function update_variable_get

Gets the value of a variable from the database during 7.x-8.x upgrades.

Use this during the 7.x-8.x upgrade path instead of variable_get().

Parameters

string $name: The name of the variable.

mixed $default: The default value of the variable.

Return value

mixed The value of the variable in the database unserialized, or NULL if not set.

See also

update_variable_set()

update_variable_del()

Related topics

File

drupal/core/includes/update.inc, line 1298

Drupal database update API.

Code

function update_variable_get($name, $default = NULL) {
  $result = db_query('SELECT value FROM {variable} WHERE name = :name', array(
    ':name' => $name,
  ))
    ->fetchField();
  if ($result !== FALSE) {
    return unserialize($result);
  }
  return $default;
}