function user_load in Drupal 7

Same name and namespace in other branches

1. 8 core/modules/user/user.module \user_load()
2. 4 modules/user.module \user_load()
3. 5 modules/user/user.module \user_load()
4. 6 modules/user/user.module \user_load()

Loads a user object.

Drupal has a global $user object, which represents the currently-logged-in user. So to avoid confusion and to avoid clobbering the global $user object, it is a good idea to assign the result of this function to a different local variable, generally $account. If you actually do want to act as the user you are loading, it is essential to call drupal_save_session(FALSE); first. See Safely impersonating another user for more information.

Parameters

$uid: Integer specifying the user ID to load.

$reset: TRUE to reset the internal cache and load from the database; FALSE (default) to load from the internal cache, if set.

Return value

A fully-loaded user object upon successful user load, or FALSE if the user cannot be loaded.

See also

user_load_multiple()

55 calls to user_load()

comment_tokens in modules/comment/comment.tokens.inc

Implements hook_tokens().

ContactPersonalTestCase::testPersonalContactAccess in modules/contact/contact.test

Tests access to the personal contact form.

DrupalRenderTestCase::testDrupalRenderCache in modules/simpletest/tests/common.test

Tests caching of render items.

DrupalWebTestCase::setUp in modules/simpletest/drupal_web_test_case.php

Sets up a Drupal site for running functional and integration tests.

EntityCrudHookTestCase::testUserHooks in modules/simpletest/tests/entity_crud_hook_test.test

Tests hook invocations for CRUD operations on users.

... See full list

File

modules/user/user.module, line 365

Enables the user registration and login system.

Code

function user_load($uid, $reset = FALSE) {
  $users = user_load_multiple(array(
    $uid,
  ), array(), $reset);
  return reset($users);
}