name_from_id (function)

Purpose

Another legacy function that fetches a username from a user id

Location

users/helpers/users.php

Version Information

First Introduced

v2.5.0

Parameters

#	Parameter	Data Type	Required	Description
1	$id	int	Yes	The user id of the user whose name you wish to fetch.

Returns

Data Type	Description of Returned Data
string	Returns either a username with its first letter capitalized or "-" if the user does not exist.

Example

$name =name_from_id(1);

Further Documentation:

This is another legacy compatibility function from the UserCake days and does not serve a practical purpose for new development.