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JUser::getInstance

Description

Returns the global User object, only creating it if it doesn't already exist.

public static function getInstance ($identifier=0)

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
$identifier	int	0	The user to load - Can be an integer or string - If string, it is converted to ID automatically.

• Returns The User object.
• Defined on line 188 of libraries/joomla/user/user.php
• Since
• Referenced by
  • JUserHelper::activateUser
  • JFactory::getUser
  • JUserHelper::getUserGroups
  • JUserHelper::removeUserFromGroup
  • JUserHelper::setUserGroups

See also

• JUser::getInstance source code on BitBucket
• Class JUser
• Subpackage User
• Other versions of JUser::getInstance