function user_load_by_name
| 7.x user.module | user_load_by_name($name) |
Fetch a user object by account name.
Parameters
$name: String with the account's user name.
Return value
A fully-loaded $user object upon successful user load or FALSE if user cannot be loaded.
See also
17 calls to user_load_by_name()
- comment_form_validate in drupal-7.x/
modules/ comment/ comment.module - Validate comment form submissions.
- comment_preview in drupal-7.x/
modules/ comment/ comment.module - Generate a comment preview.
- comment_submit in drupal-7.x/
modules/ comment/ comment.module - Prepare a comment for submission.
- DBLogTestCase::doUser in drupal-7.x/
modules/ dblog/ dblog.test - Generates and then verifies some user events.
- LocaleUserCreationTest::testLocalUserCreation in drupal-7.x/
modules/ locale/ locale.test - Functional test for language handling during user creation.
File
- drupal-7.x/
modules/ user/ user.module, line 397 - Enables the user registration and login system.
Code
function user_load_by_name($name) {
$users = user_load_multiple(array(), array('name' => $name));
return reset($users);
}