function field_has_data

Determine whether a field has any data.

Parameters

$field: A field structure.

Return value

TRUE if the field has data for any entity; FALSE otherwise.

Related topics

Field API
Attach custom data fields to Drupal entities.
4 calls to field_has_data()
FieldAttachStorageTestCase::testFieldHasData in modules/field/tests/field.test
Test field_has_data().
field_ui_field_edit_form in modules/field_ui/field_ui.admin.inc
Form constructor for the field instance settings form.
field_ui_field_settings_form in modules/field_ui/field_ui.admin.inc
Form constructor for the field settings edit page.
field_update_field in modules/field/field.crud.inc
Updates a field.

File

modules/field/field.module, line 953

Code

function field_has_data($field) {
    $query = new EntityFieldQuery();
    $query = $query->fieldCondition($field)
        ->range(0, 1)
        ->count()
        ->addTag('DANGEROUS_ACCESS_CHECK_OPT_OUT');
    return (bool) $query->execute() || (bool) $query->age(FIELD_LOAD_REVISION)
        ->execute();
}

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