Get Primary Group Name

[ranonman]

It's my understanding that in order to get primary group id and it's this code:

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$user_info['groups'][0]


The first element represents primary group id. Is there a way to get primary group name value?

[Kindred]

you would need to query the database to find the string that matches that group ID

[ranonman]

That's what I thought. I also thought that there might be other methods or variables that I did not know about. Thank you.

[Shambles]

In some cases (ie, in some parts of the forum) you should be able to look in $context['groups']

EG, $groupName = $context['groups'][$user_info['groups'][0]]

Been a long while since I checked and it won't work outside of the context where a group name is required.


Wherever you think you need to know the group name, do a print_r($context['groups']);

[Kindred]

hmmmmm....   I don't see that context variable available anywhere on my site...

[Shambles]

Yeah it's around, from time to time

ManageBoards.template.php

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// List all the membergroups so the user can choose who may access this board.
foreach ($context['groups'] as $group)
echo '
<label for="groups_', $group['id'], '">
<input type="checkbox" name="groups[]" value="', $group['id'], '" id="groups_', $group['id'], '"', $group['checked'] ? ' checked="checked"' : '', ' class="input_check" />
<span', $group['is_post_group'] ? ' class="post_group" title="' . $txt['mboards_groups_post_group'] . '"' : '', $group['id'] == 0 ? ' class="regular_members" title="' . $txt['mboards_groups_regular_members'] . '"' : '', '>
', $group['name'], '

ManageMembergroups.template.php

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foreach ($context['groups'] as $group)
echo '
<option value="', $group['id'], '">', $group['name'], '</option>';

Post.template.php

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foreach ($context['groups'] as $group)
echo '
<li>
<label for="who_', $group['id'], '"><input type="checkbox" name="who[', $group['id'], ']" id="who_', $group['id'], '" value="', $group['id'], '" checked="checked" class="input_check" /> ', $group['name'], '</label> <em>(', $group['member_count'], ')</em>
</li>';


.. and many others.

Like I said, it won't be available at all times..

[ranonman]

In my case, I want to be able to check against primary group name on my main website and do stuff based on whoever belongs in that group. I don't think I would be able to access to that variable $context?

[Shambles]

Not there, no.

you would need to query the database to find the string that matches that group ID

[Kindred]

why check against name, though? why not check just against group ID?

[Shambles]

^ good point, but if you want the name, here's a decent enough method:

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<?php
$groups = cache_quick_get('membergroup_list', 'Subs-Membergroups.php', 'cache_getMembergroupList', array(),3);

// $groups will contains the list of group names, indexed by numeric value
// In my system:
//   $groups[0] = 'Admin'
//   $groups[1] = 'Global Moderator'

?>

[ranonman]

Wouldn't I have to use hard coded variable to check against group ID?  Isn't that bad practice? Suppose if primary group is updated in forum and I'd have to update hard coded variable again.

[Illori]

the id is less likely to change compared to the name.

[ranonman]

Mmm. All right. I guess I'm over-complicating this logic process.

Thank you for all the feedback and input.

[Shambles]

But you asked for:

The first element represents primary group id. Is there a way to get primary group name value?

So, using my example you'd use $groups[$user_info['groups'][0]]

No hard coding there (other than the "0" index)

[ranonman]

I did try your example and I only got two results: Administrator and Global Moderator. Should be giving more. There are 9 totals.