CB Fields in Plugin

Hi

I have created a CB Plugin to display information depending on a condition, this works fine.

I am trying to replicate the User Status information that can be viewed on a profile e.g Online Status, Member Since etc. I have found the tutorial on retrieving CBfields and am using $cbUser->getField('registerDate', null, 'html', 'none', 'list'); to get one of the fields but this is not returning anything. The $cbUser array is populated.

Is there any way I can include all the User Status info or include parts of it?

Thanks

getField usage is the correct usage. Although you may not want the userlist display of the field and instead want profile view. Note API respect access and display permissions so if the field isn't set to display on profile for example then the getField API usage also won't display it. Some usages as follows.

Establish cbUser
Linked Avatar Thumbnail
Linked Format Name
HTML Online Status (icon, etc..)

Thanks for your reply

I had the $cbUser field defined already but checked it held a value, it does.

I used your example of $online = $cbUser->getField( 'onlinestatus', null, 'html', 'none', 'profile', 0, true );

$cbUser is populated and when stepping through the script the value of $online is string = "-". I stepped into function getField in plugin.foundation.php the return $value is string = "-".
In this method $tabs is populated, $fields[0] is populated, £field is populated, but after S_PLUGINS->callField is called the $value is string = "-".

Any ideas?

Thanks

The field needs to be set to display on profile. It also needs to be on a published and public CB tab. It should then work fine. Fields API and substitutions always respect configuration, privacy settings, and access permissions. The API usage is correct, I don't know what more to advise.

Hi

I have tried the avatar and name fields and these work fine, it is just the onlinestatus that does not return anything.

Thanks

The exact usage I've provided you is working fine in GJ and many other incubator projects. The only reason for it to not work is if the field isn't set to display on profile and isn't on a tab that is accessible. So it must be set to display on profile and be on a public and published tab (tab can be in a not shown on profile position though). Sorry, I don't know what to advise as its usage is confirmed working; there must be a configuration issue somewhere.