Creating Custom Views For Different Users

[ronallensmith]

I played around with this for some time and couldn't get it to work properly. It removes "Delete" button for both authenticated users:

 

                array(
                    'class'=>'CButtonColumn',
                        'buttons'=>array
                        (
                            'delete'=>array
                            (
                                'visible'=>"(Yii::app()->user->checkAccess('demo')) ? true : false;",
                            )
                        )
                    ),

 

My access rules are:

 

    public function accessRules()
    {
        return array(
            array('allow',  // allow all users to perform 'index' and 'view' actions
                'actions'=>array('index','view'),
                'users'=>array('*'),
            ),
                        array('deny', // can't create, update, delete
                                'actions'=>array('create','update','delete'),
                                'users'=>array('demo'),
                        ),
            array('allow', // can create, update, delete
                'actions'=>array('create','update','delete'),
                'users'=>array('admin'),
            ),
            array('allow', // can access CGridView
                'actions'=>array('admin'),
                'users'=>array('admin','demo'),
            ),
            array('deny',  // deny all users
                'users'=>array('*'),
            ),
        );
    }

 

So, the CGridView shows for both users, which is what I want, but the "Delete" button doesn't appear for both users which is what I don't want. The good thing though is that I'm not getting errors with this code. I'll keep working with what you gave me though.

[Edward]

The checkAccess() method performs an access check for the user we both should be using either Yii::app()->user->Name or Yii::app()->user->Id to find the actual username of the logged in user for static authentication values which you have. I hope for both of our sakes we have the correct answer this time.

'visible'=>"(Yii::app()->user->Name==='admin') ? true : false;",

This was actually the first time i had to go into investigate CWebUser a little more, i didn't understand my self why static actually work but now i do. I am using database authentication with my website but i truly understand why you are using static values, if i were in your situation i would do the same.

[ronallensmith]

Looks like that's the one!! Yea!! I was actually using Yii::app()->user->name == 'admin' about a week ago, but it didn't work because I didn't kow the correct syntax, and it was erroring out so I abandoned it.  The key was the "", the === and the ternary. I can't find this anywhere I was looking. Thanks Edward. Here's the whole thing as intended:

 

                array(
                    'class'=>'CButtonColumn',
                        'buttons'=>array
                        (
                            'delete'=>array
                            (
                                'visible'=>"(Yii::app()->user->name==='admin') ? true : false;",
                            ),
                            'update'=>array
                            (
                                'visible'=>"(Yii::app()->user->name==='admin') ? true : false;",
                            )
                        )
                ),

 

Now, any authenticated user, other than admin will only see a "View" button--admin sees "View", "Update" and "Delete". I can retire this project now. Thanks again.

[Edward]

Its good we finally managed to work it out together with this code i knew it was nothing that we couldn't handle. If you have any other issues in the future i would be happy to help of course them being Yii related questions.