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PEAR_DependencyDB::getDependentPackages()

PEAR_DependencyDB::getDependentPackages()  -- Get a list of installed packages that depend on this package

Synopsis

require_once '/DependencyDB.php';

array|false PEAR_DependencyDB::getDependentPackages (PEAR_PackageFile_v1|PEAR_PackageFile_v2|array &$pkg)

Description

This is most useful at uninstall-time. A list of installed packages that depend upon the package can be used to prevent uninstallation, and to emit warnings for optional dependencies.

Parameter

PEAR_PackageFile_v1|PEAR_PackageFile_v2|array &$pkg

This parameter, if an array, should be in format: 

<?php
array(
  'package' => 'packagename',
  'channel' => 'channelname'
);
?>

Throws

throws no exceptions thrown

Note

This function can not be called statically.

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