comment_get_recent

function comment_get_recent

comment_get_recent($number = 10)

Find the most recent comments that are available to the current user.

Parameters

integer $number: (optional) The maximum number of comments to find. Defaults to 10.

Return value

An array of comment objects or an empty array if there are no recent comments visible to the current user.

File

modules/comment/comment.module, line 506

Enables users to comment on published content.

Code

function comment_get_recent($number = 10) {
  $query = db_select('comment', 'c');
  $query->innerJoin('node', 'n', 'n.nid = c.nid');
  $query->addTag('node_access');
  $comments = $query
  ->fields('c')
    ->condition('c.status', COMMENT_PUBLISHED)
    ->condition('n.status', NODE_PUBLISHED)
    ->orderBy('c.created', 'DESC')
    // Additionally order by cid to ensure that comments with the same timestamp
    // are returned in the exact order posted.
    ->orderBy('c.cid', 'DESC')
    ->range(0, $number)
    ->execute()
    ->fetchAll();

  return $comments ? $comments : array();
}