

$itmes_list['node_type']->getGroup();

Entity Field types, Data types

(BaseFieldDefinition::create types)

Once created your entity as Basic Entity or Full Entity, you can add a custom views handler.

This is a full Example of the Entity 'Vehicle' with user interfaces for:

- Actions (Create, Edit, Delete)

- Listing builder

- Entity settings pages

   - Manage fields

   - Manage form display

   - Manage display

Drupal 8 has two type of entities, ContentEntity and ConfigEntity. Content entity is based on database table and config entity is based on Drupal config table.

Add a new field:

Example 1 Automatic update:

1. Update baseFieldDefinitions() of the Entity.

2. Apply update from a mymodule_update_N(). Ex: