function Database::setActiveConnection

Same name in other branches
  1. 9 core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Database.php \Drupal\Core\Database\Database::setActiveConnection()
  2. 8.9.x core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Database.php \Drupal\Core\Database\Database::setActiveConnection()
  3. 10 core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Database.php \Drupal\Core\Database\Database::setActiveConnection()
  4. 11.x core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Database.php \Drupal\Core\Database\Database::setActiveConnection()

Sets the active connection to the specified key.

Return value

The previous database connection key.

2 calls to Database::setActiveConnection()
db_set_active in includes/database/database.inc
Sets a new active database.
SchemaTestCase::testFindTables in modules/simpletest/tests/schema.test
Tests the findTables() method.

File

includes/database/database.inc, line 1607

Class

Database
Primary front-controller for the database system.

Code

public static final function setActiveConnection($key = 'default') {
    if (empty(self::$databaseInfo)) {
        self::parseConnectionInfo();
    }
    if (!empty(self::$databaseInfo[$key])) {
        $old_key = self::$activeKey;
        self::$activeKey = $key;
        return $old_key;
    }
}

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