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Description

Method to check if a user is authorised to perform an action, optionally on an asset.

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Syntax

static check($userId, $action, $asset=null)

Parameter Name	Default Value	Description
$userId		Id of the user for which to check authorisation.
$action		The name of the action to authorise.
$asset	null	Integer asset id or the name of the asset as a string. Defaults to the global asset node.

Returns

boolean True if authorised.

Defined in

libraries/joomla/access/access.php

Importing

jimport( 'joomla.access.access' );

Source Body

public static function check($userId, $action, $asset = null)
{
        if (self::$isRoot) {
                return true;
        }
        else
        {
                // Sanitize inputs.
                $userId = (int) $userId;

                $action = strtolower(preg_replace('#[\s\-]+#', '.', trim($action)));
                $asset  = strtolower(preg_replace('#[\s\-]+#', '.', trim($asset)));

                // Default to the root asset node.
                if (empty($asset)) {
                        $asset = 1;
                }

                // Get the rules for the asset recursively to root if not already retrieved.
                if (empty(self::$assetRules[$asset])) {
                        self::$assetRules[$asset] = self::getAssetRules($asset, true);
                }

                // Get all groups against which the user is mapped.
                $identities = self::getGroupsByUser($userId);
                array_unshift($identities, $userId * -1);

                // Make sure we only check for core.admin once during the run.
                if (self::$isRoot === null)
                {
                        if (self::getAssetRules(1)->allow('core.admin', $identities)) {
                                self::$isRoot = true;
                                return true;
                        }
                        else {
                                self::$isRoot = false;
                        }
                }

                return self::$assetRules[$asset]->allow($action, $identities);
        }
}

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