How to add custom View Type in Drupal

Question

I'm learning a lot about the Views in Drupal, but can't figure how to add new View types to the list (node, comment, user, etc).

The Query I'm trying to recreate in a View is something like "SELECT * from Quizz", which is a custom table, and I have already created a new content type named "Quizz" but I would like to be able to use it in the View module.

Thanks for your help!!

I have hopefully provided a helpful answer below, however it is worth noting that Views is not always the answer. Sometimes it is simpler to write the queries yourself. Views is only really needed if you need a lot of flexibility or integration with some views output modules. — Jeremy French

ceejayoz ceejayoz · Accepted Answer · 2010-11-05T01:40:19

You'll need to use hook_views_data. Full documentation is in the help for the Views module, but here's a bit of example code.

How to add custom View Type in Drupal

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