Hi,
I've been reading about the new roles & permissions stuff in 1.7, but I just don't quite 'get' what I'm actually meant to replace an isguest() function call with. The roles page (http://docs.moodle.org/en/Roles#Guests) says there will be still be a guest account, but with "no default role at site level" - but with the new functions (has_capability etc) what do I use to test if they have no role?
I know that just leaving isguest() will work for now - but I'd like to try and avoid using deprecated functions!
TIA,
Alex
isguest() is indeed deprecated and there for backward compatibility only.
A lot of new changes regarding all this will hit CVS soon, but basically even people who are not logged in will have a 'role' that has_capability can test against. By default it's the guest role, but through $CFG->notloggedinrole you can change it to something else if you choose.
The short answer is: use has_capability() all the time.
A lot of new changes regarding all this will hit CVS soon, but basically even people who are not logged in will have a 'role' that has_capability can test against. By default it's the guest role, but through $CFG->notloggedinrole you can change it to something else if you choose.
The short answer is: use has_capability() all the time.