IconWidget does not pass field description to icon selector element
>>> [!note] Migrated issue <!-- Drupal.org comment --> <!-- Migrated from issue #3583727. --> Reported by: [_san_](https://www.drupal.org/user/2794821) Related to !91 >>> <h3 id="summary-problem-motivation">Problem/Motivation</h3> <p>The <code>IconWidget::formElement()</code> method in the UI Icons Field submodule does not forward the <code>#description</code> property from the parent <code>$element</code> to the <code>value</code> sub-element.</p> <p>Any field help text configured in the Drupal field UI is silently dropped and never rendered.</p> <h4 id="summary-steps-reproduce">Steps to reproduce</h4> <ol> <li>Add a UI Icon field to a content type</li> <li>In the field settings, enter help text in the "Help text" field</li> <li>View the node add/edit form</li> <li>Observe that the help text is not displayed below the icon selector</li> </ol> <h3 id="summary-proposed-resolution">Proposed resolution</h3> <p>Pass the <code>#description</code> property through to the <code>value</code> element in <code>IconWidget::formElement()</code>:</p> <div class="codeblock"> <pre><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB">&lt;?php<br></span><span style="color: #DD0000">'#description' </span><span style="color: #007700">=&gt; </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$element</span><span style="color: #007700">[</span><span style="color: #DD0000">'#description'</span><span style="color: #007700">] ?? </span><span style="color: #DD0000">''</span><span style="color: #007700">,<br></span><span style="color: #0000BB">?&gt;</span></span></pre></div> <h3 id="summary-remaining-tasks">Remaining tasks</h3> <ul> <li>Review and test the patch/MR</li> </ul> <h3 id="summary-ui-changes">User interface changes</h3> <p>Field help text will now be displayed below the icon selector widget, as expected.</p> <h3 id="summary-api-changes">API changes</h3> <p>None.</p> <h3 id="summary-data-model-changes">Data model changes</h3> <p>None.</p>
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