function element_info

Retrieves the default properties for the defined element type.

Parameters

$type: An element type as defined by hook_element_info().

12 calls to element_info()
ajax_prepare_response in drupal/core/includes/ajax.inc
Converts the return value of a page callback into an Ajax commands array.
drupal_prepare_form in drupal/core/includes/form.inc
Prepares a structured form array.
drupal_render in drupal/core/includes/common.inc
Renders HTML given a structured array tree.
drupal_render_page in drupal/core/includes/common.inc
Renders the page, including all theming.
element_info_property in drupal/core/includes/common.inc
Retrieves a single property for the defined element type.

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File

drupal/core/includes/common.inc, line 5894
Common functions that many Drupal modules will need to reference.

Code

function element_info($type) {

  // Use the advanced drupal_static() pattern, since this is called very often.
  static $drupal_static_fast;
  if (!isset($drupal_static_fast)) {
    $drupal_static_fast['cache'] =& drupal_static(__FUNCTION__);
  }
  $cache =& $drupal_static_fast['cache'];
  if (!isset($cache)) {
    $cache = module_invoke_all('element_info');
    foreach ($cache as $element_type => $info) {
      $cache[$element_type]['#type'] = $element_type;
    }

    // Allow modules to alter the element type defaults.
    drupal_alter('element_info', $cache);
  }
  return isset($cache[$type]) ? $cache[$type] : array();
}