ElggUser Class Reference

Inheritance diagram for ElggUser:

Public Member Functions
	__construct ($row=null)
	Construct a new user entity. More...
	delete ()
	User specific override of the entity delete method. More...
	getDisplayName ()
	{} More...
	setDisplayName ($displayName)
	{} More...
	__set ($name, $value)
	{} More...
	set ($name, $value)
	{} More...
	ban ($reason="")
	Ban this user. More...
	unban ()
	Unban this user. More...
	isBanned ()
	Is this user banned or not? More...
	isAdmin ()
	Is this user admin? More...
	makeAdmin ()
	Make the user an admin. More...
	removeAdmin ()
	Remove the admin flag for user. More...
	getSites ($options="", $limit=10, $offset=0)
	Get sites that this user is a member of. More...
	addToSite ($site)
	Add this user to a particular site. More...
	removeFromSite ($site)
	Remove this user from a particular site. More...
	addFriend ($friend_guid)
	Adds a user as a friend. More...
	removeFriend ($friend_guid)
	Removes a user as a friend. More...
	isFriend ()
	Determines whether or not this user is a friend of the currently logged in user. More...
	isFriendsWith ($user_guid)
	Determines whether this user is friends with another user. More...
	isFriendOf ($user_guid)
	Determines whether or not this user is another user's friend. More...
	getFriends ($options=array(), $limit=10, $offset=0)
	Gets this user's friends. More...
	getFriendsOf ($options=array(), $limit=10, $offset=0)
	Gets users who have made this user a friend. More...
	listFriends ($subtype="", $limit=10, array $vars=array())
	Lists the user's friends. More...
	getGroups ($options="", $limit=10, $offset=0)
	Gets the user's groups. More...
	listGroups ($subtype="", $limit=10, $offset=0)
	Lists the user's groups. More...
	getObjects ($options=array(), $limit=10, $offset=0)
	Get an array of ElggObject owned by this user. More...
	getFriendsObjects ($options=array(), $limit=10, $offset=0)
	Get an array of ElggObjects owned by this user's friends. More...
	countObjects ($subtype="")
	Counts the number of ElggObjects owned by this user. More...
	getCollections ($subtype="", $limit=10, $offset=0)
	Get the collections associated with a user. More...
	getOwnerGUID ()
	Get a user's owner GUID. More...
	getOwner ()
	If a user's owner is blank, return its own GUID as the owner. More...
	getExportableValues ()
	Return an array of fields which can be exported. More...
	canComment ($user_guid=0)
	Can a user comment on this user? More...
Public Member Functions inherited from ElggEntity
	__clone ()
	Clone an entity. More...
	__set ($name, $value)
	Set an attribute or metadata value for this entity. More...
	set ($name, $value)
	Sets the value of an attribute or metadata. More...
	__get ($name)
	Get an attribute or metadata value. More...
	get ($name)
	Return the value of an attribute or metadata. More...
	getDisplayName ()
	Get the entity's display name. More...
	setDisplayName ($displayName)
	Sets the title or name of this entity. More...
	getMetadata ($name)
	Return the value of a piece of metadata. More...
	__unset ($name)
	Unset a property from metadata or attribute. More...
	setMetadata ($name, $value, $value_type= '', $multiple=false, $owner_guid=0, $access_id=null)
	Set metadata on this entity. More...
	deleteMetadata ($name=null)
	Deletes all metadata on this object (metadata.entity_guid = $this->guid). More...
	deleteOwnedMetadata ($name=null)
	Deletes all metadata owned by this object (metadata.owner_guid = $this->guid). More...
	clearMetadata ($name= '')
	Remove metadata. More...
	disableMetadata ($name= '')
	Disables metadata for this entity, optionally based on name. More...
	enableMetadata ($name= '')
	Enables metadata for this entity, optionally based on name. More...
	getVolatileData ($name)
	Get a piece of volatile (non-persisted) data on this entity. More...
	setVolatileData ($name, $value)
	Set a piece of volatile (non-persisted) data on this entity. More...
	deleteRelationships ($relationship=null)
	Remove all relationships to and from this entity. More...
	clearRelationships ()
	Remove all relationships to and from this entity. More...
	addRelationship ($guid_two, $relationship)
	Add a relationship between this an another entity. More...
	removeRelationship ($guid_two, $relationship)
	Remove a relationship. More...
	setPrivateSetting ($name, $value)
	Adds a private setting to this entity. More...
	getPrivateSetting ($name)
	Returns a private setting value. More...
	removePrivateSetting ($name)
	Removes private setting. More...
	deleteAnnotations ($name=null)
	Deletes all annotations on this object (annotations.entity_guid = $this->guid). More...
	deleteOwnedAnnotations ($name=null)
	Deletes all annotations owned by this object (annotations.owner_guid = $this->guid). More...
	disableAnnotations ($name= '')
	Disables annotations for this entity, optionally based on name. More...
	enableAnnotations ($name= '')
	Enables annotations for this entity, optionally based on name. More...
	annotate ($name, $value, $access_id=ACCESS_PRIVATE, $owner_guid=0, $vartype="")
	Adds an annotation to an entity. More...
	getAnnotations ($options=array(), $limit=50, $offset=0, $order="asc")
	Gets an array of annotations. More...
	clearAnnotations ($name="")
	Remove an annotation or all annotations for this entity. More...
