function element_info

Same name in other branches
  1. 8.9.x core/includes/common.inc \element_info()

Retrieves the default properties for the defined element type.

Parameters

$type: An element type as defined by hook_element_info().

11 calls to element_info()
ajax_prepare_response in includes/ajax.inc
Converts the return value of a page callback into an Ajax commands array.
drupal_deliver_html_page in includes/common.inc
Packages and sends the result of a page callback to the browser as HTML.
drupal_prepare_form in includes/form.inc
Prepares a structured form array.
drupal_render in includes/common.inc
Renders HTML given a structured array tree.
drupal_render_page in includes/common.inc
Renders the page, including all theming.

... See full list

File

includes/common.inc, line 6644

Code

function element_info($type) {
    // Use the advanced drupal_static() pattern, since this is called very often.
    static $drupal_static_fast;
    if (!isset($drupal_static_fast)) {
        $drupal_static_fast['cache'] =& drupal_static(__FUNCTION__);
    }
    $cache =& $drupal_static_fast['cache'];
    if (!isset($cache)) {
        $cache = module_invoke_all('element_info');
        foreach ($cache as $element_type => $info) {
            $cache[$element_type]['#type'] = $element_type;
        }
        // Allow modules to alter the element type defaults.
        drupal_alter('element_info', $cache);
    }
    return isset($cache[$type]) ? $cache[$type] : array();
}

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