The user object provides a number of properties describing the
user.
Type | Description |
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properties | An associative array of user properties. |
id | The user identifier. |
name | The Principal name (most commonly, this will be the same as the user ID). |
fullName | The user's full name (for example, Joe Dwight Smith). |
firstName | The user's first name (for example, Joe). Read/write. |
middleName | The user's middle name (for example, Dwight). Read/write. |
lastName | The user's last name (for example, Smith). Read/write. |
The user's email address. Read/write. | |
organization | The user's organization. Read/write. |
jobTitle | The user's job title. Read/write. |
location | The user's location. Read/write. |
biography | The user's biography. Read/write. |
telephone | The user's telephone entry. Read/write. |
mobilePhone | The user's mobile phone entry. Read/write. |
skype | The user's Skype name. Read/write. |
instantMsg | The user's instant messaging ID. Read/write. |
googleUsername | Username for Google account. REad/write. |
companyPostcode | The user's company post code. Read/write. |
companyTelephone | The user's company telephone entry. Read/write. |
companyFax | The user's company fax entry. Read/write. |
companyEmail | The user's company email address. Read/write. |
companyAddress1 | The user's company address entry 1. Read/write. |
companyAddress2 | The user's company address entry 2. Read/write. |
companyAddress3 | The user's company address entry 3. Read/write. |
isAdmin | Returns a boolean. True if user is an administrator. |
isGuest | Returns a boolean. True if user is a guest. |
nativeUser | Returns the underlying user object for access to additional methods on custom user objects. |
capabilities | Get a map of capabilities (boolean assertions) for the user. |
For example, to output text based on the current user location property, use:
<#if user.location == "Boston"> <p>Welcome to the Red Sox appreciation page, ${user.firstName}!</p> </#if>