public function DatabaseConnection::prefixTables

public DatabaseConnection::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

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

Return value

The properly-prefixed string.

File

includes/database/database.inc, line 447

Core systems for the database layer.

Class

DatabaseConnection

Base Database API class.

Code

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