	countAnnotations ($name="")
	Count annotations. More...
	getAnnotationsAvg ($name)
	Get the average of an integer type annotation. More...
	getAnnotationsSum ($name)
	Get the sum of integer type annotations of a given name. More...
	getAnnotationsMin ($name)
	Get the minimum of integer type annotations of given name. More...
	getAnnotationsMax ($name)
	Get the maximum of integer type annotations of a given name. More...
	countComments ()
	Count the number of comments attached to this entity. More...
	getEntitiesFromRelationship ($options=array(), $inverse=false, $limit=50, $offset=0)
	Gets an array of entities with a relationship to this entity. More...
	countEntitiesFromRelationship ($relationship, $inverse_relationship=false)
	Gets the number of entities from a specific relationship type. More...
	canEdit ($user_guid=0)
	Can a user edit this entity? More...
	canEditMetadata ($metadata=null, $user_guid=0)
	Can a user edit metadata on this entity? More...
	canWriteToContainer ($user_guid=0, $type= 'all', $subtype= 'all')
	Can a user add an entity to this container. More...
	canComment ($user_guid=0)
	Can a user comment on an entity? More...
	canAnnotate ($user_guid=0, $annotation_name= '')
	Can a user annotate an entity? More...
	getAccessID ()
	Returns the access_id. More...
	getGUID ()
	Returns the guid. More...
	getType ()
	Returns the entity type. More...
	getSubtype ()
	Get the entity subtype. More...
	getOwnerGUID ()
	Get the guid of the entity's owner. More...
	getOwner ()
	Return the guid of the entity's owner. More...
	getOwnerEntity ()
	Gets the ElggEntity that owns this entity. More...
	setContainerGUID ($container_guid)
	Set the container for this object. More...
	setContainer ($container_guid)
	Set the container for this object. More...
	getContainerGUID ()
	Gets the container GUID for this entity. More...
	getContainer ()
	Gets the container GUID for this entity. More...
	getContainerEntity ()
	Get the container entity for this object. More...
	getTimeUpdated ()
	Returns the UNIX epoch time that this entity was last updated. More...
	getURL ()
	Gets the URL for this entity. More...
	setURL ($url)
	Overrides the URL returned by getURL() More...
	getIconURL ($size= 'medium')
	Get the URL for this entity's icon. More...
	getIcon ($size= 'medium')
	Returns a URL for the entity's icon. More...
	setIcon ($url, $size= 'medium')
	Set an icon override for an icon and size. More...
	addToSite ($site)
	Add this entity to a site. More...
	removeFromSite ($site)
	Remove this entity from a site. More...
	getSites ($options=array())
	Gets the sites this entity is a member of. More...
	isFullyLoaded ()
	Tests to see whether the object has been fully loaded. More...
	save ()
	Save an entity. More...
	refresh (stdClass $row)
	Load new data from database into existing entity. More...
	disable ($reason="", $recursive=true)
	Disable this entity. More...
	enable ($recursive=true)
	Enable the entity. More...
	isEnabled ()
	Is this entity enabled? More...
	delete ($recursive=true)
	Deletes the entity. More...
	toObject ()
	{} More...
	getLocation ()
	Gets the 'location' metadata for the entity. More...
	setLocation ($location)
	Sets the 'location' metadata for the entity. More...
	setLatLong ($lat, $long)
	Set latitude and longitude metadata tags for a given entity. More...
	getLatitude ()
	Return the entity's latitude. More...
	getLongitude ()
	Return the entity's longitude. More...
	setCalendarTimeAndDuration ($hour=null, $minute=null, $second=null, $day=null, $month=null, $year=null, $duration=null)
	Set the time and duration of an object. More...
	getCalendarStartTime ()
	Returns the start timestamp. More...
	getCalendarEndTime ()
	Returns the end timestamp. More...
	getExportableValues ()
	Returns an array of fields which can be exported. More...
	export ()
	Export this class into an array of ODD Elements containing all necessary fields. More...
	import (ODD $data)
	Import data from an parsed ODD xml data array. More...
	getSystemLogID ()
	Return an identification for the object for storage in the system log. More...
	getObjectFromID ($id)
	For a given ID, return the object associated with it. More...
	getTags ($tag_names=null)
	Returns tags for this entity. More...
Public Member Functions inherited from ElggData
	__isset ($name)
	Test if property is set either as an attribute or metadata. More...
	getURL ()
	Get a URL for this object. More...
	save ()
	Save this data to the appropriate database table. More...
	delete ()
	Delete this data. More...
	getTimeCreated ()
	Returns the UNIX epoch time that this entity was created. More...
	toObject ()
	Get a plain old object copy for public consumption. More...
	getClassName ()
	Return the class name of the object. More...
	getObjectOwnerGUID ()
	Return the GUID of the owner of this object. More...
	rewind ()
	Iterator interface. More...
	current ()
	Iterator interface. More...
	key ()
	Iterator interface. More...
	next ()
	Iterator interface. More...
	valid ()
	Iterator interface. More...
	offsetSet ($key, $value)
	Array access interface. More...
	offsetGet ($key)
	Array access interface. More...
	offsetUnset ($key)
	Array access interface. More...
	offsetExists ($offset)
	Array access interface. More...

