interface UserInterface in Drupal 9

Provides an interface defining a user entity.

Hierarchy

• interface \Drupal\Core\Entity\ContentEntityInterface extends \Drupal\Core\Entity\Traversable; interface \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityChangedInterface; interface \Drupal\Core\Session\AccountInterface
  • interface \Drupal\user\UserInterface

Related topics

User accounts, permissions, and roles

API for user accounts, access checking, roles, and permissions.

57 files declare their use of UserInterface

BlockContent.php in core/modules/block_content/src/Entity/BlockContent.php

BlockContentRevisionsTest.php in core/modules/block_content/tests/src/Functional/BlockContentRevisionsTest.php

comment.module in core/modules/comment/comment.module

Enables users to comment on published content.

CommentManager.php in core/modules/comment/src/CommentManager.php

ContactController.php in core/modules/contact/src/Controller/ContactController.php

... See full list

File

core/modules/user/src/UserInterface.php, line 14

Namespace

Drupal\user

interface UserInterface extends ContentEntityInterface, EntityChangedInterface, AccountInterface {

  /**
   * Maximum length of username text field.
   *
   * Keep this under 191 characters so we can use a unique constraint in MySQL.
   */
  const USERNAME_MAX_LENGTH = 60;

  /**
   * Only administrators can create user accounts.
   */
  const REGISTER_ADMINISTRATORS_ONLY = 'admin_only';

  /**
   * Visitors can create their own accounts.
   */
  const REGISTER_VISITORS = 'visitors';

  /**
   * Visitors can create accounts that only become active with admin approval.
   */
  const REGISTER_VISITORS_ADMINISTRATIVE_APPROVAL = 'visitors_admin_approval';

  /**
   * New users will be set to the default time zone at registration.
   */
  const TIMEZONE_DEFAULT = 0;

  /**
   * New users will get an empty time zone at registration.
   */
  const TIMEZONE_EMPTY = 1;

  /**
   * New users will select their own timezone at registration.
   */
  const TIMEZONE_SELECT = 2;

  /**
   * Whether a user has a certain role.
   *
   * @param string $rid
   *   The role ID to check.
   *
   * @return bool
   *   Returns TRUE if the user has the role, otherwise FALSE.
   */
  public function hasRole($rid);

  /**
   * Add a role to a user.
   *
   * @param string $rid
   *   The role ID to add.
   */
  public function addRole($rid);

  /**
   * Remove a role from a user.
   *
   * @param string $rid
   *   The role ID to remove.
   */
  public function removeRole($rid);

  /**
   * Sets the username of this account.
   *
   * @param string $username
   *   The new user name.
   *
   * @return $this
   *   The called user entity.
   */
  public function setUsername($username);

  /**
   * Returns the hashed password.
   *
   * @return string
   *   The hashed password.
   */
  public function getPassword();

  /**
   * Sets the user password.
   *
   * @param string $password
   *   The new unhashed password.
   *
   * @return $this
   *   The called user entity.
   */
  public function setPassword($password);

  /**
   * Sets the email address of the user.
   *
   * @param string $mail
   *   The new email address of the user.
   *
   * @return $this
   *   The called user entity.
   */
  public function setEmail($mail);

  /**
   * Returns the creation time of the user as a UNIX timestamp.
   *
   * @return int
   *   Timestamp of the creation date.
   */
  public function getCreatedTime();

  /**
   * Sets the UNIX timestamp when the user last accessed the site..
   *
   * @param int $timestamp
   *   Timestamp of the last access.
   *
   * @return $this
   *   The called user entity.
   */
  public function setLastAccessTime($timestamp);

  /**
   * Returns the UNIX timestamp when the user last logged in.
   *
   * @return int
   *   Timestamp of the last login time.
   */
  public function getLastLoginTime();

  /**
   * Sets the UNIX timestamp when the user last logged in.
   *
   * @param int $timestamp
   *   Timestamp of the last login time.
   *
   * @return $this
   *   The called user entity.
   */
  public function setLastLoginTime($timestamp);

  /**
   * Returns TRUE if the user is active.
   *
   * @return bool
   *   TRUE if the user is active, false otherwise.
   */
  public function isActive();

