By drupalDougT on

How can you access a user's permissions within php as you can can there user id and name via $user->uid and $user->name respecitvely? I want to be able to check their permissions to hide certain fields.

⋅ Categories: Drupal 4.6.x

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anner’s picture

anner commented

If you are basing your permission of the role(s) of the user, which is the default method, it would be $user->roles ..as in:

if (is_array($user->roles) && in_array('SuperAdmin', $user->roles)) {
do something;
} else { don't }
wpd’s picture

wpd commented

This way requires custom code, but uses the drupal access system.

1. Define a new permission. http://api.drupal.org/api/4.6/group/node_access
2. Assign a role under admin>access control
3. In your display code use user_access
http://api.drupal.org/api/4.6/function/user_access

<?php 
  if(user_access('secret stuff')){
    print $secret_stuff;
  }
?>

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