function AliasRepository::pathHasMatchingAlias
Check if any alias exists starting with $initial_substring.
Parameters
string $initial_substring: Initial system path substring to test against.
Return value
bool TRUE if any alias exists, FALSE otherwise.
Overrides AliasRepositoryInterface::pathHasMatchingAlias
File
- 
              core/modules/ path_alias/ src/ AliasRepository.php, line 91 
Class
- AliasRepository
- Provides the default path alias lookup operations.
Namespace
Drupal\path_aliasCode
public function pathHasMatchingAlias($initial_substring) {
  $query = $this->getBaseQuery();
  $query->addExpression(1);
  return (bool) $query->condition('base_table.path', $this->connection
    ->escapeLike($initial_substring) . '%', 'LIKE')
    ->range(0, 1)
    ->execute()
    ->fetchField();
}Buggy or inaccurate documentation? Please file an issue. Need support? Need help programming? Connect with the Drupal community.
