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I am trying to make a hook that turns phone numbers into links whenever they are displayed in a form. Here is my code:

function nbla_hooks_civicrm_alterContent( &$content, $context, $tplName, &$object ) {

if(isset($object->_formValues)){
$qfKey = $object->_formValues['qfKey'];
$controllerSearch = "CRM_Contact_Controller_Search_{$qfKey}";
}

if(isset($object->_renderer->_tpl->_tpl_vars['session']->_session['CiviCRM'][$controllerSearch]['rows'])){
foreach($object->_renderer->_tpl->_tpl_vars['session']->_session['CiviCRM'][$controllerSearch]['rows'] as $key => $test){
$phoneNumber = $test['phone'];
$contactId = $test['contact_id'];

if(!empty($phoneNumber)){
$object->_renderer->_tpl->_tpl_vars['session']->_session['CiviCRM'][$controllerSearch]['rows'][$key]['phone']="<a href='https://www.google.ca'>{$phoneNumber}</a>";
}
}
}
}
In order to get this code to work, I had to change the variables $_session in CRM/Core/Session.php and $_renderer in CRM/Core/Form.php from protected to public. Will this have any negative implications?

In order to get the links to appear in the form, I have to refresh the page after the page has been generated. Should I be using a different hook?

I think you are looping through all the controller rows, right?
So does it not add the link even if it does not get a phone number? Mind you, I have only glanced....

I was hoping to get away with using a hook to cover all instances.

I ended up creating custom extra.tpl files such as to not alter the core.