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  1. 6.x-3.x docs/docs.php \hook_views_pre_execute()

This hook is called right before the execute process.

The query is now fully built, but it has not yet been run through db_rewrite_sql.

Adding output to the view can be accomplished by placing text on $view->attachment_before and $view->attachment_after.

Parameters

object $view: The view object about to be processed.

Related topics

1 invocation of hook_views_pre_execute()
view::execute in includes/view.inc
Execute the view's query.

File

./views.api.php, line 1059
Describe hooks provided by the Views module.

Code

function hook_views_pre_execute(&$view) {

  // Whenever a view queries more than two tables, show a message that notifies
  // view administrators that the query might be heavy.
  // (This action could be performed later in the execution process, but not
  // earlier.)
  if (count($view->query->tables) > 2 && user_access('administer views')) {
    drupal_set_message(t('The view %view may be heavy to execute.', array(
      '%view' => $view->name,
    )), 'warning');
  }
}