function ctools_context_create_empty in Chaos Tool Suite (ctools) 6

Same name and namespace in other branches

1. 7 includes/context.inc \ctools_context_create_empty()

Create an empty context object.

Empty context objects are primarily used as placeholders in the UI where the actual contents of a context object may not be known. It may have additional text embedded to give the user clues as to how the context is used.

Parameters

$type: The type of context to create; this loads a plugin.

Return value

A $context or NULL if one could not be created.

21 calls to ctools_context_create_empty()

ctools_argument_nid_context in plugins/arguments/nid.inc

Discover if this argument gives us the node we crave.

ctools_argument_rid_context in plugins/arguments/rid.inc

Discover if this argument gives us the node we crave.

ctools_argument_uid_context in plugins/arguments/uid.inc

Discover if this argument gives us the user we crave.

ctools_argument_user_name_context in plugins/arguments/user_name.inc

Discover if this argument gives us the user we crave.

ctools_book_parent_context in plugins/relationships/book_parent.inc

Return a new context based on an existing context.

... See full list

File

includes/context.inc, line 581

Contains code related to the ctools system of 'context'.

Code

function ctools_context_create_empty($type) {
  if ($function = ctools_plugin_load_function('ctools', 'contexts', $type, 'context')) {
    $context = $function(TRUE);
    if (is_object($context)) {
      $context->empty = TRUE;
    }
    return $context;
  }
}