drupal_write_record
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drupal_write_record($table, &$object,$update= array())- 7
drupal_write_record($table, &$object, $primary_keys = array())
Save a record to the database based upon the schema.
Default values are filled in for missing items, and 'serial' (auto increment) types are filled in with IDs.
Parameters
$table The name of the table; this must exist in schema API.
$object The object to write. This is a reference, as defaults according to the schema may be filled in on the object, as well as ID on the serial type(s). Both array an object types may be passed.
$update If this is an update, specify the primary keys' field names. It is the caller's responsibility to know if a record for this object already exists in the database. If there is only 1 key, you may pass a simple string.
Return value
Failure to write a record will return FALSE. Otherwise SAVED_NEW or SAVED_UPDATED is returned depending on the operation performed. The $object parameter contains values for any serial fields defined by the $table. For example, $object->nid will be populated after inserting a new node.
Related topics
Code
includes/common.inc, line 3385
<?php
function drupal_write_record($table, &$object, $update = array()) {
// Standardize $update to an array.
if (is_string($update)) {
$update = array($update);
}
$schema = drupal_get_schema($table);
if (empty($schema)) {
return FALSE;
}
// Convert to an object if needed.
if (is_array($object)) {
$object = (object) $object;
$array = TRUE;
}
else {
$array = FALSE;
}
$fields = $defs = $values = $serials = $placeholders = array();
// Go through our schema, build SQL, and when inserting, fill in defaults for
// fields that are not set.
foreach ($schema['fields'] as $field => $info) {
// Special case -- skip serial types if we are updating.
if ($info['type'] == 'serial' && count($update)) {
continue;
}
// For inserts, populate defaults from Schema if not already provided
if (!isset($object->$field) && !count($update) && isset($info['default'])) {
$object->$field = $info['default'];
}
// Track serial fields so we can helpfully populate them after the query.
if ($info['type'] == 'serial') {
$serials[] = $field;
// Ignore values for serials when inserting data. Unsupported.
unset($object->$field);
}
// Build arrays for the fields, placeholders, and values in our query.
if (isset($object->$field)) {
$fields[] = $field;
$placeholders[] = db_type_placeholder($info['type']);
if (empty($info['serialize'])) {
$values[] = $object->$field;
}
else {
$values[] = serialize($object->$field);
}
}
}
// Build the SQL.
$query = '';
if (!count($update)) {
$query = "INSERT INTO {". $table ."} (". implode(', ', $fields) .') VALUES ('. implode(', ', $placeholders) .')';
$return = SAVED_NEW;
}
else {
$query = '';
foreach ($fields as $id => $field) {
if ($query) {
$query .= ', ';
}
$query .= $field .' = '. $placeholders[$id];
}
foreach ($update as $key){
$conditions[] = "$key = ". db_type_placeholder($schema['fields'][$key]['type']);
$values[] = $object->$key;
}
$query = "UPDATE {". $table ."} SET $query WHERE ". implode(' AND ', $conditions);
$return = SAVED_UPDATED;
}
// Execute the SQL.
if (db_query($query, $values)) {
if ($serials) {
// Get last insert ids and fill them in.
foreach ($serials as $field) {
$object->$field = db_last_insert_id($table, $field);
}
}
}
else {
$return = FALSE;
}
// If we began with an array, convert back so we don't surprise the caller.
if ($array) {
$object = (array) $object;
}
return $return;
}
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The function cannot be called from
hook_install()because Drupal would not find the database schema defined from the module, which is still going to be installed, and enabled.actually i'm pretty sure i
actually i'm pretty sure i have used it in hook_install(). i seem to remember that after using drupal_install_schema() you needed to use drupal_get_schema() clear the schema cache.