function entity_get_controller

Gets the entity controller for an entity type.

Return value

DrupalEntityControllerInterface The entity controller object for the specified entity type.

File

includes/common.inc, line 8248

Code

function entity_get_controller($entity_type) {
  $controllers =& drupal_static(__FUNCTION__, array());
  if (!isset($controllers[$entity_type])) {
    $type_info = entity_get_info($entity_type);
    // Explicitly fail for malformed entities missing a valid controller class.
    if (!isset($type_info['controller class']) || !class_exists($class = $type_info['controller class'])) {
      throw new EntityMalformedException(t('Missing or non-existent controller class on entity of type @entity_type.', array(
        '@entity_type' => $entity_type,
      )));
    }
    $controllers[$entity_type] = new $class($entity_type);
  }
  return $controllers[$entity_type];
}

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