constant DRUPAL_NO_CACHE

The block should not get cached.

This setting should be used:

For simple blocks (notably those that do not perform any db query), where querying the db cache would be more expensive than directly generating the content.
For blocks that change too frequently.

Related topics

Block Caching: Constants that define each block's caching state.

13 uses of DRUPAL_NO_CACHE

Block::defineOptions in drupal/core/modules/block/lib/Drupal/block/Plugin/views/display/Block.php: Information about options for all kinds of purposes will be held here. @code 'option_name' => array(
Block::getCacheType in drupal/core/modules/block/lib/Drupal/block/Plugin/views/display/Block.php: Provide a single method to figure caching type, keeping a sensible default for when it's unset.
BlockBase::__construct in drupal/core/modules/block/lib/Drupal/block/BlockBase.php: Constructs a Drupal\Component\Plugin\PluginBase object.
BlockCacheTest::testNoCache in drupal/core/modules/block/lib/Drupal/block/Tests/BlockCacheTest.php: Test DRUPAL_NO_CACHE.
BlockInterfaceTest::testBlockInterface in drupal/core/modules/block/lib/Drupal/block/Tests/BlockInterfaceTest.php: Test configuration and subsequent form() and build() method calls.

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File

drupal/core/includes/common.inc, line 167: Common functions that many Drupal modules will need to reference.

Code

const DRUPAL_NO_CACHE = -1;