function ControllerBase::currentUser

Same name and namespace in other branches
  1. 11.x core/lib/Drupal/Core/Controller/ControllerBase.php \Drupal\Core\Controller\ControllerBase::currentUser()
  2. 10 core/lib/Drupal/Core/Controller/ControllerBase.php \Drupal\Core\Controller\ControllerBase::currentUser()
  3. 9 core/lib/Drupal/Core/Controller/ControllerBase.php \Drupal\Core\Controller\ControllerBase::currentUser()
  4. 8.9.x core/lib/Drupal/Core/Controller/ControllerBase.php \Drupal\Core\Controller\ControllerBase::currentUser()

Returns the current user.

Return value

\Drupal\Core\Session\AccountInterface The current user.

6 calls to ControllerBase::currentUser()
ContentTranslationController::overview in core/modules/content_translation/src/Controller/ContentTranslationController.php
Builds the translations overview page.
DbUpdateController::selection in core/modules/system/src/Controller/DbUpdateController.php
Renders a list of available database updates.
FormTestController::twoFormInstances in core/modules/system/tests/modules/form_test/src/Controller/FormTestController.php
Returns two instances of the node form.
NodeController::revisionShow in core/modules/node/src/Controller/NodeController.php
Displays a node revision.
TestContent::test11 in core/modules/system/tests/modules/router_test_directory/src/TestContent.php
Provides example content for route specific authentication.

... See full list

File

core/lib/Drupal/Core/Controller/ControllerBase.php, line 236

Class

ControllerBase
Utility base class for thin controllers.

Namespace

Drupal\Core\Controller

Code

protected function currentUser() {
  if (!$this->currentUser) {
    $this->currentUser = $this->container()
      ->get('current_user');
  }
  return $this->currentUser;
}

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