name_from_id (function)

Last updated: Mon, Apr 17, 2023 1:04 pm
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Purpose

Returns the username when given a user's id

Location

users/helpers/helpers.php

Parameters

# Parameter Data Type Required Description
1 $id int Yes The ID of the user whose username is being retrieved

Returns

Data Type Description of Returned Data
string Returns a string, which is the username fetched from the database table 'users' based on the provided user ID. If the user ID does not exist, it returns a dash ("-").

Example

echo name_from_id(1);

Further Documentation:

The name_from_id function is a helper function in UserSpice that takes in a user ID and returns the username associated with that ID. If the ID is not found in the database, it returns a dash (-) as a placeholder.

Function signature:

function name_from_id($id)



Return value:

If the user is found in the database, the function returns the username associated with the $id parameter, with the first letter capitalized (using the ucfirst function).
If the user is not found in the database, the function returns a dash (-).
Example usage:

$user_id = 42;
$user_name = name_from_id($user_id);
echo "The username associated with ID $user_id is $user_name.";