function db_field_exists

Checks if a column exists in the given table.

Parameters

$table: The name of the table in drupal (no prefixing).

$field: The name of the field.

Return value

TRUE if the given column exists, otherwise FALSE.

Related topics

Schema API
API to handle database schemas.
6 calls to db_field_exists()

File

drupal/includes/database/database.inc, line 2834
Core systems for the database layer.

Code

function db_field_exists($table, $field) {
  return Database::getConnection()
    ->schema()
    ->fieldExists($table, $field);
}