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public function Connection::prefixTables

public Connection::prefixTables($sql)

Appends a database prefix to all tables in a query.

Queries sent to Drupal should wrap all table names in curly brackets. This function searches for this syntax and adds Drupal's table prefix to all tables, allowing Drupal to coexist with other systems in the same database and/or schema if necessary.

Parameters

string $sql: A string containing a partial or entire SQL query.

Return value

string The properly-prefixed string.

File

core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Connection.php, line 326

Class

Connection
Base Database API class.

Namespace

Drupal\Core\Database

Code

public function prefixTables($sql) {
  return str_replace($this->prefixSearch, $this->prefixReplace, $sql);
}

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