function db_transaction

Returns a new transaction object for the active database.

Parameters

string $name: Optional name of the transaction.

array $options: An array of options to control how the transaction operates:

• target: The database target name.

Return value

DatabaseTransaction A new DatabaseTransaction object for this connection.

Related topics

File

includes/database/database.inc, line 2655

Core systems for the database layer.

Code

function db_transaction($name = NULL, array $options = array()) {
  if (empty($options['target'])) {
    $options['target'] = 'default';
  }
  return Database::getConnection($options['target'])
    ->startTransaction($name);
}