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USERINFO -- retrieve details about a user
Parameters
| Parameter | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
"name" | WikiName or login username. May be a group. | current user |
format | Format string; see below for supported formatting tokens. | $username, $wikiusername, $emails |
Format tokens that can be used in format:
| Token | Description | |
|---|---|---|
$emails (*) | Comma separated list of email addresses known to the user mapper (this would normally be TopicUserMappingContrib). If expanding for a group, then this will be the email addresses of all members. | |
$username (*) | Login username. If expanding for a group, this should expand as unknown | |
$wikiname, $wikiusername | The user's WikiName and Main.WikiName, respectively | |
$groups (*) | Comma separated list of group membership. Currently only expands for users | |
$isadmin (*) | Has admin privileges (expands to true or false) | |
$isgroup | Is a group (expands to true or false) |
Tokens flagged '(*)' are considered private and are hidden from other users by default.
The standard format tokens are also supported.
Examples
%USERINFO{"name" format="..."}%expands toguest, Main.WikiGuest,(lists$username, $wikiusername, $emails)
With formatted output, using tokens:
%USERINFO{ format="$username is really $wikiname" }% Expands to: guest is really WikiGuest
Retrieve information about another user. You can use either a wikiname or a username to identify the user. You can only see the restricted information about another user if you are an admin, or the {AntiSpam}{HideUserDetails} configuration option is not enabled. (User details are hidden on this site) :
%USERINFO{ "WikiGuest" format="$username is really $wikiname" }% Expands to: guest is really WikiGuest
Related
USERNAME, WIKINAME, WIKIUSERNAME, GROUPINFO, UserAuthentication, ChangeEmailAddress
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