function db_find_tables

7.x database.inc db_find_tables($table_expression)

Finds all tables that are like the specified base table name.

Parameters

$table_expression: An SQL expression, for example "simpletest%" (without the quotes). BEWARE: this is not prefixed, the caller should take care of that.

Return value

Array, both the keys and the values are the matching tables.

Related topics

Schema API
API to handle database schemas.
3 calls to db_find_tables()
DrupalWebTestCase::tearDown in drupal-7.x/modules/simpletest/drupal_web_test_case.php
Delete created files and temporary files directory, delete the tables created by setUp(), and reset the database prefix.
ModuleTestCase::assertTableCount in drupal-7.x/modules/system/system.test
Assert there are tables that begin with the specified base table name.
simpletest_clean_database in drupal-7.x/modules/simpletest/simpletest.module
Removed prefixed tables from the database that are left over from crashed tests.

File

drupal-7.x/includes/database/database.inc, line 2790
Core systems for the database layer.

Code

function db_find_tables($table_expression) {
  return Database::getConnection()->schema()->findTables($table_expression);
}