Rannmann: /* See also */ Updated API link

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‎See also: Updated API link

Chris Davenport: New page: Returns a reference to the global user object, only creating it if it doesn't already exist. The object returned will be of type JUser. ===Syntax=== object JUser getUser( $id ) w...

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New page: Returns a reference to the global user object, only creating it if it doesn't already exist. The object returned will be of type JUser. ===Syntax=== object JUser getUser( $id ) w...

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Returns a reference to the global user object, only creating it if it doesn't already exist. The object returned will be of type [[JUser]].
===Syntax===
object [[JUser]] getUser( $id )

where:
{| class="wikitable"
!Argument
!Data type
!Description
!Default
|-
|$id
|integer or string
|The user to load. If a string is passed then it will be interpreted as a user name and converted to an integer id automatically. If the argument is omitted or is '''null''' then the current user will loaded.
|'''null'''
|}
===Example 1===
In this example, some information about the current logged in user is displayed, but only when the user is actually logged in.
<source lang="php">
$user =& JFactory::getUser();

if (!$user->guest) {
echo 'You are logged in as: ';
echo 'User name: ' . $user->username . ' ';
echo 'Real name: ' . $user->name . ' ';
echo 'User ID : ' . $user->id . ' ';
}
</source>
===Example 2===
In this example, information about a specific user, with username 'joebloggs', is displayed, regardless of the status of the current user.
<source lang="php">
$user =& JFactory::getUser( 'joebloggs' );

if ($user->id == 0) {
echo 'There is no user joebloggs registered on this site. ';
} else {
echo 'User name: ' . $user->username . ' ';
echo 'Real name: ' . $user->name . ' ';
echo 'User ID : ' . $user->id . ' ';
}
</source>
===Example 3===
In this example, a check is made to determine if the current user has edit permission on content. For more information on permissions see [[JAuthorization]]. See also [[JFactory/getACL|JFactory->getACL]].
<source lang="php">
$user =& JFactory::getUser();

if ($user->authorize( 'com_content', 'edit', 'content', 'all' )) {
echo 'Editing permitted.';
} else {
echo 'Editing not permitted.';
}
</source>

===See also===
* [http://api.joomla.org/Joomla-Framework/JFactory.html#getUser JFactory->getUser on api.joomla.org]
* [[JUser]]
<noinclude>[[Category:Development]][[Category:Framework]][[Category:JFactory]]</noinclude>

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 ===See also===
-* [http://api.joomla.org/Joomla-Framework/JFactory.html#getUser JFactory->getUser on api.joomla.org]
+* [http://api.joomla.org/Joomla-Platform/JFactory.html#getUser JFactory->getUser on api.joomla.org]
 * [[JUser]]
 <noinclude>[[Category:Development]][[Category:Framework]][[Category:JFactory]]</noinclude>

JFactory/getUser - Revision history

Rannmann: /* See also */ Updated API link

Chris Davenport: New page: Returns a reference to the global user object, only creating it if it doesn't already exist. The object returned will be of type JUser. ===Syntax=== object JUser getUser( $id ) w...