Protected Member Functions
	initializeAttributes ()
	Initialize the attributes array. More...
	load ($guid)
	Load the ElggUser data from the database. More...
	create ()
	{} More...
	update ()
	{} More...
	prepareObject ($object)
	{} More...
Protected Member Functions inherited from ElggEntity
	initializeAttributes ()
	Initialize the attributes array. More...
	create ()
	Create a new entry in the entities table. More...
	update ()
	Update the entity in the database. More...
	load ($guid)
	Loads attributes from the entities table into the object. More...
	loadAdditionalSelectValues (array $data)
	Stores non-attributes from the loading of the entity as volatile data. More...
	prepareObject ($object)
	Prepare an object copy for toObject() More...
Protected Member Functions inherited from ElggData
	initialise_attributes ($pre18_api=true)
	Initialise the attributes array. More...
	initializeAttributes ()
	Initialize the attributes array. More...
	getDatabase ()
	Provides a pointer to the database object. More...
	get ($name)
	Fetch the specified attribute. More...
	set ($name, $value)
	Set the specified attribute. More...

Additional Inherited Members
Protected Attributes inherited from ElggEntity
	$url_override
	If set, overrides the value of getURL() More...
	$icon_override
	Icon override, overrides the value of getIcon(). More...
	$temp_metadata = array()
	Holds metadata until entity is saved. More...
	$temp_annotations = array()
	Holds annotations until entity is saved. More...
	$temp_private_settings = array()
	Holds private settings until entity is saved. More...
	$volatile = array()
	Volatile data structure for this object, allows for storage of data in-memory that isn't sync'd back to the metadata table. More...
	$tables_split
	$tables_loaded
Protected Attributes inherited from ElggData
	$attributes = array()
	The main attributes of an entity. More...
	$valid = false

Detailed Description

Definition at line 19 of file ElggUser.php.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

ElggUser::__construct

(

$row = null

)

Construct a new user entity.

Plugin developers should only use the constructor to create a new entity. To retrieve entities, use get_entity() and the elgg_get_entities* functions.

Parameters

stdClass

$row

Database row result. Default is null to create a new user.

Exceptions

IOException|InvalidParameterException

if there was a problem creating the user.

Definition at line 56 of file ElggUser.php.

Member Function Documentation

ElggUser::__set	(		$name,
			$value
	)

{}

Definition at line 211 of file ElggUser.php.

