function user_role_load_by_name in Drupal 7

Fetches a user role by role name.

Parameters

$role_name: A string representing the role name.

Return value

A fully-loaded role object if a role with the given name exists, or FALSE otherwise.

See also

user_role_load()

3 calls to user_role_load_by_name()

UserRoleAdminTestCase::testRoleAdministration in modules/user/user.test

Test adding, renaming and deleting roles.

user_admin_role_validate in modules/user/user.admin.inc

Form validation handler for the user_admin_role() form.

user_role_delete in modules/user/user.module

Delete a user role from database.

File

modules/user/user.module, line 3015

Enables the user registration and login system.

Code

function user_role_load_by_name($role_name) {
  return db_select('role', 'r')
    ->fields('r')
    ->condition('name', $role_name)
    ->execute()
    ->fetchObject();
}