function drupal_get_path in Drupal 7

Same name and namespace in other branches

1. 8 core/includes/bootstrap.inc \drupal_get_path()
2. 4 includes/common.inc \drupal_get_path()
3. 5 includes/common.inc \drupal_get_path()
4. 6 includes/common.inc \drupal_get_path()
5. 9 core/includes/bootstrap.inc \drupal_get_path()

Returns the path to a system item (module, theme, etc.).

Parameters

$type: The type of the item (i.e. theme, theme_engine, module, profile).

$name: The name of the item for which the path is requested.

Return value

The path to the requested item or an empty string if the item is not found.

171 calls to drupal_get_path()

AggregatorTestCase::getAtomSample in modules/aggregator/aggregator.test

AggregatorTestCase::getHtmlEntitiesSample in modules/aggregator/aggregator.test

AggregatorTestCase::getRSS091Sample in modules/aggregator/aggregator.test

AggregatorUpdatePathTestCase::setUp in modules/simpletest/tests/upgrade/update.aggregator.test

Overrides DrupalWebTestCase::setUp() for upgrade testing.

aggregator_test_feed in modules/aggregator/tests/aggregator_test.module

Page callback. Generates a test feed and simulates last-modified and etags.

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1 string reference to 'drupal_get_path'

module_load_include in includes/module.inc

Loads a module include file.

File

includes/common.inc, line 2928

Common functions that many Drupal modules will need to reference.

Code

function drupal_get_path($type, $name) {
  return dirname(drupal_get_filename($type, $name));
}