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function entity_load

entity_load($entity_type, $id, $reset = FALSE)

Loads an entity from the database.

\Drupal::entityTypeManager()->getStorage($entity_type)->load($id);

Parameters

string $entity_type: The entity type to load, e.g. node or user.

mixed $id: The id of the entity to load.

bool $reset: Whether to reset the internal cache for the requested entity type.

Return value

\Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface|null The entity object, or NULL if there is no entity with the given ID.

Deprecated

in Drupal 8.0.x, will be removed before Drupal 9.0.0. Use The method overriding Entity::load() for the entity type, e.g. \Drupal\node\Entity\Node::load() if the entity type is known. If the entity type is variable, use the entity manager service to load the entity from the entity storage:

File

core/includes/entity.inc, line 80: Entity API for handling entities like nodes or users.

Code

function entity_load($entity_type, $id, $reset = FALSE) {
  $controller = \Drupal::entityManager()->getStorage($entity_type);
  if ($reset) {
    $controller->resetCache(array($id));
  }
  return $controller->load($id);
}