Add more info to CWebUser

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#1 Arvind

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Posted 08 February 2010 - 07:08 PM

Hello,

what is the recommended way to add more info to CWebuser.

1. Extend the CWebuser class ? and using the methods/getters-setters assign values like firsname/lastname.

OR

2. make entries like this inside the authenticate() method of UserIdentity ?
$this->setState('FirstName', $users->FIRSTNAME);
$this->setState('LastName', $users->LASTNAME);

thanks
Arvind

#2 jerry2801

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Posted 08 February 2010 - 08:10 PM

WebUser extends CWebUser
{
// do it you like
}

#3 jayrulez

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Posted 08 February 2010 - 11:20 PM

Arvind, on 08 February 2010 - 07:08 PM, said:

I recommend you load the user model in your "WebUser" class like

class WebUser extends CWebUser {
public function getModel()
{
$user = User::model()->findByPk($this->getId());// providing the value returned from getId() is the PK in your user table/model
return $user;
}
}

you can then access the model like $user = Yii::app()->user->getModel(); for the current user.

if($user!==null)
{
// can access all public user AR methods and attributes eg: $user->firstname, $user->status... etc
}

php:
foreach(array('cat', 'dog', 'cow') as $animal) echo $animal."\n";

python:
[(animal, print(animal)) for animal in ['cat', 'dog', 'cow']]

ruby:
['cat', 'dog', 'cow'].each {|animal| puts animal}

You say Tomato, I say Tomato.

#4 Arvind

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Posted 09 February 2010 - 03:35 AM

Hello,

I might sound very dumb, but how come this works ?

I extend the CWebUser class like this
class WebUser extends CWebUser
{
public function Foo();
}

then how come Foo() is available to Yii::app()->user.
Is not Yii::app()->user of type CWebUser ?

We have extended CWebUser, so Foo() should be available to WebUser. So how come its available to Yii::app()->user ?

#5 jayrulez

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Posted 09 February 2010 - 04:25 AM

Arvind, on 09 February 2010 - 03:35 AM, said:

didn't you specify the class for the user component in your config to be 'WebUser'? if you did, then Yii::app()->user will reyurn an instance of WebUser.

php:
foreach(array('cat', 'dog', 'cow') as $animal) echo $animal."\n";

python:
[(animal, print(animal)) for animal in ['cat', 'dog', 'cow']]

ruby:
['cat', 'dog', 'cow'].each {|animal| puts animal}

You say Tomato, I say Tomato.