ElggUser::addFriend

(

$friend_guid

)

Adds a user as a friend.

Parameters

int

$friend_guid

The GUID of the user to add

Returns

bool

Implements Friendable.

Definition at line 377 of file ElggUser.php.

ElggUser::addToSite

(

$site

)

Add this user to a particular site.

Parameters

ElggSite

$site

The site to add this user to. This used to be the the site guid (still supported by deprecated)

Returns

bool

Definition at line 344 of file ElggUser.php.

ElggUser::ban

(

$reason = ""

)

Ban this user.

Parameters

string

$reason

Optional reason

Returns

bool

Definition at line 249 of file ElggUser.php.

ElggUser::canComment

(

$user_guid = 0

)

Can a user comment on this user?

See also

ElggEntity::canComment()

Parameters

int

$user_guid

User guid (default is logged in user)

Returns

bool

Since

1.8.0

Definition at line 744 of file ElggUser.php.

ElggUser::countObjects

(

$subtype = ""

)

Counts the number of ElggObjects owned by this user.

Parameters

string

$subtype

The subtypes of the objects, if any

Returns

int The number of ElggObjects

Implements Friendable.

Definition at line 662 of file ElggUser.php.

ElggUser::create ( )

protected

{}

Definition at line 125 of file ElggUser.php.

ElggUser::delete

(

)

User specific override of the entity delete method.

Returns

bool

Definition at line 180 of file ElggUser.php.

ElggUser::getCollections	(		$subtype = "",
			$limit = 10,
			$offset = 0
	)

Get the collections associated with a user.

Parameters

string	$subtype	Optionally, the subtype of result we want to limit to
int	$limit	The number of results to return
int	$offset	Any indexing offset

Returns

array|false

Definition at line 676 of file ElggUser.php.

ElggUser::getDisplayName

(

)

{}

Definition at line 197 of file ElggUser.php.

ElggUser::getExportableValues

(

)

Return an array of fields which can be exported.

Returns

array

Implements Exportable.

Definition at line 727 of file ElggUser.php.

ElggUser::getFriends	(		$options = array(),
			$limit = 10,
			$offset = 0
	)

Gets this user's friends.

Parameters

array	$options	Options array. See elgg_get_entities_from_relationship() for a list of options. 'relationship_guid' is set to this entity, relationship name to 'friend' and type to 'user'.
int	$limit	The number of users to retrieve (deprecated)
int	$offset	Indexing offset, if any (deprecated)

Returns

array|false Array of ElggUser, or false, depending on success

Implements Friendable.

Definition at line 452 of file ElggUser.php.

ElggUser::getFriendsObjects	(		$options = array(),
			$limit = 10,
			$offset = 0
	)

Get an array of ElggObjects owned by this user's friends.

Parameters

array	$options	Options array. See elgg_get_entities_from_relationship() for a list of options. 'relationship_guid' is set to this entity, type to 'object', relationship name to 'friend' and relationship_join_on to 'container_guid'.
int	$limit	Number of results to return (deprecated)
int	$offset	Any indexing offset (deprecated)

Returns

array|false

Implements Friendable.

Definition at line 633 of file ElggUser.php.

ElggUser::getFriendsOf	(		$options = array(),
			$limit = 10,
			$offset = 0
	)

Gets users who have made this user a friend.

Parameters

array	$options	Options array. See elgg_get_entities_from_relationship() for a list of options. 'relationship_guid' is set to this entity, relationship name to 'friend', type to 'user' and inverse_relationship to true.
int	$limit	The number of users to retrieve (deprecated)
int	$offset	Indexing offset, if any (deprecated)

Returns

array|false Array of ElggUser, or false, depending on success

Implements Friendable.

Definition at line 483 of file ElggUser.php.

ElggUser::getGroups	(		$options = "",
			$limit = 10,
			$offset = 0
	)

Gets the user's groups.

Parameters

array	$options	Options array. Used to be the subtype string.
int	$limit	The number of groups to retrieve (deprecated)
int	$offset	Indexing offset, if any (deprecated)

Returns

array|false Array of ElggGroup, or false, depending on success

Definition at line 542 of file ElggUser.php.

ElggUser::getObjects	(		$options = array(),
			$limit = 10,
			$offset = 0
	)

Get an array of ElggObject owned by this user.

