$username = "john_doe"; $user_id = idFromName($username); echo "User ID for $username is: $user_id"; // Output: User ID for john_doe is: 123
$user = "mary_smith"; $id = idFromName($user); $update_query = "UPDATE users SET status='active' WHERE id='$id'"; // The above query will update the 'status' field to 'active' for the user 'mary_smith'.This function is not a part of any standard PHP library or package. It may either be a custom function written by the developer, or a function from a third-party library.
/**
* get user object by userName
* @param string $userName
* @return object user object
*/
public static function newFromName($userName)
{
$cache = self::getUserCache();
$u = $cache->get(User::IdFromName($userName));
if ($u) {
return $u;
}
$u = new HuijiUser();
$u->mUser = User::NewFromName($userName);
if ($u->mUser == null) {
return null;
}
return $u;
}
