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User ​

Type
Class
Namespace
craft\console
Inherits
craft\console\User » yii\base\Component » yii\base\BaseObject
Implements
yii\base\Configurable
Since
3.0.0

The User component provides APIs for managing the user authentication status.

An instance of the User component is globally accessible in Craft via Craft::$app->user.

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Public Properties ​

PropertyDescription
behaviorsyii\base\Behavior – List of behaviors attached to this component.
idinteger, null
identitycraft\elements\User, yii\web\IdentityInterface, false, null
isAdminboolean – Whether the current user is an admin.
isGuestboolean – Whether the current user is a guest.

id ​

Type
integer, null
Default value
null
Access
Read-only

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identity ​

Type
craft\elements\User, yii\web\IdentityInterface, false, null
Default value
null
Access
Read-only

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isAdmin ​

Type
boolean
Default value
null
Access
Read-only

Whether the current user is an admin.

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isGuest ​

Type
boolean
Default value
null
Access
Read-only

Whether the current user is a guest.

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Public Methods ​

MethodDescription
__call()Calls the named method which is not a class method.
__clone()This method is called after the object is created by cloning an existing one.
__construct()Constructor.
__get()Returns the value of a component property.
__isset()Checks if a property is set, i.e. defined and not null.
__set()Sets the value of a component property.
__unset()Sets a component property to be null.
attachBehavior()Attaches a behavior to this component.
attachBehaviors()Attaches a list of behaviors to the component.
behaviors()Returns a list of behaviors that this component should behave as.
canGetProperty()Returns a value indicating whether a property can be read.
canSetProperty()Returns a value indicating whether a property can be set.
checkPermission()Returns whether the current user has a given permission.
className()Returns the fully qualified name of this class.
detachBehavior()Detaches a behavior from the component.
detachBehaviors()Detaches all behaviors from the component.
ensureBehaviors()Makes sure that the behaviors declared in behaviors() are attached to this component.
getBehavior()Returns the named behavior object.
getBehaviors()Returns all behaviors attached to this component.
getId()Returns the current user’s ID, if they are logged in.
getIdentity()Returns the current identity object.
getIsAdmin()Returns whether the current user is an admin.
getIsGuest()Returns whether the current user is a guest (not authenticated).
hasEventHandlers()Returns a value indicating whether there is any handler attached to the named event.
hasMethod()Returns a value indicating whether a method is defined.
hasProperty()Returns a value indicating whether a property is defined for this component.
init()Initializes the object.
off()Detaches an existing event handler from this component.
on()Attaches an event handler to an event.
setIdentity()Sets the user identity object.
trigger()Triggers an event.

checkPermission() ​

Returns whether the current user has a given permission.

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Arguments ​

  • $permissionName (string) – The name of the permission.

Returns ​

boolean – Whether the current user has the permission.

getId() ​

Returns the current user’s ID, if they are logged in.

See also getIdentity()View source

Returns ​

integer, null

getIdentity() ​

Returns the current identity object.

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Returns ​

craft\elements\User, yii\web\IdentityInterface, false, null

getIsAdmin() ​

Returns whether the current user is an admin.

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Returns ​

boolean – Whether the current user is an admin.

getIsGuest() ​

Returns whether the current user is a guest (not authenticated).

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Returns ​

boolean – Whether the current user is a guest.

setIdentity() ​

Sets the user identity object.

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Arguments ​

  • $identity (yii\web\IdentityInterface, null) – The identity object. If null, it means the current user will be a guest without any associated identity.

Throws ​