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form_load_include

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    1. 7
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7 form_load_include(&$form_state, $type, $module, $name = NULL)

Loads an include file and makes sure it is loaded whenever the form is processed.

Example:

<?php
  // Load node.admin.inc from Node module.
  form_load_include($form_state, 'inc', 'node', 'node.admin');
?>

Use this function instead of module_load_include() from inside a form constructor or any form processing logic as it ensures that the include file is loaded whenever the form is processed. In contrast to using module_load_include() directly, form_load_include() makes sure the include file is correctly loaded also if the form is cached.

Parameters

$form_state The current state of the form.

$type The include file's type (file extension).

$module The module to which the include file belongs.

$name (optional) The base file name (without the $type extension). If omitted, $module is used; i.e., resulting in "$module.$type" by default.

Return value

The filepath of the loaded include file, or FALSE if the include file was not found or has been loaded already.

See also

module_load_include()

Related topics

Form generation
Functions to enable the processing and display of HTML forms.

▸ 1 function calls form_load_include()

▾ 1 function calls form_load_include()

form_test_load_include_custom in drupal/modules/simpletest/tests/form_test.module
Menu callback for testing custom form includes.

Code

drupal/includes/form.inc, line 581

<?php
function form_load_include(&$form_state, $type, $module, $name = NULL) {
  if (!isset($name)) {
    $name = $module;
  }
  if (!isset($form_state['build_info']['files']["$module:$name.$type"])) {
    // Only add successfully included files to the form state.
    if ($result = module_load_include($type, $module, $name)) {
      $form_state['build_info']['files']["$module:$name.$type"] = array(
        'type' => $type, 
        'module' => $module, 
        'name' => $name,
      );
      return $result;
    }
  }
  return FALSE;
}
?>