function drupal_get_path

7 common.inc drupal_get_path($type, $name)
4.6 common.inc drupal_get_path($type, $name)
4.7 common.inc drupal_get_path($type, $name)
5 common.inc drupal_get_path($type, $name)
6 common.inc drupal_get_path($type, $name)
8 common.inc drupal_get_path($type, $name)

Returns the path to a system item (module, theme, etc.).

Parameters

$type: The type of the item (i.e. theme, theme_engine, module, profile).

$name: The name of the item for which the path is requested.

Return value

The path to the requested item or an empty string if the item is not found.

172 calls to drupal_get_path()
AggregatorTestCase::getAtomSample in modules/aggregator/aggregator.test
AggregatorTestCase::getRSS091Sample in modules/aggregator/aggregator.test
AggregatorUpdatePathTestCase::setUp in modules/simpletest/tests/upgrade/update.aggregator.test
Overrides DrupalWebTestCase::setUp() for upgrade testing.
aggregator_test_feed in modules/aggregator/tests/aggregator_test.module
Page callback. Generates a test feed and simulates last-modified and etags.
AJAXFrameworkTestCase::testLazyLoad in modules/simpletest/tests/ajax.test
Test that new JavaScript and CSS files added during an AJAX request are returned.

... See full list

1 string reference to 'drupal_get_path'
module_load_include in includes/module.inc
Loads a module include file.

File

includes/common.inc, line 2803
Common functions that many Drupal modules will need to reference.

Code

function drupal_get_path($type, $name) {
  return dirname(drupal_get_filename($type, $name));
}

Comments

Posted by mlncn on
  • It returns the path without slashes in front or after.
  • That's the type *first*, then the project name
    drupal_get_path('module', 'name_of_module');

    I reverse that enough (and then get confused as to why it isn't working) that i felt it worth documenting here, so the 'doh!' moment of realization comes sooner...

  • The valid types are as listed:
    • module
    • theme
    • profile
    • theme_engine

    I can't think of any others and i can't even think of a reason to use the last one.

Posted by jlporter on

link to all valid types or at least listing them would be nice.

Posted by micheas on

The common types that I have used are module, theme, library and base.

I am sure that it is possible to have other ones, as it is at least theoretically extensible.

Posted by jromero1214 on

Is there any way to properly get the path to a library?

Example:

<?php
drupal_add_js(drupal_get_path('library', 'modernizr') . '/js/modernizr-1.6.min.js',
                            array('group' => JS_THEME, 'every_page' => TRUE));
?>

Posted by techkey on

Yes, there is a way. The function is in the libraries module.
Example:

<?php
drupal_add_js(libraries_get_path('modernizr') . '/js/modernizr-1.6.min.js', array('group' => JS_THEME, 'every_page' => TRUE));
?>

Posted by blw0010 on

What does this parameter of the drupal_add_js function do?
array('group' => JS_THEME, 'every_page' => TRUE)

Posted by BAM5 on

Documentation is located here.
http://api.drupal.org/api/drupal/includes--common.inc/function/drupal_ad...

Basically, the group is a weight level, with the javascript entries having their own weight below that particular group, and every_page denotes whether or not the js should be added to every page.

Posted by _redfog on

Does it possible to override this function ?

Posted by tinflute on

I want to move files in and out of sites/default/files
Is that location accessible with this function?

Posted by agentrickard on

No. That location is stored as a variable.

<?php
$files_dir = variable_get('file_public_path', conf_path() . '/files')
?>