function user_load_by_name in Drupal 8

Same name and namespace in other branches

1. 7 modules/user/user.module \user_load_by_name()
2. 9 core/modules/user/user.module \user_load_by_name()

Fetches a user object by account name.

Parameters

string $name: String with the account's user name.

Return value

\Drupal\user\UserInterface|false A user entity upon successful user load, or FALSE if user cannot be loaded.

See also

\Drupal\user\Entity\User::loadMultiple()

8 calls to user_load_by_name()

ContactPersonalTest::checkContactAccess in core/modules/contact/tests/src/Functional/ContactPersonalTest.php

Creates a user and then checks contact form access.

DbLogTest::doUser in core/modules/dblog/tests/src/Functional/DbLogTest.php

Generates and then verifies some user events.

PathProcessor::processInbound in core/modules/system/tests/modules/url_alter_test/src/PathProcessor.php

Processes the inbound path.

PathProcessorTest::processInbound in core/modules/system/tests/modules/url_alter_test/src/PathProcessorTest.php

Processes the inbound path.

RestRegisterUserTest::registerUser in core/modules/user/tests/src/Functional/RestRegisterUserTest.php

Registers a user via REST resource.

... See full list

File

core/modules/user/user.module, line 285

Enables the user registration and login system.

Code

function user_load_by_name($name) {
  $users = \Drupal::entityTypeManager()
    ->getStorage('user')
    ->loadByProperties([
    'name' => $name,
  ]);
  return $users ? reset($users) : FALSE;
}