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VarUSERINFO 4 - 2007-02-04 - Main.TWikiContributor

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META TOPICPARENT	name="TWikiVariables"

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USERINFO{"WikiName"} -- retrieve details about a user

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USERINFO{"name"} -- retrieve details about a user

Syntax: %USERINFO%
Expands to: guest, TWikiGuest, (comma-separated list of the username, wikiusername, and emails)
With formatted output, using tokens $emails, $username, $wikiname, $wikiusername, $groups and $admin ($admin returns 'true' or 'false'):

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Retrieve information about another user:
- Example: %USERINFO{ "TWikiGuest" format="$username is really $wikiname" }%
- Expands to: guest is really TWikiGuest

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- Note: The parameter should be the wikiname of a user. You can only get information about another user if the {AntiSpam}{HideUserDetails} configuration option is not enabled, or if you are an admin. (User details are hidden in this TWiki)

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- Note: The parameter should be the wikiname of a user. Since TWiki 4.2.1, you can also pass a login name. You can only get information about another user if the {AntiSpam}{HideUserDetails} configuration option is not enabled, or if you are an admin. (User details are hidden in this TWiki)

Related: USERNAME, WIKINAME, WIKIUSERNAME, TWikiUserAuthentication, ChangeEmailAddress

Revision 4	r4 - 2007-02-04 - 09:04:37 - TWikiContributor
Revision 3	r3 - 2007-02-04 - 09:04:37 - TWikiContributor

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