function file_validate_name_length

Checks for files with names longer than we can store in the database.

Parameters

$file: A Drupal file object.

Return value

An array. If the file name is too long, it will contain an error message.

Related topics

File

includes/file.inc, line 1779

Code

function file_validate_name_length(stdClass $file) {
    $errors = array();
    if (empty($file->filename)) {
        $errors[] = t("The file's name is empty. Please give a name to the file.");
    }
    if (strlen($file->filename) > 240) {
        $errors[] = t("The file's name exceeds the 240 characters limit. Please rename the file and try again.");
    }
    return $errors;
}