user_load_by_name
function user_load_by_name
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 $user object upon successful user load or FALSE if user cannot be loaded.
See also
File
- modules/user/user.module, line 397
- Enables the user registration and login system.
Code
function user_load_by_name($name) { $users = user_load_multiple(array(), array('name' => $name)); return reset($users); }
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