  /**
   * Returns TRUE if the user is blocked.
   *
   * @return bool
   *   TRUE if the user is blocked, false otherwise.
   */
  public function isBlocked();

  /**
   * Activates the user.
   *
   * @return $this
   *   The called user entity.
   */
  public function activate();

  /**
   * Blocks the user.
   *
   * @return $this
   *   The called user entity.
   */
  public function block();

  /**
   * Returns the email that was used when the user was registered.
   *
   * @return string
   *   Initial email address of the user.
   */
  public function getInitialEmail();

  /**
   * Sets the existing plain text password.
   *
   * Required for validation when changing the password, name or email fields.
   *
   * @param string $password
   *   The existing plain text password of the user.
   *
   * @return $this
   */
  public function setExistingPassword($password);

  /**
   * Checks the existing password if set.
   *
   * @param \Drupal\user\UserInterface $account_unchanged
   *   The unchanged user entity to compare against.
   *
   * @return bool
   *   TRUE if the correct existing password was provided.
   *
   * @see UserInterface::setExistingPassword()
   */
  public function checkExistingPassword(UserInterface $account_unchanged);

}

Members

Name	Modifiers	Type	Description	Overrides
AccessibleInterface::access	public	function	Checks data value access.	9
AccountInterface::ANONYMOUS_ROLE		constant	Role ID for anonymous users.
AccountInterface::AUTHENTICATED_ROLE		constant	Role ID for authenticated users.
AccountInterface::getAccountName	public	function	Returns the unaltered login name of this account.	3
AccountInterface::getDisplayName	public	function	Returns the display name of this account.	3
AccountInterface::getEmail	public	function	Returns the email address of this account.	3
AccountInterface::getLastAccessedTime	public	function	The timestamp when the account last accessed the site.	3
AccountInterface::getPreferredAdminLangcode	public	function	Returns the preferred administrative language code of the account.	3
AccountInterface::getPreferredLangcode	public	function	Returns the preferred language code of the account.	3
AccountInterface::getRoles	public	function	Returns a list of roles.	3
AccountInterface::getTimeZone	public	function	Returns the timezone of this account.	3
AccountInterface::hasPermission	public	function	Checks whether a user has a certain permission.	3
AccountInterface::isAnonymous	public	function	Returns TRUE if the account is anonymous.	3
AccountInterface::isAuthenticated	public	function	Returns TRUE if the account is authenticated.	3
CacheableDependencyInterface::getCacheContexts	public	function	The cache contexts associated with this object.	34
CacheableDependencyInterface::getCacheMaxAge	public	function	The maximum age for which this object may be cached.	34
CacheableDependencyInterface::getCacheTags	public	function	The cache tags associated with this object.	27
EntityChangedInterface::getChangedTime	public	function	Gets the timestamp of the last entity change for the current translation.
EntityChangedInterface::getChangedTimeAcrossTranslations	public	function	Gets the timestamp of the last entity change across all translations.
EntityChangedInterface::setChangedTime	public	function	Sets the timestamp of the last entity change for the current translation.
EntityInterface::bundle	public	function	Gets the bundle of the entity.	2
EntityInterface::create	public static	function	Constructs a new entity object, without permanently saving it.	2
EntityInterface::createDuplicate	public	function	Creates a duplicate of the entity.	2
EntityInterface::delete	public	function	Deletes an entity permanently.	2
EntityInterface::enforceIsNew	public	function	Enforces an entity to be new.	2
EntityInterface::getCacheTagsToInvalidate	public	function	Returns the cache tags that should be used to invalidate caches.	2
EntityInterface::getConfigDependencyKey	public	function	Gets the key that is used to store configuration dependencies.	2
EntityInterface::getConfigDependencyName	public	function	Gets the configuration dependency name.	2
EntityInterface::getConfigTarget	public	function	Gets the configuration target identifier for the entity.	2
EntityInterface::getEntityType	public	function	Gets the entity type definition.	2
EntityInterface::getEntityTypeId	public	function	Gets the ID of the type of the entity.	2
EntityInterface::getOriginalId	public	function	Gets the original ID.	2
EntityInterface::getTypedData	public	function	Gets a typed data object for this entity object.	2
EntityInterface::hasLinkTemplate	public	function	Indicates if a link template exists for a given key.	2
