1 field.info.inc field_info_field($field_name)

Returns data about an individual field, given a field name.

Parameters

$field_name: The name of the field to retrieve. $field_name can refer to a deleted or non-deleted field, but not inactive fields. To retrieve information about inactive fields, use field_read_fields().

Return value

The field array, as returned by field_read_fields(), with an: additional element 'bundles', whose value is an array of all the bundles this field belongs to keyed by entity type. NULL if the field was not found.

Related topics

Field Info API Obtain information about Field API configuration.

File

core/modules/field/field.info.inc, line 724
Field Info API, providing information about available fields and field types.

Code

function field_info_field($field_name) {
  $info = _field_info_collate_fields();
  if (isset($info['fields'][$field_name])) {
    return $info['fields'][$field_name];
  }
}