function field_info_field

7 field.info.inc field_info_field($field_name)
8 field.info.inc field_info_field($field_name)

Returns data about an individual field, given a field name.

Parameters

$field_name: The name of the field to retrieve. $field_name can only refer to a non-deleted, active field. For deleted fields, use field_info_field_by_id(). To retrieve information about inactive fields, use field_read_fields().

Return value

The field array, as returned by field_read_fields(), with an additional element 'bundles', whose value is an array of all the bundles this field belongs to keyed by entity type. NULL if the field was not found.

See also

field_info_field_by_id()

Related topics

Field Info API
Obtain information about Field API configuration.
59 calls to field_info_field()
CommentFieldsTest::testCommentDefaultFields in modules/comment/comment.test
Tests that the default 'comment_body' field is correctly added.
comment_submit in modules/comment/comment.module
Prepare a comment for submission.
EntityFieldQuery::addFieldCondition in includes/entity.inc
Adds the given condition to the proper condition array.
EntityFieldQuery::fieldOrderBy in includes/entity.inc
Orders the result set by a given field column.
FieldAttachStorageTestCase::testFieldStorageDetailsAlter in modules/field/tests/field.test
Test storage details alteration.

... See full list

File

modules/field/field.info.inc, line 518
Field Info API, providing information about available fields and field types.

Code

function field_info_field($field_name) {
  $cache = _field_info_field_cache();
  return $cache->getField($field_name);
}

Comments

Posted by AaronELBorg on

Helpful hint.......

It's probably been a while since you set up your content type and entered in your "$field_name", eh?

...and now you're knee-deep in your db looking for said "$field_name"??

$field_name = 'the_db_field_you_want' sans the 'field_data' bit.

So, in your db, if the field name you want is called 'field_data_yep_mcyepperson', then $field_name will be 'yep_mcyepperson'.

This was throwing me for longer than I care to admit.

In the interest of saving someone else the hassle, I post here cleansing myself of all shame.

(OK, only some of it.)

Posted by AaronELBorg on

Kind of a confusing 'helpful hint' there, Aaron.

It would actually be "field_yep_mcyepperson" and not just "yep_mcyepperson".

By the way, you look great today.

-Aaron