function node_type_get_base

Returns the node type base of the passed node or node type string.

The base indicates which module implements this node type and is used to execute node-type-specific hooks. For types defined in the user interface and managed by node.module, the base is 'node_content'.

Parameters

$node: A node object or string that indicates the node type to return.

Return value

The node type base or FALSE if the node type is not found.

See also

node_invoke()

File

modules/node/node.module, line 431

Code

function node_type_get_base($node) {
    $type = _node_extract_type($node);
    $types = _node_types_build()->types;
    return isset($types[$type]) && isset($types[$type]->base) ? $types[$type]->base : FALSE;
}