function db_transaction

Returns a new transaction object for the active database.

Parameters

string $name: Optional name of the transaction.

array $options: An array of options to control how the transaction operates:

• target: The database target name.

Return value

DatabaseTransaction A new DatabaseTransaction object for this connection.

Related topics

File

includes/database/database.inc, line 2655

Code

function db_transaction($name = NULL, array $options = array()) {
    if (empty($options['target'])) {
        $options['target'] = 'default';
    }
    return Database::getConnection($options['target'])->startTransaction($name);
}