function menu_tree
Renders a menu tree based on the current path.
The tree is expanded based on the current path and dynamic paths are also changed according to the defined to_arg functions (for example the 'My account' link is changed from user/% to a link with the current user's uid).
Parameters
$menu_name: The name of the menu.
Return value
A structured array representing the specified menu on the current page, to be rendered by drupal_render().
Related topics
3 calls to menu_tree()
- menu_block_view in modules/menu/ menu.module 
- Implements hook_block_view().
- shortcut_renderable_links in modules/shortcut/ shortcut.module 
- Returns an array of shortcut links, suitable for rendering.
- system_block_view in modules/system/ system.module 
- Implements hook_block_view().
1 string reference to 'menu_tree'
- menu_reset_static_cache in includes/menu.inc 
- Resets the menu system static cache.
File
- 
              includes/menu.inc, line 1003 
Code
function menu_tree($menu_name) {
  $menu_output =& drupal_static(__FUNCTION__, array());
  if (!isset($menu_output[$menu_name])) {
    $tree = menu_tree_page_data($menu_name);
    $menu_output[$menu_name] = menu_tree_output($tree);
  }
  return $menu_output[$menu_name];
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