function drupal_get_path

Same name and namespace in other branches
  1. 7.x includes/common.inc \drupal_get_path()
  2. 8.9.x core/includes/bootstrap.inc \drupal_get_path()

Returns the path to a system item (module, theme, etc.).

Parameters

$type: The type of the item; one of 'core', 'profile', 'module', 'theme', or 'theme_engine'.

$name: The name of the item for which the path is requested. Ignored for $type 'core'.

Return value

string The path to the requested item or an empty string if the item is not found.

Deprecated

in drupal:9.3.0 and is removed from drupal:10.0.0. Use \Drupal\Core\Extension\ExtensionPathResolver::getPath() instead.

See also

https://www.drupal.org/node/2940438

\Drupal\Core\Extension\ExtensionList::getPath()

1 call to drupal_get_path()
GetFilenameTest::testDrupalGetPath in core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Bootstrap/GetFilenameTest.php
Tests drupal_get_path() deprecation.

File

core/includes/bootstrap.inc, line 247

Code

function drupal_get_path($type, $name) {
    @trigger_error('drupal_get_path() is deprecated in drupal:9.3.0 and is removed from drupal:10.0.0. Use \\Drupal\\Core\\Extension\\ExtensionPathResolver::getPath() instead. See https://www.drupal.org/node/2940438', E_USER_DEPRECATED);
    return dirname(drupal_get_filename($type, $name));
}

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