Adobe AD0-E720 - Adobe Commerce Front-End Developer Expert

The bin/magento dev:source-theme:deploy command is used to create symlinks for frontend theme files during development. This command allows the developer to modify source files without running static content deployment every time. The developer can use parameters to specify the type, locale, theme, and file names for creating symlinks. For example, to create symlinks for a CSS file named styles-l.css for the Vendor/Orange theme and the en_US locale, the developer can use:

bin/magento dev:source-theme:deploy --type=less --locale=en_US --theme=Vendor/Orange css/styles-l

The other two options are incorrect because they do not create symlinks for frontend theme files. The bin/magento dev:theme:deploy command is used to register themes with Magento and clear caches. The bin/magento deploy:mode:set command is used to change the application mode. References: Adobe Commerce Developer Documentation, Adobe Inc.

To override the core Magento UI library dropdowns in a custom theme, the developer needs to create a file named _dropdowns.less in the /web/css/source directory of the theme. This file will override the default _dropdowns.less file from the lib/web/css/source/lib directory and apply the custom styles to the dropdown elements. The lib/web/css/source/_dropdowns.less and /web/css/source/lib/_dropdowns.less files are not valid and will not work, as they do not follow the theme structure or the naming convention. References: [Dropdowns], [Theme structure]

Option A and Option C are both valid ways to apply a Knockout binding to show content under certain conditions. Option A uses the visible binding, which sets the display style of the element to none if the value is false. Option C uses the if binding, which removes or inserts the element from the DOM based on the value. Option B and Option D are incorrect because they use invalid syntax for Knockout bindings. Option B uses a colon instead of an equal sign to assign the value, and Option D uses a single quote instead of a double quote to enclose the value.

https://knockoutjs.com/documentation/binding-syntax.html

https://knockoutjs.com/documentation/binding-context.html

After compiling the .less file into a .css file, the result of the code above will be option B. This is because the .less file uses a mixin called .animation() that takes two parameters: the name of the animation and the duration. The mixin defines a set of vendor-prefixed properties for the animation and assigns them the values of the parameters. For example:

animation(@name; @duration) { -webkit-animation-name: @name; -webkit-animation-duration: @duration; -moz-animation-name: @name; -moz-animation-duration: @duration; animation-name: @name; animation-duration: @duration; }

When the mixin is called with the values “fade” and “2s”, it will generate the following CSS code:

-webkit-animation-name: fade; -webkit-animation-duration: 2s; -moz-animation-name: fade; -moz-animation-duration: 2s; animation-name: fade; animation-duration: 2s;

Option A is not correct because it does not use the vendor prefixes for the animation properties. Option C is not correct because it uses the wrong values for the animation name and duration. References: [LESS Mixins], [CSS Animations]

To register a new page layout in a custom theme, the developer needs to create a layouts.xml file in the app/design/frontend///Magento_Theme/layout directory. The layouts.xml file should contain the element with the id, label, and file attributes. The id attribute is used to reference the layout in other layout files, the label attribute is used to display the layout name in the admin panel, and the file attribute is used to specify the path to the layout file relative to the web directory of the theme. The app/design/frontend///layouts.xml and app/design/frontend///Magento_Theme/layouts.xml files are not valid and will not work. References: [Create a new page layout], [layouts.xml]

The developer needs to run these two CLI commands to make the extension work properly:

bin/magento module:enable Vendor_Module --clear-static-content This command enables the extension and clears any outdated static files that might interfere with its functionality.

bin/magento setup:upgrade This command updates the database schema and data according to the extension’s requirements. The other two options are incorrect because they are not necessary to make the extension work properly. The composer install command installs all dependencies specified in the composer.json file, but it does not enable or update any extensions. The composer update vendor/module command updates an existing extension to its latest version, but it does not enable or upgrade it.

 To add the text Happy Birthday. to be translated inside an .html template, the developer should use the i18n binding. This binding allows the developer to specify the text as a string literal and translate it using the Magento translation mechanism. For example:

This will render the text as it is, or translate it if a translation file is available for the current locale. The i18n binding can also accept variables or expressions as arguments. For example:

This will render the text with the value of name variable, or translate it if a translation file is available for the current locale. The Mil8n and il8n bindings are not valid and will not work, as they are misspelled and do not match the knockout binding syntax. References: [Knockout bindings], [i18n binding]

Option B is the correct way to initialize a widget using the data-mage-init attribute. The attribute value should be a JSON object with the widget name as the key and the widget options as the value. Option A is incorrect because it uses a string instead of an object for the attribute value. Option C is incorrect because it uses a colon instead of a comma to separate the widget name and the options.

To move a block from one container to another, the developer needs to use the layout instruction with the element attribute specifying the name of the block and the destination attribute specifying the name of the container. The after attribute can be used to position the block relative to other blocks in the same container. The value “-” means that the block will be placed after all other blocks, i.e., as the last child. The value “last-child” is not valid for the after attribute and will not work. The element and destination attributes should use the names of the blocks and containers, not their aliases or classes. References: [Layout instructions], [Move an element]