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Description

Get an user object

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Syntax

& getUser($id=null)

Parameter Name	Default Value	Description
$id	null	$id The user to load - Can be an integer or string - If string, it is converted to ID automatically.

Returns

object

Defined in

libraries/joomla/factory.php

Importing

jimport( 'joomla.factory' );

Source Body

function &getUser($id = null)
{
        jimport('joomla.user.user');

        if(is_null($id))
        {
                $session  =& JFactory::getSession();
                $instance =& $session->get('user');
                if (!is_a($instance, 'JUser')) {
                        $instance =& JUser::getInstance();
                }
        }
        else
        {
                $instance =& JUser::getInstance($id);
        }

        return $instance;
}

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Code Examples

Example

<?php
/* 
    This program is for adding in Jumi module
    It will show the cooperative account of login user
    which store in CSV  file on the server

*/
defined('_JEXEC') OR die("Restricted access"); // Prevent direct Access to the program
$user =& JFactory::getUser(); // get user
if ($user->guest) {
    echo "<h3>Please log in to see your report ! </h3>"; // Show this message if user not yet log in
} else {
        // If user log in 
	$id = strtoupper($user->username);   // Get user and store in $id
	$fd = fopen ("http://btc-intranet.ap.bayer.cnb/coop/COOPBAL.csv", "r"); // Open CSV file
    $found=0; 
	while (!feof ($fd)) {
        $buffer = fgetcsv($fd, 4096);  // Get one record
		if(strtoupper($buffer[1]) == $id){
			$found = 1;  // if $id = login name then set flag $found
			break;  // exit loop
        }
	}
	fclose ($fd);
	if($found){   // Display account detail
		echo "<h3> Report of ".$buffer[4]." For the month".$buffer[5]. "</h3><br/>";	
		echo "<h4> Deposit Account of member no ".$buffer[3]."</h4>";
		echo "<table>";
		echo "<tr><td>Last month :</td><td align=\"right\">".$buffer[6]."</td><td> Baht </td></tr>";
		echo "<tr><td>This month :</td><td align=\"right\">".$buffer[7]."</td><td> Baht </td></tr>";
		echo "<tr><td>Next month :</td><td align=\"right\">".$buffer[8]."</td><td> Baht </td></tr>";
		echo "</table>";
		if(!($buffer[9]=="") || !($buffer[13])){
			echo "<h4>Loan account</h4>";
			echo "<table>";
			echo "<tr><td>Last month :</td><td align=\"right\"> ".$buffer[9]."</td><td> Baht </td></tr>";
			echo "<tr><td>Pay this month :</td><td align=\"right\"> ".$buffer[10]."</td><td> Baht </td></tr>";
			echo "<tr><td>Actual Payment :</td><td align=\"right\"> ".$buffer[11]."</td><td> Baht </td></tr>";
			echo "<tr><td>Interest :</td><td align=\"right\"> ".$buffer[12]."</td><td> Baht </td></tr>";
			echo "<tr><td>Next Month begin :</td><td align=\"right\"> ".$buffer[13]."</td><td> Baht </td></tr>";
			echo "</table>";
		}
                echo "<br/>Please check your account <br/>";
	}else{
                // if check to end of file but not found
		echo "<h3>No Account for you, Please let us know if you are member of the Cooperation fund </h3>";    
	}
}
?>

Jeeradate 06:03, 24 October 2010 (CDT) Edit comment