user_load_by_name

Fetch a user object by account name.

$name String with the account's user name.

A fully-loaded $user object upon successful user load or FALSE if user cannot be loaded.

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node_preview in modules/node/node.pages.inc: Generate a node preview.
node_submit in modules/node/node.module: Prepare node for saving by populating author and creation date.
node_validate in modules/node/node.module: Perform validation checks on the given node.
url_alter_test_url_inbound_alter in modules/simpletest/tests/url_alter_test.module: Implement hook_url_inbound_alter().
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modules/user/user.module, line 277

<?php
function user_load_by_name($name) {
  $users = user_load_multiple(array(), array('name' => $name));
  return reset($users);
}
?>

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