search_data

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Definition

search_data($keys = NULL, $type = 'node')
modules/search/search.module, line 1140

Description

Perform a standard search on the given keys, and return the formatted results.

Related topics

Name	Description
Search interface	The Drupal search interface manages a global search mechanism.

Code

<?php
function search_data($keys = NULL, $type = 'node') {

  if (isset($keys)) {
    if (module_hook($type, 'search')) {
      $results = module_invoke($type, 'search', 'search', $keys);
      if (isset($results) && is_array($results) && count($results)) {
        if (module_hook($type, 'search_page')) {
          return module_invoke($type, 'search_page', $results);
        }
        else {
          return theme('search_results', $results, $type);
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
?>