EntityInterface::id	public	function	Gets the identifier.	2
EntityInterface::isNew	public	function	Determines whether the entity is new.	2
EntityInterface::label	public	function	Gets the label of the entity.	2
EntityInterface::language	public	function	Gets the language of the entity.	2
EntityInterface::load	public static	function	Loads an entity.	2
EntityInterface::loadMultiple	public static	function	Loads one or more entities.	2
EntityInterface::postCreate	public	function	Acts on a created entity before hooks are invoked.	2
EntityInterface::postDelete	public static	function	Acts on deleted entities before the delete hook is invoked.	2
EntityInterface::postLoad	public static	function	Acts on loaded entities.	3
EntityInterface::postSave	public	function	Acts on a saved entity before the insert or update hook is invoked.	2
EntityInterface::preCreate	public static	function	Changes the values of an entity before it is created.	2
EntityInterface::preDelete	public static	function	Acts on entities before they are deleted and before hooks are invoked.	2
EntityInterface::preSave	public	function	Acts on an entity before the presave hook is invoked.	2
EntityInterface::referencedEntities	public	function	Gets a list of entities referenced by this entity.	2
EntityInterface::save	public	function	Saves an entity permanently.	2
EntityInterface::setOriginalId	public	function	Sets the original ID.	2
EntityInterface::toLink	public	function	Generates the HTML for a link to this entity.	2
EntityInterface::toUrl	public	function	Gets the URL object for the entity.	2
EntityInterface::uriRelationships	public	function	Gets a list of URI relationships supported by this entity.	2
EntityInterface::uuid	public	function	Gets the entity UUID (Universally Unique Identifier).	2
FieldableEntityInterface::baseFieldDefinitions	public static	function	Provides base field definitions for an entity type.	2
FieldableEntityInterface::bundleFieldDefinitions	public static	function	Provides field definitions for a specific bundle.	2
FieldableEntityInterface::get	public	function	Gets a field item list.	1
FieldableEntityInterface::getFieldDefinition	public	function	Gets the definition of a contained field.	1
FieldableEntityInterface::getFieldDefinitions	public	function	Gets an array of field definitions of all contained fields.	1
FieldableEntityInterface::getFields	public	function	Gets an array of all field item lists.	1
FieldableEntityInterface::getTranslatableFields	public	function	Gets an array of field item lists for translatable fields.	1
FieldableEntityInterface::hasField	public	function	Determines whether the entity has a field with the given name.	1
FieldableEntityInterface::isValidationRequired	public	function	Checks whether entity validation is required before saving the entity.	1
FieldableEntityInterface::onChange	public	function	Reacts to changes to a field.	1
FieldableEntityInterface::set	public	function	Sets a field value.	1
FieldableEntityInterface::setValidationRequired	public	function	Sets whether entity validation is required before saving the entity.	1
FieldableEntityInterface::toArray	public	function	Gets an array of all field values. Overrides EntityInterface::toArray
FieldableEntityInterface::validate	public	function	Validates the currently set values.	1
RefinableCacheableDependencyInterface::addCacheableDependency	public	function	Adds a dependency on an object: merges its cacheability metadata.	1
RefinableCacheableDependencyInterface::addCacheContexts	public	function	Adds cache contexts.	1
RefinableCacheableDependencyInterface::addCacheTags	public	function	Adds cache tags.	1
RefinableCacheableDependencyInterface::mergeCacheMaxAge	public	function	Merges the maximum age (in seconds) with the existing maximum age.	1
RevisionableInterface::getLoadedRevisionId	public	function	Gets the loaded Revision ID of the entity.	1
RevisionableInterface::getRevisionId	public	function	Gets the revision identifier of the entity.	1
RevisionableInterface::isDefaultRevision	public	function	Checks if this entity is the default revision.	1
RevisionableInterface::isLatestRevision	public	function	Checks if this entity is the latest revision.	1
RevisionableInterface::isNewRevision	public	function	Determines whether a new revision should be created on save.	1
RevisionableInterface::preSaveRevision	public	function	Acts on a revision before it gets saved.	1
RevisionableInterface::setNewRevision	public	function	Enforces an entity to be saved as a new revision.	1
RevisionableInterface::updateLoadedRevisionId	public	function	Updates the loaded Revision ID with the revision ID.	1
