/**
* Method to test the username for uniqueness.
*
* @param SimpleXMLElement $element The SimpleXMLElement object representing the <field /> tag for the form field object.
* @param mixed $value The form field value to validate.
* @param string $group The field name group control value. This acts as as an array container for the field.
* For example if the field has name="foo" and the group value is set to "bar" then the
* full field name would end up being "bar[foo]".
* @param JRegistry $input An optional JRegistry object with the entire data set to validate against the entire form.
* @param JForm $form The form object for which the field is being tested.
*
* @return boolean True if the value is valid, false otherwise.
*
* @since 11.1
*/
public function test(SimpleXMLElement $element, $value, $group = null, Registry $input = null, Form $form = null)
{
// Get the database object and a new query object.
$db = Factory::getDBO();
$query = $db->getQuery(true);
// Build the query.
$query->select('COUNT(*)');
$query->from('#__users');
$query->where('username = '******'id') : '';
$query->where($db->quoteName('id') . ' <> ' . (int) $userId);
// Set and query the database.
$db->setQuery($query);
$duplicate = (bool) $db->loadResult();
if ($duplicate) {
return false;
}
return true;
}
