Same name and namespace in other branches
  1. 4.6.x includes/menu.inc \menu_get_active_help()
  2. 4.7.x includes/menu.inc \menu_get_active_help()
  3. 6.x includes/menu.inc \menu_get_active_help()
  4. 7.x includes/menu.inc \menu_get_active_help()

Returns the help associated with the active menu item.

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File

includes/menu.inc, line 500
API for the Drupal menu system.

Code

function menu_get_active_help() {
  $path = $_GET['q'];
  $output = '';
  if (!_menu_item_is_accessible(menu_get_active_item())) {

    // Don't return help text for areas the user cannot access.
    return;
  }
  foreach (module_list() as $name) {
    if (module_hook($name, 'help')) {
      if ($temp = module_invoke($name, 'help', $path)) {
        $output .= $temp . "\n";
      }
      if (module_hook('help', 'page')) {
        if (arg(0) == "admin") {
          if (module_invoke($name, 'help', 'admin/help#' . arg(2)) && !empty($output)) {
            $output .= theme("more_help_link", url('admin/help/' . arg(2)));
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
  return $output;
}