function drupal_get_path

Same name in other branches
  1. 7.x includes/common.inc \drupal_get_path()
  2. 9 core/includes/bootstrap.inc \drupal_get_path()

Returns the path to a system item (module, theme, etc.).

Parameters

$type: The type of the item; one of 'core', 'profile', 'module', 'theme', or 'theme_engine'.

$name: The name of the item for which the path is requested. Ignored for $type 'core'.

Return value

string The path to the requested item or an empty string if the item is not found.

113 calls to drupal_get_path()
AggregatorTestBase::getAtomSample in core/modules/aggregator/tests/src/Functional/AggregatorTestBase.php
Returns a example Atom feed.
AggregatorTestBase::getAtomSample in core/modules/aggregator/src/Tests/AggregatorTestBase.php
Returns a example Atom feed.
AggregatorTestBase::getHtmlEntitiesSample in core/modules/aggregator/src/Tests/AggregatorTestBase.php
Returns a example feed.
AggregatorTestBase::getHtmlEntitiesSample in core/modules/aggregator/tests/src/Functional/AggregatorTestBase.php
Returns a example feed.
AggregatorTestBase::getRSS091Sample in core/modules/aggregator/tests/src/Functional/AggregatorTestBase.php
Returns a example RSS091 feed.

... See full list

1 string reference to 'drupal_get_path'
module_load_include in core/includes/module.inc
Loads a module include file.

File

core/includes/bootstrap.inc, line 313

Code

function drupal_get_path($type, $name) {
    return dirname(drupal_get_filename($type, $name));
}

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