drupal_get_messages

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Definition

drupal_get_messages($type = NULL, $clear_queue = TRUE)
includes/bootstrap.inc, line 776

Description

Return all messages that have been set.

Parameters

$type (optional) Only return messages of this type.

$clear_queue (optional) Set to FALSE if you do not want to clear the messages queue

Return value

An associative array, the key is the message type, the value an array of messages. If the $type parameter is passed, you get only that type, or an empty array if there are no such messages. If $type is not passed, all message types are returned, or an empty array if none exist.

Code

<?php
function drupal_get_messages($type = NULL, $clear_queue = TRUE) {
  if ($messages = drupal_set_message()) {
    if ($type) {
      if ($clear_queue) {
         unset($_SESSION['messages'][$type]);
      }
      if (isset($messages[$type])) {
        return array($type => $messages[$type]);
      }
    }
    else {
      if ($clear_queue) {
         unset($_SESSION['messages']);
      }
      return $messages;
    }
  }
  return array();
}
?>