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Description

Method to check JUser object authorisation against an access control object and optionally an access extension object

Syntax

authorise($action, $assetname=null)

Parameter Name	Default Value	Description
$action		The name of the action to check for permission.
$assetname	null	The name of the asset on which to perform the action.

Returns

boolean True if authorised

Defined in

libraries/joomla/user/user.php

Importing

jimport( 'joomla.user.user' );

Source Body

public function authorise($action, $assetname = null)
{
        return JAccess::check($this->id, $action, $assetname);
}