db_select

db_select($table, $alias = NULL, array $options = array())

Returns a new SelectQuery object for the active database.

Parameters

string|\Drupal\Core\Database\Query\SelectInterface $table: The base table for this query. May be a string or another SelectInterface object. If a SelectInterface object is passed, it will be used as a subselect.

string $alias: (optional) The alias for the base table of this query.

array $options: (optional) An array of options to control how the query operates.

Return value

\Drupal\Core\Database\Query\Select A new Select object for this connection.

See also

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

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

Related topics

Database abstraction layer

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

File

core/includes/database.inc, line 291

Core systems for the database layer.

Code

function db_select($table, $alias = NULL, array $options = array()) {
  if (empty($options['target'])) {
    $options['target'] = 'default';
  }
  return Database::getConnection($options['target'])->select($table, $alias, $options);
}