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-rw-r--r--modules/field/field.crud.inc9
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/modules/field/field.crud.inc b/modules/field/field.crud.inc
index eda3218c5..7a5c8c824 100644
--- a/modules/field/field.crud.inc
+++ b/modules/field/field.crud.inc
@@ -635,12 +635,11 @@ function _field_write_instance($instance, $update = FALSE) {
}
/**
- * Reads a single instance record directly from the database.
+ * Reads a single instance record from the database.
*
- * Generally, you should use the field_info_instance() instead.
- *
- * This function will not return deleted instances. Use
- * field_read_instances() instead for this purpose.
+ * Generally, you should use field_info_instance() instead, as it
+ * provides caching and allows other modules the opportunity to
+ * append additional formatters, widgets, and other information.
*
* @param $entity_type
* The type of entity to which the field is bound.