Clears the field info cache without clearing the field data cache.

This is useful when deleted fields or instances are purged. We need to remove the purged records, but no actual field data items are affected.

Related topics

Field Info API
Obtain information about Field API configuration.
19 calls to field_info_cache_clear()
FieldInfoTestCase::testFieldInfo in modules/field/tests/field.test
Test that field types and field definitions are correcly cached.
FieldInfoTestCase::testFieldInfoCache in modules/field/tests/field.test
Tests that the field info cache can be built correctly.
FieldUIManageDisplayTestCase::assertNodeViewTextHelper in modules/field_ui/field_ui.test
Asserts that a string is (not) found in the rendered nodein a view mode.
FieldUIManageDisplayTestCase::testFormatterUI in modules/field_ui/field_ui.test
Tests formatter settings.
FieldUIManageFieldsTestCase::assertFieldSettings in modules/field_ui/field_ui.test
Asserts field settings are as expected.

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File

modules/field/field.info.inc, line 54
Field Info API, providing information about available fields and field types.

Code

function field_info_cache_clear() {
  drupal_static_reset('field_view_mode_settings');
  drupal_static_reset('field_available_languages');

  // @todo: Remove this when field_attach_*_bundle() bundle management
  // functions are moved to the entity API.
  entity_info_cache_clear();
  _field_info_collate_types(TRUE);
  _field_info_field_cache()
    ->flush();
}