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public function EntityFieldQuery::addMetaData in Drupal 7

Adds additional metadata to the query.

Sometimes a query may need to provide additional contextual data for the alter hook. The alter hook implementations 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

EntityFieldQuery The called object.

File

includes/entity.inc, line 1171

Class

EntityFieldQuery
Retrieves entities matching a given set of conditions.

Code

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