Programmatically working with the modUser Object

<?php
/**
 * File thisUser.php (requires MODx Revolution 2.1+)
 * Created on: 7/6/11 at 12:07 PM
 * Project shawn_wilkerson
 * @package
 * @version 1.0
 * @category navigation
 * @author W. Shawn Wilkerson
 * @link https://www.shawnWilkerson.com
 * @copyright Copyright (c) 2010, W. Shawn Wilkerson. All rights reserved.
 * @license GPL
 *
 *
 * This is the main file to access the breadcrumb class.
 *
 */

$user = (!empty($userId)) ? $modx->getObject('modUser', $userId) : $modx->user;
if (is_object($user)) {
    /*
     * Access the modUser object in a JSON array
     */
    $modx->toPlaceHolder('user.toJSON', $user->toJSON());

    /*
     * Access the modUser object in a PHP array
     */
    $arry = print_r($user->toArray(), true);
    $modx->toPlaceHolder('user.toArray', $arry);

    /*
     *  Directly access any given modUser data base field
     */
    $modx->toPlaceHolder('user.field', $user->get('hash_class'));

    /*
     * Directly access an array of modUser object fields
     */
    $fieldNamesArray = array('hash_class', 'salt');
    $arry = print_r($user->get($fieldNamesArray), true);
    $modx->toPlaceHolder('user.fieldarray', $arry);

    /*
     * Directly access a modUser Profile
     */
    $profile = $user->getOne('Profile');


    if (is_object($profile)) {

        /*
         *  Convert a modUser Profile to JSON
         */
        $modx->toPlaceHolder('user.profileJSON', $profile->toJSON());

        /*
         * Convert a modUser Profile to a PHP array
         */
        $arry = print_r($profile->toArray(), true);
        $modx->toPlaceHolder('user.profileArray', $arry);

        /*
         * Access a modUser Extended fields
         */
        $arry = print_r($profile->get('extended'), true);
        $modx->toPlaceHolder('user.extendedFields', $arry);
    }

    /*
     * modUser specific settngs
     */

    $userSettings = $user->getSettings();
    $arry = print_r($userSettings, true);
    $modx->toPlaceHolder('user.settings', $arry);

    /*
     * modUser Contexts
     */

    $arry = print_r($user->getSessionContexts(), true);
    $modx->toPlaceHolder('user.contexts', $arry);

    /*
    * modUser Groups
    */
    $arry = print_r($user->getUserGroups(), true);
    $modx->toPlaceHolder('user.groups', $arry);

    /*
     * modUser Group Names
     */
    $arry = print_r($user->getUserGroupNames(), true);
    $modx->toPlaceHolder('user.groupnames', $arry);

    /*
     * Dump the current modUser $_SESSION - example to protect the specified user
     */
    if ($user->get('id') == $modx->user->get('id')) {
        // $arry = print_r($_SESSION, true);
        // $modx->toPlaceHolder('user.session', $arry);
    }
}

modUser->toJSON()

{"id":2,"username":"wshawn","password":"PgAr9EpFA4x++BbMgOtBtFowRWtq6c9XNzQhYuDfEqB5","cachepwd":"","class_key":"modUser","active":true,"remote_key":null,"remote_data":null,"hash_class":"hashing.modPBKDF2","salt":"9c553a1a86200d8d9c85d068ff5131c7","primary_group":1,"session_stale":["mgr","web"],"sudo":true}

modUser->toArray()

Array
(
    [id] => 2
    [username] => wshawn
    [password] => PgAr9EpFA4x++BbMgOtBtFowRWtq6c9XNzQhYuDfEqB5
    [cachepwd] =>
    [class_key] => modUser
    [active] => 1
    [remote_key] =>
    [remote_data] =>
    [hash_class] => hashing.modPBKDF2
    [salt] => 9c553a1a86200d8d9c85d068ff5131c7
    [primary_group] => 1
    [session_stale] => Array
        (
            [0] => mgr
            [1] => web
        )

    [sudo] => 1
)

modUser->get('val')

hashing.modPBKDF2

modUser->get($array)

Array
(
    [hash_class] => hashing.modPBKDF2
    [salt] => 200d8d9c85d068ff9c553a1a865131c7
)

modUser->getSettings()

Array
(
    [site_start] => 8
)

modUser->getSessionContexts()

Array
(
    [mgr] => 2
)

modUser->getUserGroups()

Array
(
    [0] => 1
)

modUser->getUserGroupNames()

Array
(
    [0] => Administrator
)

modUser->set('val', $value)

$user->set('gender', 1);

modUser->getOne('Profile')

$profile = $user->getOne('Profile');

$profile->toJSON()

{"id":2,"internalKey":2,"fullname":"W. Shawn Wilkerson","email":"shawn@shawnwilkerson.com","phone":"3863227999","mobilephone":"","blocked":false,"blockeduntil":0,"blockedafter":0,"logincount":15,"lastlogin":1331349509,"thislogin":1331379488,"failedlogincount":0,"sessionid":"005e44b34ef7e46a50ceda8ff88be2f8","dob":-123456789,"gender":1,"address":"1234 main Street","country":"United States","city":"Daytona Beach","state":"FL","zip":"32117","fax":"","photo":"","comment":"","website":"\/\/www.shawnwilkerson.com","extended":{"extendedVal":"This could be something important"}}

$profile->toArray()

Array
(
    [id] => 2
    [internalKey] => 2
    [fullname] => W. Shawn Wilkerson
    [email] => shawn@shawnwilkerson.com
    [phone] => 3863227999
    [mobilephone] =>
    [blocked] =>
    [blockeduntil] => 0
    [blockedafter] => 0
    [logincount] => 15
    [lastlogin] => 1331349509
    [thislogin] => 1331379488
    [failedlogincount] => 0
    [sessionid] => 005e44b34ef7e46a50ceda8ff88be2f8
    [dob] => -123456789
    [gender] => 1
    [address] => 1234 Main Street
    [country] => United States
    [city] => Daytona Beach
    [state] => FL
    [zip] => 32117
    [fax] =>
    [photo] =>
    [comment] =>
    [website] => //www.shawnwilkerson.com
    [extended] => Array
    (
        [College] => Array
            (
                [Degree] => BAS Supervision And Management
                [Name] => Daytona State College
                [SecondaryDegrees] => Array
                    (
                        [secDegree1] => AS Computer Programming and Analysis - Software Engineer
                        [secDegree2] => AS Internet Services Technology
                        [secDegree3] => AS Network Administrator
                    )
            )
    )
)

$profile->get('extended')

Array
(
    [College] => Array
        (
            [Degree] => BAS Supervision And Management
            [Name] => Daytona State College
            [SecondaryDegrees] => Array
                (
                    [secDegree1] => AS Computer Programming and Analysis - Software Engineer
                    [secDegree2] => AS Internet Services Technology
                    [secDegree3] => AS Network Administrator
                )
        )
)