Invokes a hook in a particular module.

All arguments are passed by value. Use drupal_alter() if you need to pass arguments by reference.

Parameters

$module: The name of the module (without the .module extension).

$hook: The name of the hook to invoke.

...: Arguments to pass to the hook implementation.

Return value

The return value of the hook implementation.

See also

drupal_alter()

Related topics

69 calls to module_invoke()

aggregator_admin_form in modules/aggregator/aggregator.admin.inc

Form constructor for the aggregator system settings.

aggregator_form_aggregator_admin_form_alter in modules/aggregator/aggregator.processor.inc

Implements hook_form_aggregator_admin_form_alter().

aggregator_refresh in modules/aggregator/aggregator.module

Checks a news feed for new items.

block_admin_configure in modules/block/block.admin.inc

Form constructor for the block configuration form.

block_admin_configure_submit in modules/block/block.admin.inc

Form submission handler for block_admin_configure().

... See full list

File

includes/module.inc, line 930

Code

function module_invoke($module, $hook) {
    $args = func_get_args();
    // Remove $module and $hook from the arguments.
    unset($args[0], $args[1]);
    if (module_hook($module, $hook)) {
        return call_user_func_array($module . '_' . $hook, $args);
    }
}

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