public function getGroups()
{
if (defined('JPATH_MANIFESTS')) {
$db = JFactory::getDBO();
$query = 'SELECT `group_id`' . ' FROM #__user_usergroup_map' . ' WHERE `user_id`= \'' . (int) $this->userid . '\'';
$db->setQuery($query);
$groups = xJ::getDBArray($db);
$lower = array();
foreach ($groups as $group) {
$lower = array_merge($lower, xJACLhandler::getLowerACLGroups($group));
}
$groups = array_merge($groups, $lower);
return array_unique($groups);
} else {
return array_merge(xJACLhandler::getLowerACLGroups($this->cmsUser->gid), array($this->cmsUser->gid));
}
}
