From 1bd3670b300dc35687aa2adc7c3daebaf9e94ab4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dries Buytaert <dries@buytaert.net>
Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2010 01:36:04 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] - Patch #998048 by jhodgdon: field_info_field() only works
 for active fields - document that.

---
 modules/field/field.info.inc | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/modules/field/field.info.inc b/modules/field/field.info.inc
index 33c43d57b593..4a0248ffde60 100644
--- a/modules/field/field.info.inc
+++ b/modules/field/field.info.inc
@@ -605,7 +605,8 @@ function field_info_fields() {
  *
  * @param $field_name
  *   The name of the field to retrieve. $field_name can only refer to a
- *   non-deleted field.
+ *   non-deleted, active field. Use field_read_fields() to retrieve information
+ *   on deleted or inactive fields.
  *
  * @return
  *   The field array, as returned by field_read_fields(), with an
-- 
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