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function db_update

Same name and namespace in other branches
  1. 8.9.x core/includes/database.inc \db_update()

Returns a new UpdateQuery object for the active database.

Parameters

$table: The table to update.

$options: An array of options to control how the query operates.

Return value

UpdateQuery A new UpdateQuery object for this connection.

Related topics

Database abstraction layer
Allow the use of different database servers using the same code base.
2 calls to db_update()
system_update_7086 in modules/system/system.install
Prepare the schema and data of the sessions table for hashed session ids.
_menu_link_move_children in includes/menu.inc
Updates the children of a menu link that is being moved.

File

includes/database/database.inc, line 2579

Code

function db_update ($table, array $options = array()) {
 if (empty($options['target']) || $options['target'] == 'slave') {
 $options['target'] = 'default';
 }
 return Database ::getConnection ($options['target'])->update ($table, $options);
}

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