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+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\Core\Field\Plugin\Field\FieldFormatter;
+
+use Drupal\Core\Field\FieldItemListInterface;
+
+/**
+ * Plugin implementation of the 'entity reference ID' formatter.
+ *
+ * @FieldFormatter(
+ * id = "entity_reference_entity_id",
+ * label = @Translation("Entity ID"),
+ * description = @Translation("Display the ID of the referenced entities."),
+ * field_types = {
+ * "entity_reference"
+ * }
+ * )
+ */
+class EntityReferenceIdFormatter extends EntityReferenceFormatterBase {
+
+ /**
+ * {@inheritdoc}
+ */
+ public function viewElements(FieldItemListInterface $items, $langcode) {
+ $elements = [];
+
+ foreach ($this->getEntitiesToView($items, $langcode) as $delta => $entity) {
+ if ($entity->id()) {
+ $elements[$delta] = [
+ '#plain_text' => $entity->id(),
+ // Create a cache tag entry for the referenced entity. In the case
+ // that the referenced entity is deleted, the cache for referring
+ // entities must be cleared.
+ '#cache' => [
+ 'tags' => $entity->getCacheTags(),
+ ],
+ ];
+ }
+ }
+
+ return $elements;
+ }
+
+}