Same name and namespace in other branches
  1. 6.x includes/file.inc \file_validate_name_length()
  2. 8.9.x core/modules/file/file.module \file_validate_name_length()
  3. 9 core/modules/file/file.module \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 interface
Common file handling functions.
1 call to file_validate_name_length()
FileValidatorTest::testFileValidateNameLength in modules/simpletest/tests/file.test
This will ensure the filename length is valid.
1 string reference to 'file_validate_name_length'
file_save_upload in includes/file.inc
Saves a file upload to a new location.

File

includes/file.inc, line 1779
API for handling file uploads and server file management.

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;
}