cakephp-2.0 > AuthComponent :: isAuthorized()
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isAuthorized

line:366 at /lib/Cake/Controller/Component/AuthComponent.php
Uses the configured Authorization adapters to check whether or not a user is authorized. Each adapter will be checked in sequence, if any of them return true, then the user will be authorized for the request.

Method

(boolean) public isAuthorized ($user = null, $request = null)

Parameters

ParameterTypeCommentDefault
$user mixed optional The user to check the authorization of. If empty the user in the session will be used. null
$request CakeRequest optional The request to authenticate for. If empty, the current request will be used. null

Return

boolean

Comment

Uses the configured Authorization adapters to check whether or not a user is authorized.
Each adapter will be checked in sequence, if any of them return true, then the user will
be authorized for the request.

@param mixed $user The user to check the authorization of. If empty the user in the session will be used.
@param CakeRequest $request The request to authenticate for. If empty, the current request will be used.
@return boolean True if $user is authorized, otherwise false