Class constructor. Builds a new JUser object and loads the user's details from the database. A new JParameter object is created and if the user $identifier exists the user's details will be loaded. If no $identifier is specified (a new user) the user's details will be initialized. Redefinition of JObject::__construct(); class constructor.

JUser __construct([$identifier = 0])

This method determines if the user is authorized to perform an action. It checks the JUser object authorization against an access control object and optionally an access extension object. It acts as a pass-through for JAuthorization. This is only for GACL authorization.

boolean authorize($acoSection, $aco, [$axoSection = null], [$axo = null])

This method binds an associative array to the JUser object. There are two ways to use this: updating an existing user and creating a new user. Create is assumed if the object property $id is empty (zero is considered empty).

When updating an existing user, $array can contain any of the public properties associated with a JUser object. If user parameters are going to be bound they must be passed in a key named params and be in INI string format. The values are then bound to the object.

When creating a new user the $username property must already be set. If password is omitted from $array a random password will be generated.

boolean bind(&$array)

This method defines a parameter and sets its value if it does not exist.

mixed defParam($key, $value)

This method deletes the JUser object from the database.

boolean delete()

This method returns a reference to a global instance of a JUser object. If the object does not exist, it will be created. $id can be a string or an integer. If it is a string it will be assumed that it is a username, and if it is an integer it will be assumed that it is a user's ID. To get a reference to the current user object, use JFactory::getUser(). This method must be invoked as follows:

$user =& JUser::getInstance($id);

JUser &getInstance($id = 0)

This method returns a user parameter from the $_params property. If the parameter does not exist the value of $default will be returned.

mixed getParam($key, [$default = null])

This method returns a reference to the user's JParameters object. It attempts to load an XML setup file based on the user's $usertype. The filename of the XML file is the same as the $usertype. The method uses a static variable to store the parameter setup file base path. You can call this function statically to set the base path if needed.

JParameter &getParameters([$loadsetupfile = false], [$path = null])

This method returns a reference to a new JTableUser object loaded with the current user's details. This method uses a static variable to store the table name of the user table it instantiates. The method can be called statically to set the table name if needed.

JTableUser &getTable([$type = null], [$prefix = 'JTable'])

This method loads a user based on the $id and sets the user properties.

boolean load($id)

This method saves the JUser object to the database. If $updateOnly is true, then the creation of a new user will not be permitted. If this is the case, and an attempt is made to save a new user, the method will still return true. Before saving the user a number of sanity checks are made, including data validation and authorization verification. If any of these fail then the method will return false.

boolean save([$updateOnly = false])

This method is a pass-through method to the table for setting the last visit date. The method updates the user's database record last visit date but does not update the lastVisitDate property of the object.

boolean save([$timestamp = null])

This method sets the value of a user parameter.

mixed setParam($key, $value)

This method loads the user JParameter object and stores it in $_params.

void setParameters($params)