function db_select in Drupal 8

Same name and namespace in other branches

1. 7 includes/database/database.inc \db_select()

Returns a new SelectQuery object for the active database.

Parameters

string|\Drupal\Core\Database\Query\SelectInterface $table: The base table for this query. May be a string or another SelectInterface object. If a SelectInterface object is passed, it will be used as a subselect.

string $alias: (optional) The alias for the base table of this query.

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

Return value

\Drupal\Core\Database\Query\Select A new Select object for this connection.

See also

https://www.drupal.org/node/2993033

\Drupal\Core\Database\Connection::select()

\Drupal\Core\Database\Connection::defaultOptions()

Related topics

1 call to db_select()

DatabaseLegacyTest::testDbSelect in core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Database/DatabaseLegacyTest.php

Tests the db_select() function.

File

core/includes/database.inc, line 281

Core systems for the database layer.

Code

function db_select($table, $alias = NULL, array $options = []) {
  @trigger_error('db_select() is deprecated in drupal:8.0.0. It will be removed from drupal:9.0.0. Instead, get a database connection injected into your service from the container and call select() on it. For example, $injected_database->db_select($table, $alias, $options). See https://www.drupal.org/node/2993033', E_USER_DEPRECATED);
  return Database::getConnection(_db_get_target($options))
    ->select($table, $alias, $options);
}