db_escape_field

db_escape_field($field)

Restricts a dynamic column or constraint name to safe characters.

Only keeps alphanumeric and underscores.

Parameters

string $field: The field name to escape.

Return value

string The escaped field name as a string.

See also

\Drupal\Core\Database\Connection::escapeField()

Related topics

Database abstraction layer

Allow the use of different database servers using the same code base.

File

core/includes/database.inc, line 381

Core systems for the database layer.

Code

function db_escape_field($field) {
  return Database::getConnection()->escapeField($field);
}