RevisionableInterface::wasDefaultRevision	public	function	Checks whether the entity object was a default revision when it was saved.	1
SynchronizableInterface::isSyncing	public	function	Returns whether this entity is being changed as part of a synchronization.	1
SynchronizableInterface::setSyncing	public	function	Sets the status of the synchronization flag.	1
TranslatableInterface::addTranslation	public	function	Adds a new translation to the translatable object.	1
TranslatableInterface::getTranslation	public	function	Gets a translation of the data.	1
TranslatableInterface::getTranslationLanguages	public	function	Returns the languages the data is translated to.	1
TranslatableInterface::getUntranslated	public	function	Returns the translatable object referring to the original language.	1
TranslatableInterface::hasTranslation	public	function	Checks there is a translation for the given language code.	1
TranslatableInterface::hasTranslationChanges	public	function	Determines if the current translation of the entity has unsaved changes.	1
TranslatableInterface::isDefaultTranslation	public	function	Checks whether the translation is the default one.	1
TranslatableInterface::isNewTranslation	public	function	Checks whether the translation is new.	1
TranslatableInterface::isTranslatable	public	function	Returns the translation support status.	1
TranslatableInterface::removeTranslation	public	function	Removes the translation identified by the given language code.	1
TranslatableRevisionableInterface::isDefaultTranslationAffectedOnly	public	function	Checks if untranslatable fields should affect only the default translation.	1
TranslatableRevisionableInterface::isLatestTranslationAffectedRevision	public	function	Checks whether this is the latest revision affecting this translation.	1
TranslatableRevisionableInterface::isRevisionTranslationAffected	public	function	Checks whether the current translation is affected by the current revision.	1
TranslatableRevisionableInterface::isRevisionTranslationAffectedEnforced	public	function	Checks if the revision translation affected flag value has been enforced.	1
TranslatableRevisionableInterface::setRevisionTranslationAffected	public	function	Marks the current revision translation as affected.	1
TranslatableRevisionableInterface::setRevisionTranslationAffectedEnforced	public	function	Enforces the revision translation affected flag value.	1
UserInterface::activate	public	function	Activates the user.	1
UserInterface::addRole	public	function	Add a role to a user.	1
UserInterface::block	public	function	Blocks the user.	1
UserInterface::checkExistingPassword	public	function	Checks the existing password if set.	1
UserInterface::getCreatedTime	public	function	Returns the creation time of the user as a UNIX timestamp.	1
UserInterface::getInitialEmail	public	function	Returns the email that was used when the user was registered.	1
UserInterface::getLastLoginTime	public	function	Returns the UNIX timestamp when the user last logged in.	1
UserInterface::getPassword	public	function	Returns the hashed password.	1
UserInterface::hasRole	public	function	Whether a user has a certain role.	1
UserInterface::isActive	public	function	Returns TRUE if the user is active.	1
UserInterface::isBlocked	public	function	Returns TRUE if the user is blocked.	1
UserInterface::REGISTER_ADMINISTRATORS_ONLY		constant	Only administrators can create user accounts.
UserInterface::REGISTER_VISITORS		constant	Visitors can create their own accounts.
UserInterface::REGISTER_VISITORS_ADMINISTRATIVE_APPROVAL		constant	Visitors can create accounts that only become active with admin approval.
UserInterface::removeRole	public	function	Remove a role from a user.	1
UserInterface::setEmail	public	function	Sets the email address of the user.	1
UserInterface::setExistingPassword	public	function	Sets the existing plain text password.	1
UserInterface::setLastAccessTime	public	function	Sets the UNIX timestamp when the user last accessed the site..	1
UserInterface::setLastLoginTime	public	function	Sets the UNIX timestamp when the user last logged in.	1
UserInterface::setPassword	public	function	Sets the user password.	1
UserInterface::setUsername	public	function	Sets the username of this account.	1
UserInterface::TIMEZONE_DEFAULT		constant	New users will be set to the default time zone at registration.
UserInterface::TIMEZONE_EMPTY		constant	New users will get an empty time zone at registration.
UserInterface::TIMEZONE_SELECT		constant	New users will select their own timezone at registration.
UserInterface::USERNAME_MAX_LENGTH		constant	Maximum length of username text field.