public static function getByName($strName)
{
/* By putting the username into an object, it is sanitized. */
$objUser = new clsUser();
$objUser->set('username', $strName);
$arrResults = clsDB::getListStatic('user', "`<<user><username>>`='" . $objUser->get('username') . "'");
if (sizeof($arrResults) == 0) {
return null;
}
// Username wasn't found
if (sizeof($arrResults) > 1) {
throw new Exception("exception_multiplenames");
}
/* should never happen, but who knows? */
return new clsUser($arrResults[0]->get('id'));
}