static function value($name, $user = false)
{
if (!$user instanceof eZUser) {
$user = eZUser::currentUser();
}
$value = false;
// If the user object is not the currently logged in user we cannot use the session values
$http = eZHTTPTool::instance();
$useCache = $user->ContentObjectID == $http->sessionVariable('eZUserLoggedInID', false);
if ($useCache and eZPreferences::isStoredInSession($name)) {
return eZPreferences::storedSessionValue($name);
}
// If this the anonymous user we should return false, no need to check database.
if ($user->isAnonymous()) {
return false;
}
$db = eZDB::instance();
$name = $db->escapeString($name);
$userID = $user->attribute('contentobject_id');
$existingRes = $db->arrayQuery("SELECT value FROM ezpreferences WHERE user_id = {$userID} AND name = '{$name}'");
if (count($existingRes) == 1) {
$value = $existingRes[0]['value'];
if ($useCache) {
eZPreferences::storeInSession($name, $value);
}
} else {
if ($useCache) {
eZPreferences::storeInSession($name, false);
}
}
return $value;
}
