function variable_get

7.x bootstrap.inc variable_get($name, $default = NULL)
6.x bootstrap.inc variable_get($name, $default)

Returns a persistent variable.

Case-sensitivity of the variable_* functions depends on the database collation used. To avoid problems, always use lower case for persistent variable names.

Parameters

$name: The name of the variable to return.

$default: The default value to use if this variable has never been set.

Return value

The value of the variable.

See also

variable_del(), variable_set()

293 calls to variable_get()
actions_do in drupal-6.x/includes/actions.inc
Perform a given list of actions by executing their callback functions.
aggregator_admin_settings in drupal-6.x/modules/aggregator/aggregator.admin.inc
Form builder; Configure the aggregator system.
aggregator_categorize_items in drupal-6.x/modules/aggregator/aggregator.pages.inc
Form builder; build the page list form.
aggregator_filter_xss in drupal-6.x/modules/aggregator/aggregator.module
Safely render HTML content, as allowed.
aggregator_page_categories in drupal-6.x/modules/aggregator/aggregator.pages.inc
Menu callback; displays all the categories used by the aggregator.

... See full list

File

drupal-6.x/includes/bootstrap.inc, line 587
Functions that need to be loaded on every Drupal request.

Code

function variable_get($name, $default) {
  global $conf;

  return isset($conf[$name]) ? $conf[$name] : $default;
}