hook_system_info_alter

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hook_system_info_alter(&$info, $file)

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hook_system_info_alter(&$info, $file, $type)

Alter the information parsed from module and theme .info files

This hook is invoked in _system_rebuild_module_data() and in _system_rebuild_theme_data(). A module may implement this hook in order to add to or alter the data generated by reading the .info file with drupal_parse_info_file().

Parameters

&$info The .info file contents, passed by reference so that it can be altered.

$file Full information about the module or theme, including $file->name, and $file->filename

$type Either 'module' or 'theme', depending on the type of .info file that was passed.

Related topics

Hooks

Allow modules to interact with the Drupal core.

Code

modules/system/system.api.php, line 885

<?php
function hook_system_info_alter(&$info, $file, $type) {
  // Only fill this in if the .info file does not define a 'datestamp'.
  if (empty($info['datestamp'])) {
    $info['datestamp'] = filemtime($file->filename);
  }
}
?>

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