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 drupal/modules/user/user.module
Returns $arg or the user ID of the current user if $arg is '%' or empty.

File

drupal/modules/user/user.module, line 2028
Enables the user registration and login system.

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;
}