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has_access_to

Summary

Checks if a user has access to a certain function of a module.

Usage

fetch( 'user', 'has_access_to',
       hash( 'module',   module
             'function', function,
	   [ 'user_id',  user_id ] ) )

Parameters

NameTypeDescriptionRequired
module string The name of the module. Yes.
function string The name of the function. Yes.
user_id integer The ID number of the user. No.

Returns

TRUE if access is allowed, FALSE otherwise.

Description

This function checks if the current user has access to a certain function of a module. The name of the module and the function must be provided using the "module" and the "function" parameters. The optional "user_id" parameter can be used to check access for other users than the current user. The function returns TRUE if access is allowed, otherwise FALSE will be returned.

Examples

Example 1

{def $access=fetch( 'user', 'has_access_to',
                    hash( 'module',   'content',
                          'function', 'read',
                          'user_id',  128 ) )}
 
{if $access}
    Access is allowed.
{else}
    Access is denied.
{/if}

Reveals if user number 128 has access to the read function of the content module.

Balazs Halasy (02/04/2005 9:32 pm)

Balazs Halasy (29/04/2005 9:29 am)


Comments

  • In case of modules without per function access level use 'function', 'all'

    I figured this while hacking on the owner change extension, it seems to work.