public function field_exists($params)
{
$params = (object) pods_sanitize($params);
if ((!empty($params->id) || !empty($params->name)) && isset($params->pod_id) && !empty($params->pod_id)) {
if (!isset($params->name)) {
$field = get_post($dummy = (int) $params->id);
} else {
$field = get_posts(array('name' => $params->name, 'post_type' => '_pods_field', 'posts_per_page' => 1, 'post_parent' => $params->pod_id));
}
if (!empty($field)) {
return true;
}
}
return false;
}