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Description

Method to save the JUser object to the database

Syntax

save($updateOnly=false)

Parameter Name	Default Value	Description
$updateOnly	false	$updateOnly Save the object only if not a new user

Returns

boolean True on success

Defined in

libraries/joomla/user/user.php

Importing

jimport( 'joomla.user.user' );

Source Body

function save($updateOnly = false)
{
        // Create the user table object
        $table  = &$this->getTable();
        $this->params = (string)$this->_params;
        $table->bind($this->getProperties());

        // Check and store the object.
        if (!$table->check()) {
                $this->setError($table->getError());
                return false;
        }

        // If user is made a Super Admin group and user is NOT a Super Admin
        //
        // @todo ACL - this needs to be acl checked
        //
        $my = &JFactory::getUser();
//              if ($this->get('gid') == 25 && $my->get('gid') != 25)
//              {
//                      // disallow creation of Super Admin by non Super Admin users
//                      $this->setError(JText::_('WARNSUPERADMINCREATE'));
//                      return false;
//              }
//
//              // If user is made an Admin group and user is NOT a Super Admin
//              if ($this->get('gid') == 24 && !($my->get('gid') == 25 || ($this->get('id') == $my->id && $my->get('gid') == 24)))
//              {
//                      // disallow creation of Admin by non Super Admin users
//                      $this->setError(JText::_('WARNSUPERADMINCREATE'));
//                      return false;
//              }

        //are we creating a new user
        $isnew = !$this->id;

        // If we aren't allowed to create new users return
        if ($isnew && $updateOnly) {
                return true;
        }

        // Get the old user
        $old = new JUser($this->id);

        // Fire the onBeforeStoreUser event.
        JPluginHelper::importPlugin('user');
        $dispatcher = &JDispatcher::getInstance();
        $dispatcher->trigger('onBeforeStoreUser', array($old->getProperties(), $isnew, $this->getProperties()));

        //Store the user data in the database
        if (!$result = $table->store()) {
                $this->setError($table->getError());
        }

        // Set the id for the JUser object in case we created a new user.
        if (empty($this->id)) {
                $this->id = $table->get('id');
        }

        if ($my->id == $table->id)
        {
                $registry = new JParameter($table->params);
                $my->setParameters($registry);
        }
        // Fire the onAftereStoreUser event
        $dispatcher->trigger('onAfterStoreUser', array($this->getProperties(), $isnew, $result, $this->getError()));

        return $result;
}

Examples

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