public function SelectQuery::addMetaData in Drupal 7

Adds additional metadata to the query.

Often, a query may need to provide additional contextual data to alter hooks. Alter hooks may then use that information to decide if and how to take action.

Parameters

$key: The unique identifier for this piece of metadata. Must be a string that follows the same rules as any other PHP identifier.

$object: The additional data to add to the query. May be any valid PHP variable.

Return value

QueryAlterableInterface The called object.

Overrides QueryAlterableInterface::addMetaData

File

includes/database/select.inc, line 996

Class

SelectQuery

Query builder for SELECT statements.

Code

public function addMetaData($key, $object) {
  $this->alterMetaData[$key] = $object;
  return $this;
}