function db_distinct_field in Drupal 5

Same name in this branch

1. 5 includes/database.mysqli.inc \db_distinct_field()
2. 5 includes/database.mysql.inc \db_distinct_field()
3. 5 includes/database.pgsql.inc \db_distinct_field()

Same name and namespace in other branches

1. 4 includes/database.mysqli.inc \db_distinct_field()
2. 4 includes/database.mysql.inc \db_distinct_field()
3. 4 includes/database.pgsql.inc \db_distinct_field()
4. 6 includes/database.inc \db_distinct_field()

Wraps the given table.field entry with a DISTINCT(). The wrapper is added to the SELECT list entry of the given query and the resulting query is returned. This function only applies the wrapper if a DISTINCT doesn't already exist in the query.

Parameters

$table Table containing the field to set as DISTINCT:

$field Field to set as DISTINCT:

$query Query to apply the wrapper to:

Return value

SQL query with the DISTINCT wrapper surrounding the given table.field.

Related topics

1 call to db_distinct_field()

db_rewrite_sql in includes/database.inc

Rewrites node, taxonomy and comment queries. Use it for listing queries. Do not use FROM table1, table2 syntax, use JOIN instead.

File

includes/database.mysqli.inc, line 419

Database interface code for MySQL database servers using the mysqli client libraries. mysqli is included in PHP 5 by default and allows developers to use the advanced features of MySQL 4.1.x, 5.0.x and beyond.

Code

function db_distinct_field($table, $field, $query) {
  $field_to_select = 'DISTINCT(' . $table . '.' . $field . ')';

  // (?<!text) is a negative look-behind (no need to rewrite queries that already use DISTINCT).
  return preg_replace('/(SELECT.*)(?:' . $table . '\\.|\\s)(?<!DISTINCT\\()(?<!DISTINCT\\(' . $table . '\\.)' . $field . '(.*FROM )/AUsi', '\\1 ' . $field_to_select . '\\2', $query);
}