function ref_field_decode in (Entity)Reference Field Synchronization 7

Returns machine friendly information for a ref_field autocomplete form field

Parameters

$value: A string as returned by ref_field_encode().

Return value

An associative array containing:

• entity_type: the entity type
• id: the entity ID

Or FALSE if not match was found

1 call to ref_field_decode()

ref_field_field_widget_validate in ./ref_field.module

FAPI validation of an individual element.

File

./ref_field.module, line 670

Code

function ref_field_decode($value) {
  $matches = array();
  preg_match('`\\| ([a-z_]+):([0-9]+)$`', $value, $matches);
  $return = FALSE;

  // Check for a valid match
  if (isset($matches[1]) && isset($matches[2])) {
    $return = array(
      'entity_type' => $matches[1],
      'id' => $matches[2],
    );
  }
  return $return;
}