Documentation & API reference
Functions
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| Name | Location | Description | Direct uses |
Strings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| drupal_process_attached |
drupal/ |
Adds attachments to a render() structure. | 4 | |
| drupal_process_states |
drupal/ |
Adds JavaScript to change the state of an element based on another element. | 1 | |
| drupal_add_tabledrag |
drupal/ |
Assists in adding the tableDrag JavaScript behavior to a themed table. | 9 | |
| drupal_build_js_cache |
drupal/ |
Aggregates JavaScript files into a cache file in the files directory. | 3 | |
| drupal_clear_js_cache |
drupal/ |
Deletes old cached JavaScript files and variables. | 2 | |
| drupal_json_encode |
drupal/ |
Converts a PHP variable into its JavaScript equivalent. | 8 | |
| drupal_json_decode |
drupal/ |
Converts an HTML-safe JSON string into its PHP equivalent. | 25 | |
| drupal_get_private_key |
drupal/ |
Ensures the private key variable used to generate tokens is set. | 4 | |
| drupal_get_token |
drupal/ |
Generates a token based on $value, the user session, and the private key. | 13 | |
| drupal_valid_token |
drupal/ |
Validates a token based on $value, the user session, and the private key. | 12 | |
| _drupal_bootstrap_code |
drupal/ |
Loads code for subsystems and modules, and registers stream wrappers. | 1 | |
| _drupal_bootstrap_full |
drupal/ |
Temporary BC function for scripts not using DrupalKernel. | 2 | |
| drupal_page_set_cache |
drupal/ |
Stores the current page in the cache. | 1 | |
| drupal_cron_run |
drupal/ |
Executes a cron run when called. | 8 | |
| drupal_set_page_content |
drupal/ |
Sets the main page content value for later use. | 6 | |
| drupal_render_page |
drupal/ |
Renders the page, including all theming. | 7 | |
| drupal_render_children |
drupal/ |
Renders children of an element and concatenates them. | 25 | |
| drupal_render_cache_get |
drupal/ |
Gets the rendered output of a renderable element from the cache. | 2 | |
| drupal_render_cache_set |
drupal/ |
Caches the rendered output of a renderable element. | 1 | |
| drupal_render_collect_attached |
drupal/ |
Collects #attached for an element and its children into a single array. | 2 | |
| drupal_render_cache_by_query |
drupal/ |
Prepares an element for caching based on a query. | 2 | |
| drupal_render_cid_parts |
drupal/ |
Returns cache ID parts for building a cache ID. | 2 | |
| drupal_render_cid_create |
drupal/ |
Creates the cache ID for a renderable element. | 2 | |
| element_info_property |
drupal/ |
Retrieves a single property for the defined element type. | 3 | |
| element_properties |
drupal/ |
Gets properties of a structured array element (keys beginning with '#'). | 1 | |
| element_child |
drupal/ |
Checks if the key is a child. | 1 | |
| element_children |
drupal/ |
Identifies the children of an element array, optionally sorted by weight. | 81 | |
| element_get_visible_children |
drupal/ |
Returns the visible children of an element. | 3 | |
| element_set_attributes |
drupal/ |
Sets HTML attributes based on element properties. | 22 | |
| drupal_parse_info_file |
drupal/ |
Parses Drupal module and theme .info.yml files. | 9 | |
| watchdog_severity_levels |
drupal/ |
Returns a list of severity levels, as defined in RFC 3164. | 2 | |
| drupal_explode_tags Deprecated |
drupal/ |
Explodes a string of tags into an array. | 14 | |
| drupal_implode_tags Deprecated |
drupal/ |
Implodes an array of tags into a string. | 6 | |
| drupal_flush_all_caches |
drupal/ |
Flushes all persistent caches, resets all variables, and rebuilds all data structures. | 8 | |
| _drupal_flush_css_js |
drupal/ |
Changes the dummy query string added to all CSS and JavaScript files. | 2 | |
| drupal_check_incompatibility |
drupal/ |
Checks whether a version is compatible with a given dependency. | 2 | |
| archiver_get_extensions |
drupal/ |
Returns a string of supported archive extensions. | 3 | |
| archiver_get_archiver |
drupal/ |
Creates the appropriate archiver for the specified file. | 1 | |
| drupal_get_updaters |
drupal/ |
Assembles the Drupal Updater registry. | 3 | |
| drupal_get_filetransfer_info |
drupal/ |
Assembles the Drupal FileTransfer registry. | 2 | |
| menu_get_ancestors |
drupal/ |
Returns the ancestors (and relevant placeholders) for any given path. | 2 | |
| menu_unserialize |
drupal/ |
Unserializes menu data, using a map to replace path elements. | 3 | |
| menu_set_item |
drupal/ |
Replaces the statically cached item for a given path. | 1 | |
| menu_get_item |
drupal/ |
Gets a router item. | 28 | |
| _menu_load_objects |
drupal/ |
Loads objects into the map as defined in the $item['load_functions']. | 2 | |
| _menu_check_access |
drupal/ |
Checks access to a menu item using the access callback. | 2 | |
| _menu_item_localize |
drupal/ |
Localizes the router item title using t() or another callback. | 2 | |
| _menu_translate |
drupal/ |
Handles dynamic path translation and menu access control. | 4 | |
| _menu_link_map_translate |
drupal/ |
Translates the path elements in the map using any to_arg helper function. | 2 | |
| menu_tail_to_arg |
drupal/ |
Returns a string containing the path relative to the current index. |