function field_info_cache_clear in Drupal 7

Clears the field info cache without clearing the field data cache.

This is useful when deleted fields or instances are purged. We need to remove the purged records, but no actual field data items are affected.

Related topics

19 calls to field_info_cache_clear()

FieldInfoTestCase::testFieldInfo in modules/field/tests/field.test

Test that field types and field definitions are correcly cached.

FieldInfoTestCase::testFieldInfoCache in modules/field/tests/field.test

Tests that the field info cache can be built correctly.

FieldUIManageDisplayTestCase::assertNodeViewTextHelper in modules/field_ui/field_ui.test

Asserts that a string is (not) found in the rendered nodein a view mode.

FieldUIManageDisplayTestCase::testFormatterUI in modules/field_ui/field_ui.test

Tests formatter settings.

FieldUIManageFieldsTestCase::assertFieldSettings in modules/field_ui/field_ui.test

Asserts field settings are as expected.

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File

modules/field/field.info.inc, line 54

Field Info API, providing information about available fields and field types.

Code

function field_info_cache_clear() {
  drupal_static_reset('field_view_mode_settings');
  drupal_static_reset('field_available_languages');

  // @todo: Remove this when field_attach_*_bundle() bundle management
  // functions are moved to the entity API.
  entity_info_cache_clear();
  _field_info_collate_types(TRUE);
  _field_info_field_cache()
    ->flush();
}