Parameters

array	$options	Options array. See elgg_get_entities() for a list of options. 'type' is set to object and owner_guid to this entity.
int	$limit	Number of results to return (deprecated)
int	$offset	Any indexing offset (deprecated)

Returns

array|false

Implements Friendable.

Definition at line 604 of file ElggUser.php.

ElggUser::getOwner

(

)

If a user's owner is blank, return its own GUID as the owner.

Returns

int User GUID

Definition at line 702 of file ElggUser.php.

ElggUser::getOwnerGUID

(

)

Get a user's owner GUID.

Returns it's own GUID if the user is not owned.

Returns

int

Definition at line 688 of file ElggUser.php.

ElggUser::getSites	(		$options = "",
			$limit = 10,
			$offset = 0
	)

Get sites that this user is a member of.

Parameters

array	$options	Options array. Used to be $subtype
int	$limit	The number of results to return (deprecated)
int	$offset	Any indexing offset (deprecated)

Returns

array

Definition at line 328 of file ElggUser.php.

ElggUser::initializeAttributes ( )

protected

Initialize the attributes array.

This is vital to distinguish between metadata and base attributes.

Returns

void

Definition at line 28 of file ElggUser.php.

ElggUser::isAdmin

(

)

Is this user admin?

Returns

bool

Definition at line 276 of file ElggUser.php.

ElggUser::isBanned

(

)

Is this user banned or not?

Returns

bool

Definition at line 267 of file ElggUser.php.

ElggUser::isFriend

(

)

Determines whether or not this user is a friend of the currently logged in user.

Returns

bool

Implements Friendable.

Definition at line 415 of file ElggUser.php.

ElggUser::isFriendOf

(

$user_guid

)

Determines whether or not this user is another user's friend.

Parameters

int

$user_guid

The GUID of the user to check against

Returns

bool

Implements Friendable.

Definition at line 437 of file ElggUser.php.

ElggUser::isFriendsWith

(

$user_guid

)

Determines whether this user is friends with another user.

Parameters

int

$user_guid

The GUID of the user to check against

Returns

bool

Implements Friendable.

Definition at line 426 of file ElggUser.php.

ElggUser::listFriends	(		$subtype = "",
			$limit = 10,
		array	$vars = array()
	)

Lists the user's friends.

Parameters

string	$subtype	Optionally, the user subtype (leave blank for all)
int	$limit	The number of users to retrieve
array	$vars	Display variables for the user view

Returns

string Rendered list of friends

Since

1.8.0

Definition at line 514 of file ElggUser.php.

ElggUser::listGroups	(		$subtype = "",
			$limit = 10,
			$offset = 0
	)

Lists the user's groups.

Parameters

string	$subtype	Optionally, the user subtype (leave blank for all)
int	$limit	The number of users to retrieve
int	$offset	Indexing offset, if any

Returns

string

Definition at line 576 of file ElggUser.php.

ElggUser::load (   $guid )

protected

Load the ElggUser data from the database.

Parameters

mixed

$guid

ElggUser GUID or stdClass database row from entity table

Returns

bool

Definition at line 104 of file ElggUser.php.

ElggUser::makeAdmin

(

)

Make the user an admin.

Returns

bool

Definition at line 290 of file ElggUser.php.

ElggUser::prepareObject (   $object )

protected

{}

Definition at line 710 of file ElggUser.php.

ElggUser::removeAdmin

(

)

Remove the admin flag for user.

Returns

bool

Definition at line 307 of file ElggUser.php.

ElggUser::removeFriend

(

$friend_guid

)

Removes a user as a friend.

Parameters

int

$friend_guid

The GUID of the user to remove

Returns

bool

Implements Friendable.

Definition at line 393 of file ElggUser.php.

ElggUser::removeFromSite

(

$site

)

Remove this user from a particular site.

Parameters

ElggSite

$site

The site to remove the user from. Used to be site GUID

Returns

bool

Definition at line 360 of file ElggUser.php.

ElggUser::set	(		$name,
			$value
	)

{}

Definition at line 235 of file ElggUser.php.

ElggUser::setDisplayName

(

$displayName

)

{}

Definition at line 204 of file ElggUser.php.

ElggUser::unban

(

)

Unban this user.

Returns

bool

Definition at line 258 of file ElggUser.php.

ElggUser::update ( )

protected

{}

Definition at line 152 of file ElggUser.php.

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