db_table_exists

Definition

db_table_exists($table)
drupal/includes/database/database.inc, line 2524

Description

Checks if a table exists.

Parameters

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

Return value

TRUE if the given table exists, otherwise FALSE.

Related topics

Namesort iconDescription
Database abstraction layerAllow the use of different database servers using the same code base.
Schema APIA Drupal schema definition is an array structure representing one or more tables and their related keys and indexes. A schema is defined by hook_schema(), which usually lives in a modulename.install file.

Code

function db_table_exists($table) {
  return Database::getConnection()->schema()->tableExists($table);
}