function user_uid_optional_to_arg
Returns $arg or the user ID of the current user if $arg is '%' or empty.
@todo rethink the naming of this in Drupal 8.
1 call to user_uid_optional_to_arg()
- user_uid_only_optional_to_arg in modules/
user/ user.module  - Returns $arg or the user ID of the current user if $arg is '%' or empty.
 
File
- 
              modules/
user/ user.module, line 2042  
Code
function user_uid_optional_to_arg($arg) {
  // Give back the current user uid when called from eg. tracker, aka.
  // with an empty arg. Also use the current user uid when called from
  // the menu with a % for the current account link.
  return empty($arg) || $arg == '%' ? $GLOBALS['user']->uid : $arg;
}
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