InGroup

CSite::InGroup(
   $arGroups
)

The method checks if the current user is included into the specified groups. Static method.

Parameters

Returned value

Returns true, if the user is a member of the specified groups.

Examples of use

<?
// Do not display detail image and description of the user is included into the group with ID=3
$arIBlockElement = false;
$arIBlockElement = GetIBlockElement($ID);
echo $arIBlockElement['NAME'].'
';
if ( !CSite::InGroup (array(3) ) ):
echo $arIBlockElement['DETAIL_TEXT'].'
';
echo ShowImage($arIBlockElement['DETAIL_PICTURE'], 150, 150, 'border="0"', '', true);
endif;
?>

<?
// Display the name of information block if the user is included into the groups with ID = 4 and 5
if ( CSite::InGroup( array(4,5) ) ):
$res = CIBlock::GetByID($_GET["BID"]);
if($ar_res = $res->GetNext())
echo $ar_res['NAME'];
endif;
?>

The check searches for the matсh with the groups with OR operator, i. e. according to this example:

if ( CSite::InGroup( array(4,5) ) ):

The user with the groups "4" or "5" will be included into the retrieved selection - including users that are members of both groups.